2025/26 David Moyes

[Zatara]

3pts off the top 6.

Cant really complain too much about the manager this season as for luck, finishing and poor refereeing we'd be in the top 6.

A few comments:

1: O'Brien we know isnt a RB, he also isnt currently a top CB. Tarkowski hasnt been good this season and Keane keeps our defence deep.

Branthwaite to return at some point but we need another top notch centre back. Together they could be ace and if Branthwaite continues to pick up injuries we need that other player to be the star.


2: The midfield 3 looks a mess to me. Garner has been good but Gana and KDH have not been at the races.

Rohl looks like be could be a player but has a scary injury history. Alcaraz is constantly misused by Moyes to keep his £28mil signing in the team and Iroegnunam looks like he can tackle players.

I think we need to bring in a top CM to play alongside Garner - unless KDH can replace Gana during AFCON and standout.


3: I wont make judgement on the 2 CFs until the end of the calendar year. But things do not look good, at all.


Basically, we need 3 new players in the spine and a right back.

Can Moyes see this? Substitutions and the way players are being used doesnt fill me with confidence.

 

[jackyboy]

Vintage Moyes today wasn't it? Sigh

 

[Nymzee]

Vintage Moyes today wasn't it? Sigh

Play really well for 60 minutes, have crap strikers miss massive chances, get punished by the best striker in the world?

Vintage Moyes indeed.

 

[jackyboy]

Play really well for 60 minutes, have crap strikers miss massive chances, get punished by the best striker in the world?

Vintage Moyes indeed.

The playing really well for some of the game and getting beat anyway?

I'd say that's as Moyes as it gets mate yeah tbh

 

[jackyboy]

I do think this must be his biggest chance to break his Old Trafford duck isn't it? I don't think he won there with us first time round did he (might be mistaken)?

 

[Drico]

And who signed one of those strikers? Yup, the Moyesiah.

If he's being let down by strikers, his fingerprints are all over the crime.

 

[Zatara]

And who signed one of those strikers? Yup, the Moyesiah.

If he's being let down by strikers, his fingerprints are all over the crime.

Who were the ones he signed who were consistently on the pitch and scored goals?

Yakubu & Johnson only i think.

Beattie, Saha & Beckford werent as effective as those 2 for different reasons.

We need one 'star' striker signed.

 

[Richard Alex]

We need 2 fullbacks with pace
Top centre back
Striker that can trap a bag of cement/quick and can finish
Another quality centre midfielder
Fast winger as well.

 

[Zatara]

We need 2 fullbacks with pace
Top centre back
Striker that can trap a bag of cement/quick and can finish
Another quality centre midfielder
Fast winger as well.

Agree with all of those but im convinced we use Mykolenko until Aznou can displace him.

 

[Clarky cat]

There is an ignore function on this multi award winning forum.
It is a brilliant feature.
Use it folks

It’s a shame that the ignore function doesn’t ignore everyone replying to his inane drivel as well, countless threads are ruined by it.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

The playing really well for some of the game and getting beat anyway?

I'd say that's as Moyes as it gets mate yeah tbh

Far better than playing crap and getting beat like we have done for several years until Moyes arrived again.

Today is on the likes of Beto being wasteful, not Moyes, we had a real go.

 

[Blue Neon]

I don’t think there was too much to complain about today. We did ok for an hour or so, gave them something to think about and could have gone ahead, but ultimately lost to a much better side. It happens.

We got soaked up with hardly no threat thru the middle. They tired us out, then gobbled us up! Perfect tactics from a well composed side.

 

[Charles Plastusz]

Moyes is a decent, old school manager. Perfect for small to midsize clubs or like us a binfire of a big club. The problem is it’s the manager that sets the tone, makes the whole club believe they can take on anyone on any given day, home or AWAY. With Davey boy the problem is literally no one believes that less than him and he ain’t changing now. He quite happily writes off 18 points a season

 

[evertondotcom]

Vintage Moyes today wasn't it? Sigh

Not a pop but this type of comment is excruciatingly boring.

 

[matty1878]

He very very very very rarely beats a top 4 team away.

In fact he has done it once against Arsenal in 2023. That was his 72nd attempt to win away against Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea or Man United.

Amazing record.

again this is about today stop dodging the point