Fade and Die
Medal Winner
Is 12th to 14th good enough for your squad?
Doesnt change that you are massively underperforming considering the players you have, shouldnt be anywhere near the bottom of the table with less than a point a game! Compare your squad to Evertons, Bournemouths, Southamptons, Forests etc
Is Moyes really the right choice of "experience" to see this overhaul? Very few of your players are anywhere close to last years form and his tactics get more and more defensive
Personally be very surprised if Moyes is your manager next season, its only your European exploits that have kept him in the job till now
Under Moyes our game management is absolute toilet. At half time Everton were a busted flush. A poor side low on confidence and just going through the motions waiting for the final whistle. So what do we do? Defend deeper, hand them the initiative and allow them to create one or two half chances which, if one had gone in, would have seen their confidence level rise and who knows what might have happened.
Football is a simple game, If you've got the ball the opposition can't score. Rocket science it isn't. So why do we persist in bringing everyone back behind the ball and wellying clearances upfield so the opposition can come back and have another go? When you're a couple of goals to the good just keep possession. Take care of the bloody ball and force the other lot to take chances if they want to get back into the game.
Next 3 league games will be telling. On the evidence of Saturday I don't see a massive points harvest coming our way.