It's about believing in what you're doing really isn't it? If you don't believe you won't succeed.
It's clear as day the players stopped believing this season and it's clear that Dyche doubled down because he believed in his methods even if the players no longer did. Moyes has completed objective number one of uniting everyone behind a message they can buy in to about how we want to play.
Stuff like that just lifts everyone and means they'll give the extra 10% needed to get the result when digging in and fighting is required.
It'll be a challenge now we've lost Mangala and DCL but it's probably something we can overcome to an extent just by the players going out there with belief and desire to do well again.
StirlingBlue wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2025 1:02 pm
At what point do you think he’ll phase out Doucouré?
Experience shows we can’t pick up points without him but at the same time he’s clearly the limiting factor in so much of our play - a proper conundrum
Don't think he will.
Big, physical, competitive players win games in the prem.
I know we're currently seeing through rose tinted glasses as Moyes as some flexible posession build up guy but in his heart of hearts he's a win duels win matches guy.
AjaxAndy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2025 1:11 pm
Have you watched Frozen before? There's a great song on it that I think you would probably benefit from listening too
* Not trying to start another argument, this was meant tongue in cheek hence the emoji
In Summer - When we'll really start the rebuild.
For the first time in forever - We have people in charge with a plan.
Fixer Upper - Take your pick from half a dozen of the squad.
Do you wanna build a snowman? - It gets cold enough in the TB that it feels like an option
Then moving onto the sequel:
Into the Unknown - New stadium incoming
Goaljira wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2025 2:09 pm
In Summer - When we'll really start the rebuild.
For the first time in forever - We have people in charge with a plan.
Fixer Upper - Take your pick from half a dozen of the squad.
Do you wanna build a snowman? - It gets cold enough in the TB that it feels like an option
Then moving onto the sequel:
Into the Unknown - New stadium incoming
brap2 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2025 1:53 pm
Don't think he will.
Big, physical, competitive players win games in the prem.
I know we're currently seeing through rose tinted glasses as Moyes as some flexible posession build up guy but in his heart of hearts he's a win duels win matches guy.
But he may move him around a bit like he did with Fellaini.
If Beto is up top in place of DCL Doucoure isn't going anywhere. Moyes will want his pressing and coverage more than ever because Beto just doesn't do it as well or as much as DCL.
Agree with brap that ultimately winning lots of duels = success in a broad sense. We also don't have a ton of quality across the squad and with the injuries what we'd get in technical ability by replacing him would not be enough to outweigh the physicality we would lose.
Maybe some matches where Doucoure will be replaced earlier but I'd be willing to bet he plays 90 minutes almost every match the rest of this season.