2025/26 David Moyes

[jazzy]

Yep the warm up’s just getting started, posters need to watch they don’t pull a muscle which will leave them sidelined for the run in

Funnily enough I pulled a hamstring on Friday and it's bloody painful.

Other than that Moyes would really be getting pelters

 

[Efcjake]

Only 15 in a season at least in the league

You'd just said season mate and he scored 21 in 2007-08.

But yeah 15 goals only what a poor return

 

[preposterousvelios]

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?

You're putting 1 and 2 together and getting 5. I'm critical of Moyes and think the squad we currently have could score more goals than it has this season. That doesn't mean I think the squad we have is CL quality and that we shouldn't make any signings

 

[PercyPlant]

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.

Moyes would play full backs if we had quality full backs to play. He also got a great season out of Yakubu, the only quality striker we had (outside of Rooney) during his entire time at club.

 

[PercyPlant]

You're putting 1 and 2 together and getting 5. I'm critical of Moyes and think the squad we currently have could score more goals than it has this season. That doesn't mean I think the squad we have is CL quality and that we shouldn't make any signings

So if we score more goals, due to squad capability. I assume you think we should be higher in the league? Where should this squad be? Where would they be with a competent manager?

 

[Curtis]

You'd just said season mate and he scored 21 in 2007-08.

But yeah 15 goals only what a poor return

That's exactly what I said.....
I just said no striker under Moyes has scored more than 16 goals in a season which I was talking about the EPL

Creating comments that I never made.
Yes 16 goals is a solid return

 

[Kurt.]

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?

You never heard of Dixie lad ?????

 

[PercyPlant]

You never heard of Dixie lad ?????

Point taken. But I meant in recent years, not even as far back as the inception of the PL, although I doubt we’ve had more than 2 players score 15 league goals in a season since it started.

 

[Blue peter]

Looks like all in tonight. Everton win or lose and one side is gonna be CRUSHED.

Join us live and exclusive on GOT around 9.25pm.

Yep all geared up now. I’ve been smashing people on Reddit as a ‘friendly’ to prepare

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

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

How is that standards “dropping off a cliff?” Inter have been in Champions League finals in two of the past three seasons.

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

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.

He scored loads in a Moyes team in Roberto’s first season.

 

[PercyPlant]

He scored loads in a Moyes team in Roberto’s first season.

Good point, in terms of minutes per goal his best goal scoring stats are with Moyes team in 12-13 and by far and away his best averages was under Koeman in 16/17

 

[Bluepablo]

He scored loads in a Moyes team in Roberto’s first season.

I don’t think saying a Moyes team managed by Martinez scored a lot more goals than a Moyes team managed by Moyes is really helping your case for Moyes.

 

[PercyPlant]

I don’t think saying a Moyes team managed by Martinez scored a lot more goals than a Moyes team managed by Moyes is really helping your case for Moyes.

It does when sensible people are the downward trend after that

 

[Marcus Kendall]

How is that standards “dropping off a cliff?” Inter have been in Champions League finals in two of the past three seasons.

Because they lost both legs to a game but limited side from Norway. This doesn't happen if the standard is high in Europe