2025/26 David Moyes

[ToffeeTim]

Wrong conclusion.

We dont need to be going back to his preferred lump it long (that the club appear to be intent on him losing), we need to have better coaching to get more assured possession when we have our ball carriers unavailable.

Dinosaur football we dont want back in any hurry. Ild rather we played like yesterday and drew against a post outfit like Burnley than go long ball and get all there points, because that style of football is low percentage football in the long run.

I want long direct football and it should be the only way Everton play. Lots of teams can't cope with the ball being played constantly into their box.

 

[MikeH72]

We could benefit from a formation change like Leeds. Teams don’t seem to be able to handle their new shape with the wingbacks and two centre forwards. Been watching 4-4-1-1 for the last 20 years and I’m ready for something different now.

 

[jceverton]

Chermiti was just a bizarre piece of recruitment full stop. He isn't good enough for a bad rangers team.

Yeah it was an odd one particularly as we sold Cannon and Simms to fund it and he didn't look better than either of them.

 

[davek]

I want long direct football and it should be the only way Everton play. Lots of teams can't cope with the ball being played constantly into their box.

Yeah, it's very successful, as we can see in the years of zero trophy winning.

You must have grown up in the Moyes era where you were weaned on those horrible hoofball tactics. I, thankfully, was able to see football played the real Everton way and to see us be successful playing it on the deck for as long as we needed to.

Since then we had three seasons of passing football before the troglodytes got their way again and got hoofball back.

 

[davek]

We could benefit from a formation change like Leeds. Teams don’t seem to be able to handle their new shape with the wingbacks and two centre forwards. Been watching 4-4-1-1 for the last 20 years and I’m ready for something different now.

Ha Ha Ha.

'Change of formation'? Have you forgotten who's manager?

 

[MikeH72]

Ha Ha Ha.

'Change of formation'? Have you forgotten who's manager?

Which of our managers has changed formation in the last 20 years? Apart from Koeman when he went 3 at the back a handful of times?

As a club we are wedded to 4-4-1-1. I’d be willing to be whoever comes in after Moyes will be rigidly stuck to it as well.

 

[everton1953]

West Ham may be regretting his departure as they are among the favourites to go down this season.

 

[davek]

Which of our managers has changed formation in the last 20 years? Apart from Koeman when he went 3 at the back a handful of times?

As a club we are wedded to 4-4-1-1. I’d be willing to be whoever comes in after Moyes will be rigidly stuck to it as well.

He cant change in-game is the major issue.

 

[MikeH72]

He cant change in-game is the major issue.

You know what. I agree with you. I think he should be making more in game tactical changes.

 

[davek]

You know what. I agree with you. I think he should be making more in game tactical changes.

There. That wasn't too difficult was it?

 

[ToffeeTim]

He cant change in-game is the major issue.

Did you see the subs bench yesterday! We couldn't even fill it and had two keepers.

 

[DanEFC92]

We could benefit from a formation change like Leeds. Teams don’t seem to be able to handle their new shape with the wingbacks and two centre forwards. Been watching 4-4-1-1 for the last 20 years and I’m ready for something different now.

It must be the first interview question we give new managers, and if they say anything other than 4-4-1-1 the interview ends.

 

[MikeH72]

There. That wasn't too difficult was it?

For what it’s worth, our last manager didn’t make any in game tactical changes either. You stopped short of calling him out for it though.

 

[davek]

Did you see the subs bench yesterday! We couldn't even fill it and had two keepers.

That's because he loaned Armstrong out: Barry, Aznou, Rohl (what's that - £50M spent on those three alone) plus Armstrong would have been easily enough.

All Moyes decisions.

 

[MikeH72]

Did you see the subs bench yesterday! We couldn't even fill it and had two keepers.

Two centre forwards on the pitch at the same time is surely possible at some point though.