2025/26 Tyler Dibling

[Eggs]

….he definitely is a ‘Grealish type’, terrific cross for the chance Beto missed. So encouraging, I’d be hopeful he starts tomorrow.

 

[hallamblue]

….Alcaraz transitioned well, like he usually does, it’s just that he lacked quality to deliver the right pass. I didn’t get the impression Alcaraz had been stifled, it’s more down to quality than tactics. Rohl showed decent energy but is another who was wasteful in possession.

We actually got into decent situations at Burnley but the execution of vital pass was poor. It’s not tactics, it’s what happens when your 3 most creative footballers are missing. On another day Alcaraz in particular could make those runs and pick a pass, he’s done it before.

Terrific cross from Dibling for the chance Beto missed. What will annoy the manager is when Iroegbunam was too casual and got dispossessed leaving us wide open.

Alcaraz and Beto are 2 examples of players who play hospital passes in dangerous areas which put the team in trouble. If they're going to be in the team, they need to keep well away from their own goal. Dibling is an example of the type of player we should be looking at in future, who is able to transition with quick feet and more accurate passing.

 

[Sadken]

DIBLING is only going to get better, him and armstrong are going to be great, the future is rosey.

 

[davek]

….when you see the pre-match clips from the training ground, you will see the endless routines of players in a circle with one or two in the middle chasing and trying to win the ball back. They aren’t playing ‘ring-a-roses’, they are possession routines. They do them so often, those little one-touch passing exchanges become the norm.

Watch most PL games and if you look closely you’ll see that skill applied in match situations. You might not notice it because it looks easy, but it’s difficult, it comes from hours of practice. Sunderland yesterday did it aplenty in wide areas.

Managers will encourage players to take on difficult passes but what annoys them is giving the ball away cheaply. Moyes often spoke last season of a lack of quality in the top third, he wanted creativity, players who can open defence. What he doesn’t want (as per interview with Iroegbunam) is his players not looking after the football and losing possession easily, especially in dangerous areas (Beto at Chelsea last season led to them scoring) or misplacing a simple pass.

Personally, I’d much prefer a manager coaching his players that way but because it’s Moyes his detractors criticise that approach. Criticism is fine but some of the stuff posted about him is just plain daft.

You've got to be able to make a mistake and learn from it. That's where the criticism of Moyes is valid. Anyone makes a mistake and the players know that they'll be thrown under the bus by the manager.

You cant build confidence in a team to play the type of possession based one touch football you highlight if the manager doesn't protect players when they get it wrong.

Moyes might talk a good game about creativity but he's not prepared to nurture it.

 

[Pabbers]

Clearly very very talented, hope he gets the game time he needs.

 

[Miked1e]

In all fairness, and I've been moaning as much as anyone about Dibling's lack of playing time, two starts in 4 days is a big ask for a young kid who's had so few minutes.

I mean the fact he's had so few minutes in the first place was avoidable, but it is what it is now.

I think it's about pitch position. In the final third, yes, they'll be encouraged to be creative. But when we're in the middle third and need to get up the pitch we're a bit tedious and conservative to watch and that will be down to instructions too.

He is 19 years of age... should be fine playing 2 games in a few days.

Clearly needs some backing and confidence. Dropping him after the weekend would destroy this.

Plus McNeil should never put an Everton top on ever again after his recent showings. Hope he has gone by the 1st Jan and we can bring someone else in.

 

[hallamblue]

You've got to be able to make a mistake and learn from it. That's where the criticism of Moyes is valid. Anyone makes a mistake and the players know that they'll be thrown under the bus by the manager.

You cant build confidence in a team to play the type of possession based one touch football you highlight if the manager doesn't protect players when they get it wrong.

Moyes might talk a good game about creativity but he's not prepared to nurture it.

I think the issue is he can't coach it. If he buys players with creativity who rarely give the ball away he will let them do their thing. However, he won't let players develop if that means giving the ball away and conceding some unnecessary goals, which is inevitable. Look at Hurtzeler at Brighton. They give silly goals away all the time,but he doesn't get stressed or blame the players, he sees it as partly team development, partly a consequence of the way they play. Moyes just can't be like that, it's not him.

 

[Rudolf Hucker]

You've got to be able to make a mistake and learn from it. That's where the criticism of Moyes is valid. Anyone makes a mistake and the players know that they'll be thrown under the bus by the manager.

You cant build confidence in a team to play the type of possession based one touch football you highlight if the manager doesn't protect players when they get it wrong.

Moyes might talk a good game about creativity but he's not prepared to nurture it.

You say some mad sh1t, but I can’t disagree with a word of that. Bang on!

 

[davek]

I think the issue is he can't coach it. If he buys players with creativity who rarely give the ball away he will let them do their thing. However, he won't let players develop if that means giving the ball away and conceding some unnecessary goals, which is inevitable. Look at Hurtzeler at Brighton. They give silly goals away all the time,but he doesn't get stressed or blame the players, he sees it as partly team development, partly a consequence of the way they play. Moyes just can't be like that, it's not him.

He hasn't got the talent to coach a possession game. It's not just lack of patience.

And he surrounds himself with nodding dogs who cant coach.

The whole set up is stale and we need a window cracked open.

 

[Billy Liar]

You've got to be able to make a mistake and learn from it. That's where the criticism of Moyes is valid. Anyone makes a mistake and the players know that they'll be thrown under the bus by the manager.

You cant build confidence in a team to play the type of possession based one touch football you highlight if the manager doesn't protect players when they get it wrong.

Moyes might talk a good game about creativity but he's not prepared to nurture it.

Spot on Dave.

 

[Charlie Sweet]

Clearly very very talented, hope he gets the game time he needs.

Agree 100%.

 

[Eggs]

You've got to be able to make a mistake and learn from it. That's where the criticism of Moyes is valid. Anyone makes a mistake and the players know that they'll be thrown under the bus by the manager.

You cant build confidence in a team to play the type of possession based one touch football you highlight if the manager doesn't protect players when they get it wrong.

Moyes might talk a good game about creativity but he's not prepared to nurture it.

….and I’m sure Moyes is encouraging him to play his natural game, very odd to suggest otherwise.

 

[blueloon]

There was a period against Burnley when Alcaraz moved to the left and McNeil came into the centre. I wonder if this will be tried with Dibbling as he gets more game time, his quick feet and close control would provide a good option in the middle

 

[davek]

….and I’m sure Moyes is encouraging him to play his natural game, very odd to suggest otherwise.

Well if he is he's had a funny way of showing it by benching him in favour of McNeill.

 

[hetion]

Multiple posts today that I think are literally the first pieces of Dibling content since he signed

For a while they weren't even showing him in training pictures lol