That's fair enough but I think the situation is made worse because we can all see the deficiencies in the first 11 but we've spent the majority of our money (Dibling and Barry) on not really addressing that issue this season. So for me we've got the balance of our spending wrong as well as our priorities.
C'mon mate this is pure rubbish. They have outperformed us because they've had better people in charge at the top of the club who've got a clear strategy of how the football club should be run. We've literally never had that in the past 30 years
Don't worry m8, I ramble enough on here..Haha okay mate was a bit of a rambleI'll try and keep it succinct. The senior management of the club has been absolutely shocking, that is reflected in the number of poor managerial appointments we've made. Nothing is going to really change until we get top-class people running the club. For the avoidance of doubt, I don't think TFG are top class.
I think the comment about last season is a fair one. We were energetic, pressing high, and winning the ball higher up the pitch, we had Alcaraz/Doucoure bursting through the lines and we had a compact mid block with fast transitions. So direct speed on transition was fast 1.9 m/s, turnover leading to shots on goal was 1.3 per game, average possession length 10.4 seconds.
Then we had the summer transfer window and Moyes reverted to type, less progressive carries per 90 minutes (down 35%), slower direct speed on transitions down to 1.5 m/s, less turnovers leading to shots (down 46%) and average possession length up to 13.2 seconds.
In short we are playing slower and are less direct. Now you can argue the merits of changing tack but at the minute we aren't winning as many points as we were last season and we've spent £100m. If that continues to the end of the season then its a big failure. The second half against Palace was effectively the only time we've played like last season. It was also noticeable in that game that Grealish in the second half reverted more to his playing type at Villa under Dean Smith.
Yeah he did but it took Moyes ages to actually play him centrally.
C'mon this is laughable, he's certainly got a durable win record (48%) for a start.
1) LASK: He took a second-tier club, got them promoted, and then achieved high finishes (including runners-up in the Austrian Bundesliga) despite fewer resources. That qualifies as over-achieving for that club.
2) Wolfsburg: Achieving a top-4 finish, Champions League qualification, is above what was typically expected at the club in that timeframe.
3) Eintracht Frankfurt: Winning the Europa League is clearly an over-achievement relative to many clubs with similar budgets.
4) Crystal Palace: won the FA Cup for first time and established record unbeaten run for the club. Both over-achievements.
Even if you don't want Glasner, surely that is the type of profile that you want as a manager?!
Yeah but we've been consistently bad for 30 plus years. Those other clubs you mention are just amateurs compared to us.
MACCA75
Player Valuation: £70m
Yeah well they should have signed some more/better players then.
How do you know its the majority of the money? I reckon there is still some available for january
Glasner would get utterly destroyed by our constantly moaning fans.
Moyes' greatest strength is he ignores us and just does Moyes.
We get the managers we deserve.
Yes, that's right, I'm blaming THE FANS. @chicoazul
Moyes' greatest strength is he ignores us and just does Moyes.
We get the managers we deserve.
Yes, that's right, I'm blaming THE FANS. @chicoazul
Simon Buttle
Player Valuation: £60m
Palace fans have moaned a fair old bit tbh mate, best players being sold from under the manager, not backing him properly after the cup win, the Textor farce and he has stuck it out. The most impressive thing with him (for me) is that with a fairly average team he has got them competing and winning, playing in a setup which most other managers and pundits don't think works in the PL.
As good as Glasner is I wouldn’t want him at Everton for the simple fact I despise Everton with a back 3.
Kevsleftpeg
Player Valuation: £35m
In what way bizarre? The identity of a new manager is potentially price sensitive information in relation to a football team that is a plc and there would be strict rules about how/when it is made public.Such a bizarre thing to post. But then it is you.
"Ever thought that he couldn't from a legal perspective because of stock exchange rules?"
Simon Buttle
Player Valuation: £60m
We have never played with anyone who actually knows how too play it properly so its hard to say tbh. I prefer the idea of 1 of the FB moving forward and the other shuffling across like we did last season, that's a bit of the best of both worlds, it seemed to work fine although a better FB than Mykolenko would help tbh.
Marius57
Player Valuation: £70m
Having an actual defensive midfielder helps with that as well. As they often step in if both full backs push higher etc.
Unfortunately, we haven’t had a defensive midfielder since Barry
