That's the scariest thing. The games against the lower teams will have so much pressure on them and we clearly don't do well under pressureBlackDiamond wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 11:51 amI'm still waiting to be surprised by a David Moyes positive intervention. He might however be relying on Norwich,Aston Villa and Bournemouth continually losing. I wouldn't put it past all of them doing that.
...although two of them have to play us,which is where that plan will be tested most
I don't doubt that posession stat tbh. FFS even kids playing Sunday football know if you're in possession the other team can't hurt you, however good their players. So I simply can't see any plus side to conceding as much possession as we do when the opposition has players who are so much better than ours.terrya1965 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:50 pm I read a statistic somewhere where we have had less than 25% possession than the opposition in the last 4 games.
It`s hardly motivating.
Trouble is,we have some decent players who can play a bit,but Moyes won't let them.These tactics will relegate us in my opinion.
David Moyes has done that for the last 10 years and unfortunately he is unlikely to develop ambitious wanderings. That doesn't make him a terrible football manager but does elevate him into the same bracket as Avram Grant,Glenn Roeder but not as wild and dire as Lou Macari.Whiskyman wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 3:59 pmI don't doubt that posession stat tbh. FFS even kids playing Sunday football know if you're in possession the other team can't hurt you, however good their players. So I simply can't see any plus side to conceding as much possession as we do when the opposition has players who are so much better than ours.terrya1965 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:50 pm I read a statistic somewhere where we have had less than 25% possession than the opposition in the last 4 games.
It`s hardly motivating.
Trouble is,we have some decent players who can play a bit,but Moyes won't let them.These tactics will relegate us in my opinion.
And even when we have, on paper, players better than the opposition (Brighton for example) we still employ a containment strategy.
How dare you he's a winner. He said so.Shortshanks wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:46 pm Since he left Everton Moyes record is pretty abysmal. Football has changed but he hasn't adapted to keep up. Guardiola has changed the game , aided by money of course and shown you have to press higher up the pitch. Done it with every side he's managed . Whatever side he puts out he would play the same way because he knows you have no chance just sitting back, shutting your eyes and hoping for the best.
Moyes or Guardiola ?Castiron wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 5:47 pmHow dare you he's a winner. He said so.Shortshanks wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:46 pm Since he left Everton Moyes record is pretty abysmal. Football has changed but he hasn't adapted to keep up. Guardiola has changed the game , aided by money of course and shown you have to press higher up the pitch. Done it with every side he's managed . Whatever side he puts out he would play the same way because he knows you have no chance just sitting back, shutting your eyes and hoping for the best.
On looking up about Guardiola I actually did him a disservice because he was winner as soon as he took over Barcelona B side.
