The return of David Moyes

[DL100]

Yes that's fair enough and if he repeats that I guess none of us will be complaining. Just feels very depressing though

I wouldn't be depressed by it. It might actually work out. He has proved he is a great manager over the last few years.

 

[blue in oxford]

for me the best for the job at this time
keep us up this year
consolidate next season in new stadium
goodbye and welcome our next ATTACKING manager

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Hopefully he will have a three month lockdown to train the players.

That didn't half save your bacon that season.

+ return with no fans took sting out of a pretty ugly environment

 

[Marius57]

No issue with Moyes really. A bit meh but is a decent manager. Will give us defensive solidity. But gets teams playing some decent football as well.

Some stat posted the other day that showed his xG in his final season for us than everyone since which kind of flies in the face of only being a defensive manager considering the budget he had etc. (especially considering it was Brown shoes that followed him as an “attacking manager”)

 

[DualityNSNO]

No they weren’t. Have you forgotten what Dycheball actually is already?

Agreed on this @Billy Dean - we weren't great but my god it was never anything as bad as Dyche served up consistently. Maybe a one-off here or there, sure, but this was our only plan under Dyche

 

[DualityNSNO]

I wouldn't be depressed by it. It might actually work out. He has proved he is a great manager over the last few years.

He's definitely a decent manager, but great?

 

[Bluelenny1984]

Yes if Moyes backs himself he signs it

It’s not about backing yourself it’s about negotiation of the best deal he can do for himself, and he is in the box seat!

 

[Charles Plastusz]

1995 since anything here btw.

And if we finish not relegated this year and top 10 in next two year I would be deliriously happy

I’m well aware, zero interest in any losers shield though

 

[ElGato]

What I mean though, essentially - default is 4-2-3-1, get it to the wings, cross it.

Is it pretty/innovative? Nah, not really.
HOWEVER, it works/worked under him - you had late arrivals in the box, the AM joining (Soucek in their case, Fellaini/Cahill in ours, etc.), it was clearly a worked at plan and it worked, which is fine.

It's 500000 times any plan of attack Dyche has ever had, but it's unimaginative to say the least.

I thought his West Ham side weren't bad to watch that year and it felt like the front 3 or 4 had lots of nice rotation going on.

Whether we've got the personnel to do that is another matter. They had Rice martialling the space behind the midfield for a start

 

[larrygobfiend]

Not ideal, but who else can do the job at the moment?

 

[Billy Dean]

No they weren’t. Have you forgotten what Dycheball actually is already?

Have you forgotten under Moyes we went to Anfield, Stamford Bridge, Emirates/Highbury and Old Trafford approx 40-50 times and didn't win a single one of those matches? And in most of those tried to play for a 0-0 unless we could nick a set-piece goal?

 

[Charles Plastusz]

Emery didnt win it for Villa though.

It’s a nonsense trophy

 

[MikeH72]

Agreed on this @Billy Dean - we weren't great but my god it was never anything as bad as Dyche served up consistently. Maybe a one-off here or there, sure, but this was our only plan under Dyche

Dycheball is hunkering down in a low block, booting it away and hoping your keeper pulls off worldie saves to get you a 0-0. No intent to score a goal at any point unless you concede one. I won’t allow anyone to gaslight me into thinking that is the same as Moyes’ cautious approach to away games.

 

[PeregrineT]

You've picked out the notable ones there. But the majority of them were exactly like Dyche ball.

We averaged scoring about 1.5 goals per match under Moyes. Or 55 a season. How is that like Dyche ball?

 

[formerly manx toffee]

I’m well aware, zero interest in any losers shield though

Btw. I would have preferred not Moyes and waited to the summer to get a more progressive manager but given the state we are in I am happy. IMWT