Moyes Potential Replacement

[Portista]

Sorry if this has been asked, but if he does take over, are there any Porto players you would expect him to try take with him??

No idea. Atsu has been rumoured, right? It seems a bit odd though, as the guy complained about the lack of playing time just after we won the league last weekend.

All our players are for sale for the right price. I think some are out of your normal purchasing budget, but I don't know if your board is planning to invest more this season. I suppose Steven Defour could be leaving as we've acquired quite a few CM already. I think we're going to sell Otamendi (a player on whom Pereira really trusts and who played at a very high level under him) too, as we have an abundance of central defenders - not sure if he's too pricey for you.

 

[maddison]

Nitpicking here:

The "2 wide players" upfront don't really play that wide. They aren't your traditional wingers that are always playing on width to get crosses. The most usual movements are inside cuts -hence why he's always played a left-footed on the right side and vice-versa- and they often swap positions with the 2 guys on the midfield. We often played prototypical center midfielders like Defour and Lucho there. The width was provided by the full backs, Danilo and Alex Sandro.

The 3 midfielders are organized in a triangle with a defensive midfielder (Fernando or Defour) playing behind two box-to-box (Moutinho and Lucho; sometimes Defour or James Rodriguez).

Looks like we'll need quite a few new signings then. Our back four seems to be spot on for his style of play, we'll just need to convince Jags not to hoof it.

Don't worry lad, it's on. We all know its on, some of us just don't want to get too attached too soon.

We've been hurt before

You're keeping me sane tonight!

what the **** is he gonna do with Hibbo then?

Errm ..........

 

[Portista]

I just don't get this anti Portuguese league thing

1. Porto have been a top side in Europe for ages
2. Benfica have been - on-and-off a top side in Europe since the 50s
3. Sporting are a pretty decent side in Europe who can give anyone a good game
4. Braga aren't bad - they beat the RS in the Europa and nearly won it.

Occasionally other sides do ok in Europe as well. That's not exactly a million miles behind English level results in European club competition is it?

Yeah we were all over Sporting in the first leg but we blew it and Joao and mates gave us a footballing lesson in the 2nd leg. Benfica turned us over something rotten at Goodison (the 5-0 doesn't count as we had a ridiculously weak side on the pitch). Portugal has built some pretty decent national sides over the years - every bit as good if not better than our team.

Oh and btw Porto is a lovely city - actually Lisbon is too.

Part of the reason VP is probably rejected is his charisma doesn't match AVB and JM (hardly surprising). Perhaps he's too dour for the Portuguese psyche but he certainly gets the results one way or another and at least he has a reputation of attacking football. I suspect it is a gamble on our part but that's ok it's a good sign we go for this level of manager - you can only trade downwards or sideways from a position of weakness (not upwards). Look at the RS - they've not been getting the marquee names on and off the pitch these past few years have they?

Boa noite Portista, obrigado (I presume you're a male!)

His lack of charisma is a big reason why he's rejected, you're spot on. It's a bit irking to me. And you're welcome, thanks for the words.

 

[fozzy]

No idea. Atsu has been rumoured, right? It seems a bit odd though, as the guy complained about the lack of playing time just after we won the league last weekend.

All our players are for sale for the right price. I think some are out of your normal purchasing budget, but I don't know if your board is planning to invest more this season. I suppose Steven Defour could be leaving as we've acquired quite a few CM already. I think we're going to sell Otamendi (a player in who Pereira really trusts and who played at a very high level under him) too, as we have an abundance of central defenders - not sure if he's too pricey for you.

again sorry if asked! but will he need a director of football? to buy players ect..?

 

[maddison]

No idea. Atsu has been rumoured, right? It seems a bit odd though, as the guy complained about the lack of playing time just after we won the league last weekend.

All our players are for sale for the right price. I think some are out of your normal purchasing budget, but I don't know if your board is planning to invest more this season. I suppose Steven Defour could be leaving as we've acquired quite a few CM already. I think we're going to sell Otamendi (a player on whom Pereira really trusts and who played at a very high level under him) too, as we have an abundance of central defenders - not sure if he's too pricey for you.

Won't we get some sort of discount??

 

[Coach]

The prem has been a 2/3 horse race since it began so is Spain.

Absolutely.

Money killed it.

 

[boris]

Nitpicking here:

The "2 wide players" upfront don't really play that wide. They aren't your traditional wingers that are always playing on width to get crosses. The most usual movements are inside cuts -hence why he's always played a left-footed on the right side and vice-versa- and they often swap positions with the 2 guys on the midfield. We often played prototypical center midfielders like Defour and Lucho there. The width was provided by the full backs, Danilo and Alex Sandro.

The 3 midfielders are organized in a triangle with a defensive midfielder (Fernando or Defour) playing behind two box-to-box (Moutinho and Lucho; sometimes Defour or James Rodriguez).

Reading that, I think we have a lot of players here who will suit how he wants to play.

A box to box midfielder & a top drawer striker would be required if we do get any money or sales but apart from that, we have everything else.

 

[Petit]

Sorry, haven´t kept up to date tonight. This morning everything was extremely bleak with Neville as the new man but now we seem optimistic about VP again. What´s happened?

 

[noharmdone]

With Jose coming back, AVB doing well.. I reckon he would fall on his ar*e with us.. Only my gut feeling, I hope I'm wrong.

 

[fozzy]

With Jose coming back, AVB doing well.. I reckon he would fall on his ar*e with us.. Only my gut feeling, I hope I'm wrong.

i know mate its a risk! but i'd rather bet on vitor than any of the others named!

 

[griffla]

With Jose coming back, AVB doing well.. I reckon he would fall on his ar*e with us.. Only my gut feeling, I hope I'm wrong.

IF he is announced as the new everton manager, how could you be anything but positive?
Are you still expecting Guus Hiddink to enter the race at the last minute?

 

[maddison]

Reading that, I think we have a lot of players here who will suit how he wants to play.

A box to box midfielder & a top drawer striker would be required if we do get any money or sales but apart from that, we have everything else.

I'm clearly not the only one who doesn't think it's too early to be discussing players

 

[Portista]

what the **** is he gonna do with Hibbo then?

Why can't he play right back? Not enough stamina/speed to go up and down?

Anyway, in his first gig as a head coach, for Espinho, he'd often play in a 3-4-3, so it's not a certainty he won't change the formation.

I think the guy is more of a true believer on a certain style of play -possession offensively + pressing defensive zone- than on a formation, 4-3-3 or not. Pretty much every Porto coach in the last 30 years played on a 4-3-3, our rosters are formatted for that.

 

[noharmdone]

i know mate its a risk! but i'd rather bet on vitor than any of the others named!

That's why we're jumping all over him.. The thought of Stubbs has got us sweating.
I have been ready for change for 18 months now.. Lets get it on !

 

[Darth Toffeeman]

Reading that, I think we have a lot of players here who will suit how he wants to play.

A box to box midfielder & a top drawer striker would be required if we do get any money or sales but apart from that, we have everything else.

I was thinking the same, though I would hope that a new manager will hopefully find the Jelavic of Spring 2012.
I hope Barkley can become the box to box midfielder and would like us to go all out for Mcmanaman. As with Jags and Baines leaving and coming back seems to be a good career move. I think he and Mirallas would terrorise defences in the formation mentioned.