on November 4, 2025, 11:57 am, in reply to "He could go back to what worked for him last season"
Style and “good football” is subjective to the individual. There seems to be more of a focus on being in the ball and less surrendering possession and being on the counter attack?
I’d argue we’re trying to become more appealing to the eye but not having enough of the components throughout the team to do it effectively that increases outcomes in both boxes.
Last season Beto had Doucoure and Alcaraz behind him with McNeil and Harrison on the wings and he had a hot streak during Moyes bounce period.
He’s played 78 games for us now tho. In my own option that hot streak was the exception as opposed to the rule. I’ve seen enough to know we need better when the opportunity arises in future windows.
Is going back to being more counter attacking what you’re suggesting? 
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He wouldn't have to change much.
But i doubt he will.
I don't think another window fixes this. What are we going to do? sign another striker of a similar profile to the two we currently have? And set up the same way expecting better results?
If i was Moyes i'd be thinking whatever we're doing now isn't getting the best out of our current strikers. But Beto scored 8 in 19 last season and had loads of chances. Maybe i'll try that again.
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Moyes needs to fucking own that and do something to remedy it. Instead of blaming the kid, "We missed a good chance to make it 2-0, then we sat back and that gave Sunderland a bit of confidence"
That miss from Barry wasn't because he's shit. I would've buried that and i'm shite. His confidence is destroyed. Our style of play and constant subs is not helping.
Start playing to our strikers strengths again ffs. In a low scoring sport, goals are fucking golden. We need to start acting like it.
Beto and Barry, might be big black lads, but they're not fucking Drogba and they never will be. Stop playing like they fucking are.
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players become a bit fed up with the strikers - if at all ?
maybe they dont
but Grealish should be on 7 or 8 assists, Ndiaye should be on 3 or 4
I'd 100% stick with Barry for the Fulham game, but we collapsed after Barry missed his chance - at that stage we had 7 shots, they had one, by the time our next shot came in they had 16.
Do the players just begin to think, fucking hell no point passing to the forwards etc ?
Its every week we are missing chances in the 6 yard box
If there is a kid in the young who can score tap ins I'd be getting him in the squad
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