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Moyes

Just a thought on a recurring theme wrt flair. Look at the players Moyes brought in and who he has persevered with, and ask yourself the question "is this a manager who does not allow flair?"

Gravesen - yes inherited from Smith, but Moyes did not want him to go, the player pushed through the deal to play for Madrid. What has he done since then?

Arteta - iffy when he replaced Gravesen, but has since been the star performer, and if fit, probably the first name on the teamsheet.

Van der Meyde - lets be serious, would any other club have sat up with him? if he can wrap his mind around the fact that he has to be committed and work hard, we could see something else. If his daughter recoves, imagine the exuberance from this guy.

Pienaar - for all the detractors, bear in mind he played for Ajax, 2nd only to Robben as young player of the year, and has played some of the best midfielders off the park in the champions league. I personally feel that the move to Germany was wrong for him. Watch and see Osman - would he have survived at any other club?

As Stan Lee always says "Nuff said"
Damascene Taylor, Cape Town, South Africa Posted 28/09/2007 at 14:34:30

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Michael Kenrick

I don't think the issue is that he is a manager who does not allow flair. Obviously to most people that is an overgeneralization. But his emphasis on workrate, defence, tracking back, and hoofing the ball up the field at the expense of playing the ball out of defence through the midfield transition and into attack means that flair and creativity come way way down the list of Traits Needed to Impress Moyes. The fact that we have a handful of players who have the potential to play with flair means little until the entire style of Moyes's football changes...

Mark Stone
1 Posted 28/09/2007 at 15:24:33

Well suck me off, who wants a manager who emphasises the importance of workrate and tracking back, eh? Fuck that. I wish we were more like Newcastle pre Big Sam - all about the attack and spending shitloads (not as good as Everton though).

Tony Marsh
2 Posted 28/09/2007 at 15:38:41

Moyes should go back to managing lower league sides, as he?s not done it in the Prem!!! What has he achieved in his 5 years, he?s done nothing as a manager!!
Our football has not improved in the 5 years he?s been at the club.

"is this a manager who does not allow flair" ... its a manager who doesn?t have a clue how to manage a football side on how to play football FULL STOP!!

There alot wrong with Everton at the moment on and off the pitch... lets deal with the manager first and lets get MOYES out!!! and then we can move on to the Chairman and Kirkby issue next.

Sorry, folks but this was posted by someone doing a pretty good job of impersonating our friend Mr Marsh. Very amusing, I'm sure, but it rather disrupts the validity of this forum, which depends on the trust and sincerity of its contributors. Rest assured, Karl, your activities will be curtailed.

Brian Richardson
3 Posted 28/09/2007 at 16:12:03

I?d like to see Jimmy Mc play in the hole at the weekend - the boy has vision and likes to unleash the odd thunderbolt. I?m certain he?d suit the Osman role.

Neil Millichip
4 Posted 28/09/2007 at 23:42:00

DM definitely needs to look at some of the reasons why his strikers suffer from long spells without goals. Beattie was a prime example of a striker who arrives at Goodison with a reasonable goal tally and then the goals dry up. Andy Johnson also looks like he cant buy a goal at the moment. If we continue to play Hoof football i fear Yakubu could go the same way.

Sean McKinney
5 Posted 29/09/2007 at 12:56:04

Where?s Tony?s post? Everyone?s referring to it and it?s not there anymore!

Sorry but Most of his recent posts have been from an imposter. These have been removed. The rest of the thread will also be purged ? Ed.