2025/26 David Moyes

[Daytripper]

Play a full back you tw**

I can’t, I am not the manager mate….

 

[the golden visionary]

Good interviewer there, actually asked him challenging questions

 

[preposterousvelios]

I actually thought Bournemouth were really poor when we went down to 10 men. Played like a Dyche team.

They weren't amazing, but Iraola saw the weakness in our team and exploited it, first for them to equalise and then again when Jake is sent off.

The way we set up atm and the lack of balance in the side means that when you come up against a good manager, they will find ways to pick holes in our defense as the game goes on.

 

[MaximusEvertonius]

Dave! Hey, Dave. Quit setting our starting XI based on your favourites. Please. Please! Set us up to win without preference or bias. Seriously.

 

[Drico]

Will the likes of ndaiye, Branthwaite, kdh, garner etc stick around for that long though. That's the level we need throughout the starting XI to kick on to something special.

That's actually the problem. Stability has its opportunity cost. Branthwaite and Ndiaye would be mad to stick around as we hover around 9th or 10th congratulating ourselves on being safe in January and out of both cups. One way to keep them is by hiring a renowned manager, a Carlo or somebody a little lower down the pecking order. That would require a lot of luck and a soupcon of ambition. Moshiri had both of those when he snared Ancelotti. But he was incompetent and, as it turned out, broke. Are the Friedkins lucky, ambitious, and competent? Jury's very much out.

 

[BackRow PE6]

I think what infuriated the most about tonight is Moyes’ comments in the press conference about, apart from Grealish, having a fully fit squad. And we saw tonight how he used this “fully fit squad” to impact the game. A bizarre early entrance for Beto and a CM on the wing when it’s 1-1. And the coup de grace of launching Big Mick K up top for the last 3 mins. That was it. Utterly depressing and entirely predictable for a manager who does not have a clue how to win a game at home.

This is Moyes to a tee. He will get results and improve us as a team on the back of defensive coaching but don’t expect tactical creativity from him when it comes to attacking.

We spent the last 10 minutes with three centre half’s playing upfront

 

[steve]

He’s looking down the whole time in that interview he knows we’ve missed a chance tonight

 

[Daytripper]

Good interviewer there, actually asked him challenging questions

his body language once again here is off, like someone duct taped his mouth to his arse

 

[dannyboy]

They weren't amazing, but Iraola saw the weakness in our team and exploited it, first for them to equalise and then again when Jake is sent off.

The way we set up atm and the lack of balance in the side means that when you come up against a good manager, they will find ways to pick holes in our defense as the game goes on.

Well he didn't do it a few weeks ago when we beat them at their place and they're still below us in the league.

I'm not saying Iraola is a bad manager of course but Barry does his job properly and it's likely game over.

 

[maccavennie]

I think what infuriated the most about tonight is Moyes’ comments in the press conference about, apart from Grealish, having a fully fit squad. And we saw tonight how he used this “fully fit squad” to impact the game. A bizarre early entrance for Beto and a CM on the wing when it’s 1-1. And the coup de grace of launching Big Mick K up top for the last 3 mins. That was it. Utterly depressing and entirely predictable for a manager who does not have a clue how to win a game at home.

And i don't think anyone can defend it either. Armstrong, yes I get if it was for KDH or Gueye who were running on empty. But to basically put him out left, yet again another square peg in a round hole was just pathetic.

Needed goals, needed a spark, needed Alcaraz on, a Tim or Rohl for high energy pressing and we didnt get any of that. Best player again and by some distance was Garner who looked the biggest threat even when he went to right back.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Will the likes of ndaiye, Branthwaite, kdh, garner etc stick around for that long though. That's the level we need throughout the starting XI to kick on to something special.

This is why slow rebuilds rarely work. If you aren't showing urgency to get better, and you don't get European football, then the handful of good players you have can get unsettled and want to move on.

We have too few good players right now to lose them. Especially with our recruitment still not being up to standard.

The league is not strong this year and this was a chance to push on. Win a couple more of these home games and we're right there but we keep throwing away good opportunities.

We need to tick every box in the summer window to show our good players we are ready to compete. That means 2 good full backs, a midfielder and above alll a goalscorer.

 

[preposterousvelios]

Well he didn't do it a few weeks ago when we beat them at their place and they're still below us in the league.

I'm not saying Iraola is a bad manager of course but Barry does his job properly and it's likely game over.

Cool yeah definitely not having tunnel vision over Barry having missed a sitter

 

[Miked1e]

I can’t, I am not the manager mate….

You should be

 

[Moomin]

That's actually the problem. Stability has its opportunity cost. Branthwaite and Ndiaye would be mad to stick around as we hover around 9th or 10th congratulating ourselves on being safe in January and out of both cups. One way to keep them is by hiring a renowned manager, a Carlo or somebody a little lower down the pecking order. That would require a lot of luck and a soupcon of ambition. Moshiri had both of those when he snared Ancelotti. But he was incompetent and, as it turned out, broke. Are the Friedkins lucky, ambitious, and competent? Jury's very much out.

Who wants to win cups when we can finish 7th instead.

 

[blueblood]

Quickest ever one i think

‘The players have done a great job… no complaints about the players at all.’
Low expectations, low standards, accepting mediocrity.
4 home wins all season would suggest you need to either have some complaints about the players and some serious self reflection on how you set the team up.