2018/19 Marco Silva - New Poll Added

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StreetEndBlue said:
Moyes failed with an open cheque book at United. I don't know why he'd suddenly be great with a few extra quid to spend here.

He's yesterday man and can't get a gig anywhere now. No way would I want him back here cash to spend or not.
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I wasn't saying to get him back now...I meant at the time he was EFC manager...say around 2007-9 if he would have been given a bit more money on the basis that he unearthed a few gems for relatively little money.
 
Some good, informative posts that makes me feel even more negative about our short term prospects.

Silva's honeymoon period is over and now the pressure is on it will be interesting how he reacts. Is a one trick pony?
His/his teams reaction to the anfield late disappointment has been pathetic.

His discussions with Brands must surely include him saying
1) we need a `top 6' class keeper to put pressure/replace Pickford
2) We need a `top 6' class right back to replace Coleman if he doesn't rediscover his old form/speed.
3) We need 2 `top 6' class centre half with proper pace.
4) We need 1/2 `top 6 class' defensive centre mids and an attacking right midfielder.
5) We need 2 `top 6' class forwards.

Err that little lot you are looking at another 300 mill!
 

StreetEndBlue said:
Moyes had all the money he could wish for at Man Utd and still failed.
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Nonsense - he had no time and an incompetent incoming CEO who was trying to lowball the likes of us and our lesser European rivals Barcelona for their players.

The reason they went for Moyes is they wanted to continue running the club on a budget - a kind of EFC on steroids thing. But it backfired massively and they then decided to chuck money at it with big name managers (which has also backfired).

The problems at Man Utd run deep. Not least of which was their infrastructure was well behind the times. Fergie’s genius was holding it all together and he bailed after winning the league one last time against the odds.
 
It's weird as I know we are not doing great at the minute but for some reason I'm on board with Marco and I didn't particularly want him but I like what he's trying to do, a little more patience to see if he can get his ideas flowing on the pitch, I think we will be ok in a couple of years as long as we stick with it.
 
The culture of instant gratification is beautifully illustrated on most of the posts on here, we win a game or two and we are pushing for the top four, our manager is the second coming and our new players are all world class. Then a bad run of results, and it is sack the board?sack the manager? Sack the dog? sack the new players? sell all the old players? Bring back Moyes? bring back sanity ffs!
 

havrey0123 said:
Lad go back and do the maths, the figures I quoted for the last 5 transfer windows is relevent because that's how long moshiri has been here.

In that time we have a higher net spend then spurs, Liverpool and arsenal.

The figures you have quoted are wrong

Spurs and Liverpool basically have a sell before you buy policy, there last transfer window was heavily funded by there cl run and spurs never bought anyone.
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I have done the figures, and have presented you the findings. Liverpool have massively outspent us in terms of net and gross over the last 3 windows.

It's fine you have an opinion that's different, but facts and numbers don't lie.
 
JobForTheMoyes said:
Everybody want to play high press at the moment, with lots of running. This tactic is not as new as some think - Milan played high energy football under Sacchi in the late 80s. There was a documentary about it and the players said that while it was highly successful, it was too exhausting to be sustainable. And this was for a team that was packed with the top players of the day.

Now Guardiola plays a high press, but also with a lot of possession. Even here he spends a few years at a club before moving on to his next project.

I just wonder how long before something else becomes the Vogue. Even Klopp said he is being more selective about employing the press, and that he wants to save it for when they really need it.
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JobForTheMoyes said:
Also, doesn’t it become less effective when everyone is doing it? It certainly mitigates the positives when it is not a style rarely played against. Might be time to look at the history books to reinvent a once formidable style for the modern day.
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Silvas teams press the space which looks like the difference compared with other sides.

E.g Fonseca at Shakhtar, his teams press in certain spaces and then overload with players leaving spaces on the other side of the pitch...

Silva simply focuses on the space to limit where the opposition can play the ball then someone goes towards the player in posession.


HKIV said:
Some good, informative posts that makes me feel even more negative about our short term prospects.

Silva's honeymoon period is over and now the pressure is on it will be interesting how he reacts. Is a one trick pony?
His/his teams reaction to the anfield late disappointment has been pathetic.

His discussions with Brands must surely include him saying
1) we need a `top 6' class keeper to put pressure/replace Pickford
2) We need a `top 6' class right back to replace Coleman if he doesn't rediscover his old form/speed.
3) We need 2 `top 6' class centre half with proper pace.
4) We need 1/2 `top 6 class' defensive centre mids and an attacking right midfielder.
5) We need 2 `top 6' class forwards.

Err that little lot you are looking at another 300 mill!
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Digne, Richarlison and Mina are the 3 players we know for certain that Silva wanted from day 1 (+ 2 loans and a free).

We dont know about any of the others that he wants to keep aside from Gomes who hes stated he wants to sign.

If you just tick off the positions then we have filled new positions with 3 players and have up to 8 starters left to sign.

With Brands here i doubt it would cost £300mil as he will take a few educated punts.
 
Axlswhk said:
It is a highly formidable tactic if the team consist of good dribbler with pace and creativity. Alex Ferguson employ this tactic to a variable degree of similarity throughout his highly successful tenure.
Lesser teams tends to adopt this as it’s a very efficient way to create problems for bigger teams. However, there are only a rare amount of manager who can execute this game plan successfully throughout their career, Klopp being one of them. It’s a joy to watch if execute efficiently.

I’m not sure our problem lies with not having the players suited for this style or not having the manager being able to execute this plan successfully at the moment.
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We don't play a high press or a counter press very often. Those are also different tactics.
 

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