2025/26 David Moyes

[WilliamBoo]

In football terms, he is older than 62 years

 

[royvernon39]

Away from home DM is in his setting: low defense, well drilled, all behind the ball but at home where imagination and initiative are rewarded hes no good. Plus the massive structural weakness of this team: defensive full backs.
Finally, why can't EFC buy in the same shop as Bmouth?

 

[royvernon39]

Been too stubborn on the favorites front. Took a mare in FA Cup to drop Neville, Cahill was shot for half a season before he got dropped

And Hibbert should have been dropped a year earlier

 

[royvernon39]

Aznou isn’t strong enough to play full back in the Prem (as such, was a baffling signing), but I don’t understand why he hasn’t been given minutes on the wing.

Based on what? Aznou playing at home as an attacking full back makes sense. Mykolenko is a mediocrity.

 

[GoldenToffee]

18 points from a possible 39 at home. Not quite relegation form but still absolutely diabolical when you consider the embarrassing collapses and scale of some of those defeats.

The manager takes the blame ultimately.

1. He agreed on signing Barry,
2. He kept quiet all January when other managers would be bemoaning a lack of support in the market,
3. He plays centre halves at full back,
4. He plays a clearly knackered Gana Gueye,
5. He played Dwight McNeil in the worst possible position for a handful of games,
6. He previously refused to drop Michael Keane when he had options.

I know this season is probably deemed a gigantic success by the owners, but I can't imagine those fans paying through the nose to buy season tickets are too impressed.

 

[little elfin]

It is okay, everyone.
We are comfortable mid-table team.
No need to win at home this year.

Keep in mind your small club mentality.
And stop talking about Europe like your favourite manager until we win an away game again.

Remember that we won because of him and we lost because of players.

God bless you...

 

[Bishop Thumpety-Thump]

As opposed to just accepting crap? Some on here support Moyes, some on here dont. I believe everyone on here supports Everton.

You’re in for a shock then I think.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

On Moyes last night, obvious they targeted pocket of space between Tarkowski and O'Brien after half time, he did nothing.

 

[Igrok]

Away from home DM is in his setting: low defense, well drilled, all behind the ball but at home where imagination and initiative are rewarded hes no good. Plus the massive structural weakness of this team: defensive full backs.
Finally, why can't EFC buy in the same shop as Bmouth?

Iraola?

 

[ToffeeTim]

Very frustrating season in terms of home games. Games are close in this league but he doesn't seem to have the answers at the minute. The full back issue has held us back massively. Whoever made the decision not to prioritise those areas in recruitment made a huge error of judgement

 

[dannyboy]

And Hibbert should have been dropped a year earlier

Probably but I remember this forum giving Coleman pelters for making mistakes in his first season at full back and Moyes for playing him.

 

[dannyboy]

Even if Moyes has Man city or Chelsea squad he will still lose to Iraola with squad C reserves..

Yet we beat we beat them earlier this season and we're above them in the table. As frustrating as this season has been at times, there's probably only one team in Brentford who we should actually be above.

Get rid of Moyes in the summer by all means but unless there is a huge amount of money put into the squad then there's going to be a lot of disappointment when we aren't any higher in the table.

 

[hallamblue]

Iraola?o

Nah, it's their scouting and recruitment team. If we got Iraola it wouldn't be enough, we need better recruitment and better scouts. We are way behind Bournemouth, Brighton and Brentford who consistently unearth good players for reasonable fees. We are in a bracket with Spurs and West Ham, big clubs who sign below average players for big money.

 

[dannyboy]

Who gives him and his coaching staff a bollocking??

Plenty of people on this forum.

 

[hallamblue]

I'm hoping he's getting an idea of the basis of next year's team now, which doesn't include Mykolenko, O'Brien at full back, Gueye, Barry or Beto but does include Armstrong. He might need to go 3-5-1-1 for the rest of the season given the players available, but I don't see him having the tactical flexibility to do that.