I would be more concerned if we started well.....
You can't judge a Moyes season early on
We can't go any further as a team with poor starts to the season, and
Moyes has caused us problems ( my opinion ) 2 years on the run now.
Last year it was his contract talks.
This year it was the Lescott saga.
To improve as a team, we need to break into the top 4.
Slight problem here though
The top 4 teams don't lose many matches.
Last season, Arsenal lost 6 matches. Liverpool only lost 2. United 4 and Chelsea 5.
The season before that, Liverpool as 4th place lost 4, with Arsenal and Chelsea only losing 3, and United 5.
We've already lost 3 out of our first 4 matches, and the one we won was with a last gasp penalty.
It's easy to laugh it off as a typical
Moyes start to the season, but in reality, he's already blown our chances of improving on our league position and breaking into the top 4 again.
Unless the rest of the league have a nightmare, our season is now about surviving first and foremost, and trying to scrape a Europa place against very tough opposition if we're lucky.
We're already up against it, and the season has only just started.
This is why many of us are a little negative at the moment.
I'm sure the remaining 34 games will be just as exciting, and we can still all enjoy the season as fans, but anyone who thinks we stand a chance of moving forward this year is very optimistic indeed.
Enjoy Europe and raise the roof off the stadium for those lucky enough to travel, as it will be a long time before we see it again I fear.
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