Moyes excuses

[bizzaro]

As we are currently in the middle of tearing ourselves apart internally, so to speak.

People are gnashing their teeth at some of Martinez's excuses.

Lets go back a couple of years and look at some gems from Moyes.

Post any more you can think of.


BBC Sport: 9th March 2013
Phil McNulty

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21727333.app

Wigan beat Everton at home 0-3

"We can't argue against the fact Wigan were the better side," said Moyes.

"We were not good enough. We haven't had too many of these days this season, or since before January last year, but this was one of them.

"It was one of those days when it didn't go well at all. We just didn't perform and never gave ourselves any opportunity."

"I had to make a decision and we're all in it together," said Moyes. "I thought we needed to try something. When you lose one goal you can try to calm things down but when you lose three it makes things so difficult.

"But this is a team here and we work together as a team. I don't point the finger at anybody. I might do it in the dressing room but I never do it publicly."

 

[Blue Cheese]

relevance? koff lad with your horse manure

 

[Moomin]

As we are currently in the middle of tearing ourselves apart internally, so to speak.

People are gnashing their teeth at some of Martinez's excuses.

Lets go back a couple of years and look at some gems from Moyes.

Post any more you can think of.


BBC Sport: 9th March 2013
Phil McNulty

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21727333.app

Wigan beat Everton at home 0-3

"We can't argue against the fact Wigan were the better side," said Moyes.

"We were not good enough. We haven't had too many of these days this season, or since before January last year, but this was one of them.

"It was one of those days when it didn't go well at all. We just didn't perform and never gave ourselves any opportunity."

"I had to make a decision and we're all in it together," said Moyes. "I thought we needed to try something. When you lose one goal you can try to calm things down but when you lose three it makes things so difficult.

"But this is a team here and we work together as a team. I don't point the finger at anybody. I might do it in the dressing room but I never do it publicly."

Pretty honest statement that, not that bad.

 

[Pienaar's gloves]

Think Moyes was spot on there, despite me wanting to rip his throat out that afternoon.

 

[bizzaro]

Another one. Injuries are no excuse. Yet clearly he's blaming injuries as highlighted.

The Telegraph
William Gray
27 Feb 2009

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...a-is-no-excuse-says-Evertons-David-Moyes.html

Losing Arteta is no excuse to lose, says Everton's David Moyes
Injuries continue to dominate Everton manager David Moyes' team selection but he will not allow the players to hide behind the problems.

"Yakubu and James Vaughan went out and we have gone on and not made any excuses. We will do the same for Mikel," said Moyes. "We know he is influential for us but we will try not to talk too much about the injured players."

"One of our biggest problems was we started the season with a lot of people out and then we got into a period where we lost Yakubu and Vaughan.That is the way it is in life and any job; people move aside and you take the opportunity.'

 

[Eric Djemba-Djemba]

"We can't argue against the fact that Wigan were the better side".

"We were not good enough".

What excuses are there you utter balloon?

 

[Polish_Blue_Army]

"I thought we played well, passed the ball well"

 

[toffee matt]

Moyes wasn't trying to spin bottom half finishes as some sort of extraordinary achievement though was he

 

[peteblue]

As we are currently in the middle of tearing ourselves apart internally, so to speak.

People are gnashing their teeth at some of Martinez's excuses.

Lets go back a couple of years and look at some gems from Moyes.

Post any more you can think of.


BBC Sport: 9th March 2013
Phil McNulty

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21727333.app

Wigan beat Everton at home 0-3

"We can't argue against the fact Wigan were the better side," said Moyes.

"We were not good enough. We haven't had too many of these days this season, or since before January last year, but this was one of them.

"It was one of those days when it didn't go well at all. We just didn't perform and never gave ourselves any opportunity."

"I had to make a decision and we're all in it together," said Moyes. "I thought we needed to try something. When you lose one goal you can try to calm things down but when you lose three it makes things so difficult.

"But this is a team here and we work together as a team. I don't point the finger at anybody. I might do it in the dressing room but I never do it publicly."

If only he'd used the word phenomenal.........

 

[scratchnsurf]

I was more than happy to see the back of Moyes but I retain some respect for what he did for us in the early part of his tenure.

What is the point of this thread? Plenty of sticks to beat Moyes with but he was generally realistic in his assessment of our performances.

Go back to boring us all to death over FFP. It's what you were made for.

 

[bizzaro]

"We can't argue against the fact that Wigan were the better side".

"We were not good enough".

What excuses are there you utter balloon?

Moyes wasn't trying to spin bottom half finishes as some sort of extraordinary achievement though was he

I was more than happy to see the back of Moyes but I retain some respect for what he did for us in the early part of his tenure.

What is the point of this thread? Plenty of sticks to beat Moyes with but he was generally realistic in his assessment of our performances.

Go back to boring us all to death over FFP. It's what you were made for.

I'm not making EXCUSES for Martinez. Read the opening post!

 

[toffee matt]

Moyes had his faults but he was 100x the manager for us than Martinez will ever be.

Don't really see the point in this Damo

 

[tommye]

Damo. Pipe down and get back in your box.

 

[orly]

Gone a long way off the reservation here Matthew

 

[Eric Djemba-Djemba]

I'm not making EXCUSES for Martinez. Read the opening post!

Read my post. It wasn't about Martinez. It was about what you posted, you gave an example of Moyes making excuses where he didn't actually make any excuses.