Farhad Moshiri

7+ Years On... Your Verdict On Farhad Moshiri

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So who do we blame when we knew Lukaku was leaving before last season finished and didn't have a replacement lined up? It's all an absolute mess and we are all hoping January can come quick enough. Hopefully we won't be completely devoid of confidence by that point. A striker, CB and GK should have been priorities and instead went out buying players who didn't fit the system, complete joke but I fail to see how that is Moshiris fault?
 

Efcjake said:
Chris is a funny one.

Last year he was calling Koeman worse than Martinez and Smith. He's called Keane an "overrated English yard dog" and said he and Pickford wouldn't start if they were signed. He also said Gylfi was garbage.
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On current form he wasn't far wrong was he?
 
R934 said:
One man holding the ball further field is all well and good but if the support is lacking then it'll be a pointless exercise.

Understandingly we're talking about a striker in Giroud's mold, but as I tried to explain previous that'll only ever work if you've pace/support from midfield, and a back line that aren't slow. Its all well and good us pushing higher on up, we'd be over exposed as our defense is slow with there backs to goal. So by all means get in a number 9, but there are more failings in this team that need addressing before we become an efficient unit. End of the day Koeman should be able to adapt, and have a 'plan b' which many called Martinez out for not having.
I'm not sitting here saying he hasn't been let down in the transfer window, he has, but a lot of mistakes we've made this season have been brushed under the carpet with the reasoning we don't have a number 9.



How - we don't create chances.
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Why do you think the support would be lacking? Klaassen in particular would be the player you'd want, not so pacy but he'd make runs and create space.

Right now we can probably agree that we're missing a player who holds the ball up at that end of the pitch so without that in place I don't know why you can say that in this hypothetical situation they would lack for support, because we've nothing to base it on besides what we've seen us accomplish so far without a player who can hold the possession in their end.

I don't think mistakes are being brushed under the carpet because of a lack of a number 9 but I do see the impact it is having in contributing to those mistakes.

Knowing that the ball will stick up top changes the way the midfield and defense plays because they aren't expecting us to lose possession for a quick counter. Players will be more likely to leave their positions to go support the play up top if they can expect to receive the ball.

You're right that we're definitely lacking for pace when on the back foot and a striker won't fix that but it might fix other problematic symptoms and make us a much more effective team as a result.
 

R934 said:
If you've nothing constructive to offer why bother?
Oh let me guess the 'off topic police' will be round soon, not allowed to talk out of hand even thou its a legit an interesting conversation to have with people.

But do continue to add nothing and call me out for having an opinion differing to yours.
Thanks Tim :)
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I have lots of utterly ridiculous opinions at times myself mate. But you've been arguing for hours that a good striker wouldn't improve us. I don't get it mate sorry. We aren't scoring. We aren't getting the ball to stick in the top third. We have no one in the box. Do you want us to play the 5-5-0 or something??
 
ToffeeTim said:


First time in my life I've agreed with this clown
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How many times Steve Walsh identifies players, he did this(looks like we had a list of ten at least) BK/Mosh or whoever didn't secure the striker or centre back for whatever reasons. How is it totally Walsh's fault?As for too many number tens, it's clear Klassen and Gylfi were Koeman signings.
 

Efcjake said:
Why do you think the support would be lacking? Klaassen in particular would be the player you'd want, not so pacy but he'd make runs and create space.

Right now we can probably agree that we're missing a player who holds the ball up at that end of the pitch so without that in place I don't know why you can say that in this hypothetical situation they would lack for support, because we've nothing to base it on besides what we've seen us accomplish so far without a player who can hold the possession in their end.

I don't think mistakes are being brushed under the carpet because of a lack of a number 9 but I do see the impact it is having in contributing to those mistakes.

Knowing that the ball will stick up top changes the way the midfield and defense plays because they aren't expecting us to lose possession for a quick counter. Players will be more likely to leave their positions to go support the play up top if they can expect to receive the ball.

You're right that we're definitely lacking for pace when on the back foot and a striker won't fix that but it might fix other problematic symptoms and make us a much more effective team as a result.
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I totally agree with the Klassen shout, he's a player who's adapt at playing quick football, is a quick thinker, and just generalizing here but coming from Ajax he'd fit the mold of that support player.

I'll happily agree we need someone to hold the ball up, but just like Mr Goat using Man United as an example, I'd say look at Arsenal and the gulf between the teams midfielders is clearly obvious. Even using Goats United example the gulf is clear, but obviously Arsenal is more apt given we were looking at Giroud. Understandably we've only had DCL as something to go off, and its not criticism o his, but it didn't work as well as people are making out, we created one chance against 10 men.

I'd be persuaded to agree a targetman would/could fix the midfield problems, but I don't see the defense being able to press higher as we'd still lack pace on the turn.
Again you are right to say a targetman is something that could push us upfield, but having one over the other would leave us with limitations, and likely caught between pressing high because we have an outlet, but getting caught on the counter/exposed at the back.
 
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ToffeeTim said:
I have lots of utterly ridiculous opinions at times myself mate. But you've been arguing for hours that a good striker wouldn't improve us. I don't get it mate sorry. We aren't scoring. We aren't getting the ball to stick in the top third. We have no one in the box. Do you want us to play the 5-5-0 or something??
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Difference between improve and fix.
It would by all means improve us, but its not solving the remaining problems - I do get what you/everyone else is saying though its unlikely to be coming over via text.
 
R934 said:
I totally agree with the Klassen shout, he's a player who's adapt at playing quick football, is a quick thinker, and just generalizing here but coming from Ajax he'd fit the mold of that support player.

I'll happily agree we need someone to hold the ball up, but just like Mr Goat using Man United as an example, I'd say look at Arsenal and the gulf between the teams midfielders is clearly obvious. Even using Goats United example the gulf is clear, but obviously Arsenal is more apt given we were looking at Giroud. Understandably we've only had DCL as something to go off, and its not criticism o his, but it didn't work as well as people are making out, we created one chance against 10 men.

I'd be persuaded to agree a targetman would/could fix the midfield problems, but I don't see the defense being able to press higher as we'd still lack pace on the turn.
Again you are right to say a targetman is something that could push us upfielld, but having one over the other would leave us with limitations, and likely caught between pressing high because we have an outlet, but getting caught on the counter/exposed at the back.
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And you're right to say that only a striker wouldn't do the job, that's why he also wanted that left sided defender he never got.
 
Efcjake said:
And you're right to say that only a striker wouldn't do the job, that's why he also wanted that left sided defender he never got.
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Horses for courses.

Koemans ideal CB was seemingly for cover purposes, but thats just an assumption going of what he says.

But trying to throw this back on topic slightly -and opening another debate for anyone interested- why is Koeman getting the excuse of wanting players but not getting them, yet Martinez was never given that?
 

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