There are still players in the championship and below who can make the step up if developed properly so it is not a problem to bring in one or two targeted players we believe in providing we also have cover to help us and them through the inevitable learning curve and dips in form. Obviously we cannot safely assume they will be instantly transformative and nor can we construct a whole squad from them.
Agreed. The best players in Championship can make the step up. Question is whether we are a club that can develop players properly.
Just as an example, look at WBA and Tom Fellows last season. They had Carlos Corberan as manager. Young Spanish manager who previously have worked with Bielsa. The football wasn't always exciting, as he as a manager was obsessed with tactics and how to control matches. Lots of possession. Everything the players did at training had tactical elements. The players loved playing for him. They felt they learnt something new every day. Tom Fellows was one of several players that benefitted from playing for Corberan and had the best spells of his career.
At Christmas Corberan left WBA and was hired as the new Valencia coach.
Tony Mowbrey replaced Corberan. A well respected English manager everyone speaks highly of. Great guy. Popular among players. But it was a massive change from Coreberan being obsessed with tactics and Mowbrey's leadership that mostly was an arm around the shoulder while he asked players to go out and express themselves. Try to make something happen. The team seem lost. Players seemed lost.
Tom Fellows second half of the season was a different player from the one that started the season.
I think
Moyes is a lot closer to Mowbrey than Corberan when it comes to tactics and leadership. We know that
Moyes' teams plays very different from the Corberan team Fellows looked great for.
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