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1989 wrote:Hearing Moyes is off to the mancs as Red nose is set to retire
I don't think Moyes would be anywhere near the top of their list for a few reasons.
- No CL and very little continental experience: tactically shrewd in PL but may well be viewed as a gamble to hope he can adjust this to CL games and managing squad with more congested fixture list.
- Done well with what he's had but ultimately only has one runners-up medal to show for over a decade's work. Also a piss-poor record against the big teams across his reign as a whole and accusations that his team have bottled big opportunities, most recently their dire showing in last year's FA Cup semi against Liverpool.
- Doing well on limited budget and knowing when to cash in on a player isn't really important at United - more worryingly signing a succession of misfiring strikers hampered Everton for a huge chunk of his reign.
Well Slur Alex did propose Moyes as the ideal man to succeed him, so that could be a factor.
Good to see that Wigan are all but down, they have been a bad omen for us as our barren run has coincided with their promotion and subsequent stay in the top flight, *word censored*.
1989 wrote:Hearing Moyes is off to the mancs as Red nose is set to retire
I don't think Moyes would be anywhere near the top of their list for a few reasons.
- No CL and very little continental experience: tactically shrewd in PL but may well be viewed as a gamble to hope he can adjust this to CL games and managing squad with more congested fixture list.
- Done well with what he's had but ultimately only has one runners-up medal to show for over a decade's work. Also a piss-poor record against the big teams across his reign as a whole and accusations that his team have bottled big opportunities, most recently their dire showing in last year's FA Cup semi against Liverpool.
- Doing well on limited budget and knowing when to cash in on a player isn't really important at United - more worryingly signing a succession of misfiring strikers hampered Everton for a huge chunk of his reign.
^This. For me, Moyes is the most over-rated manager in the PL. Not saying he is not good at what he does, but he is a big fish in a small pond and he can deliver the limited ambitions of a club like Everton. Put him at a proper big club like Manure or Arsenal and he'd go tits up quicker than Jordan at a stag party.
