Who is talking about pretty football,?! We are talking varied football not the same old week in week out. You might look at the games we have won, others the games we have lost or the games we could have won, and there are a fair few of them. And if you can deny we havent had our share of fortune.well.... There are games his tactics are suited to and games not necessary. Unfortunately all his have the same approach when another could have reaped rewards.h69 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:52 pmThis is a good example. Whichever way you look at it, he and the players have won a fair few games this season and by all means want better football but credit goes to Moyes and the players for winning the games which is what sport is all about surely. They achieved the results whether they scrapped for them or won them easily. Its no fluke that we have finished in the top 8 twice and are now 6th. The system works whether it is pretty enough for people or not. For that I give credit to him as I do for us winning so many games in Europe which has been a catalyst for players wanting to join us as well as us having something in the cabinet at last.eskimo joe wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 8:51 am
Whilst i hear what your saying it is hard to give Moyes any credit, well much anyway, when each game for eons has seemed like we are scrapping out results rather then achieving them , or even some of them , with even a modicum of ease. He plays with the breaks on.
Yes we've played prettier football in the past but certainly not won as many games consistently as we have been doing under Moyes and it is arguably harder than ever to do so these days.
Where did we finish last season?! 14 th and that was by the grace of the First half of it. That was the season we got found out. We are now sitting 6th, so lets see just how long he can keep it, we are hitting the same period but i think we will endure less games. 10 th will be the highest i predict, but even that is good. But how much better could it have been?!
You say people only blame Moyes when we lose, that isnt true, he gets heaped in with the rest but takes most of i, there have been occasios of him solely. As for the winning well the players, when they do, deserve it playing with restrictions. Moyes is very capable to play not to lose with any extras that come with it by chance. Not so good at playing to win and the possible minuses that it might incur.