May sound stupid, but for the mid table sides,
The first goal is massive and it’s been massive in Moyes’s career. Last time he was here he hardly won, when we conceded first and hardly lost
When we scored first.
Forest were scoring first nearly every week last season and look how that helped them, though it’s not a long term strategy for success, it’s more a toss of coin approach
That's true enough - but it means a manager must send his side out aggressively. To be fair,
Moyes did that at Old Trafford, and last night to some extent. We were all at sea against Newcastle - as we were at the start of the second half in Sunderland.
The manager's attitude is critical. I think he knows he has to get us on the front foot. He made excuses for Saturday - bad ones that reflected really poorly on him - but I think he knows we have to impose ourselves first.
I'm happy enough with the season to date - but know I will be infuriated when opportunity knocks.
Moyes will have us mid-table. The problem then is he is better when he has few options. So, do we give him money? And he is better at our current level: get a team up the league to a certain point. After that? Wouldn't be my choice to break his own glass ceiling. And, as
@davek points out, this is not a league full of way better sides than us. Better squads? Yes, to some extent. But Moyes seems better with limited options, so not sure that's a valid excuse. He's a make-do-and-mend manager. Probably a good choice right now...but not for anything more ambitious.
