2025/26 David Moyes

[DualityNSNO]

What would having a 20 goal per season striker achieve?

 

[PercyPlant]

Truly, what a conundrum this is.



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You may be mocking the question, but it’s a genuine question, if the Moyes critics are adamant we should be doing better, then what would be the point in replacing Barry and/or Beto? If they’re good enough to have Everton right in the CL mix. Why would we need Lukaku or equivalent?

 

[PercyPlant]

What would having a 20 goal per season striker achieve?

Probably a champions league push?

 

[DualityNSNO]

You may be mocking the question, but it’s a genuine question, if the Moyes critics are adamant we should be doing better, then what would be the point in replacing Barry and/or Beto? If they’re good enough to have Everton right in the CL mix. Why would we need Lukaku or equivalent?

Yeah, more goals for a team that's amongst the lowest scorers in England is definitely not needed and won't bring us more points/good things, I agree.

 

[Curtis]

Probably a champions league push?

A striker or even any attacker under Moyes has never scored more than 16 goals in a season

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

It’s kind of comforting, to see the battle lines already being drawn a couple of hours before kick off.

 

[Efcjake]

A striker or even any attacker under Moyes has never scored more than 16 goals in a season

Yakubu

 

[PercyPlant]

Yeah, more goals for a team that's amongst the lowest scorers in England is definitely not needed and won't bring us more points/good things, I agree.

But that’s not what I said is it? If you read further back I clearly said that in my opinion our current strikers aren’t PL standard, I was asking Moyes critiques (as in those who think he should be doing better with the players he’s got) why us having a Lukaku type striker would be necessary. Yes I’m being sarcastic.

To clarify, I know what a Lukaku type striker would do for us, as I know what a Coleman/Baines like set of full backs would do for us.

Everton haven’t finished in the top half since 20/21 and we had one of the greatest managers ever in charge (although he under performed IMO)

Prior to that it was Silva in 2019. In fact we’ve finished top 10 only 4 times since 2013. 4 times in the last 13 years.

 

[PercyPlant]

A striker or even any attacker under Moyes has never scored more than 16 goals in a season

Would you not want a 16 goal a season striker? Who was our last one? In fact other than Lukaku have we ever had one?

 

[Marcus Kendall]

The league is very competitive from top to bottom for once. The English clubs are doing well in Europe which isn't indicative of a week league.

The standard in Europe has dropped off a cliff more like. Look at Bodo/Glimt knocking out last seasons beaten 'Champions' League runners up Inter Milan for example

 

[Marcus Kendall]

I've just sold the family dog and put the whole lot on it mate.

No pressure then...

 

[Drico]

Your attitude is pretty tiresome.

Ignore is your friend.

 

[Delargeinho]

Kind of what we could expect, let's hope we'll be ready for a different type of game than Saturday...

 

[Curtis]

Yakubu

Only 15 in a season at least in the league

 

[Bluepablo]

But that’s not what I said is it? If you read further back I clearly said that in my opinion our current strikers aren’t PL standard, I was asking Moyes critiques (as in those who think he should be doing better with the players he’s got) why us having a Lukaku type striker would be necessary. Yes I’m being sarcastic.

To clarify, I know what a Lukaku type striker would do for us, as I know what a Coleman/Baines like set of full backs would do for us.

Everton haven’t finished in the top half since 20/21 and we had one of the greatest managers ever in charge (although he under performed IMO)

Prior to that it was Silva in 2019. In fact we’ve finished top 10 only 4 times since 2013. 4 times in the last 13 years.

Lukaku wouldn’t score anything like the number of goals in a Moyes team that he has elsewhere because of the way Moyes sets up. Playing it long to an isolated centre forward with his back to goal would play directly to all Lukakus weaknesses. Replacing Barry or Beto isn’t going to significantly change the number of goals we score because we simply do not create many chances.

As regards the full backs Moyes is happy to play centre halves at full back, that’s why he has used his veto to reject Thelwell & the later recruitment teams suggestions.