The sheer lunacy of anybody even suggesting Moyes makes my pi55 boil!
He is a massive managerial failure.
His goal was always to get the Man U job, he got it and he lost it.
He isn't the fiery Scot who we employed and gave a chance to 15 years ago, he is an over the top, past his sell by date "never has been", who has a look in his eyes like a dog that has just had his knackers whipped off.
To be fair I think it’s more the idea of what David Moyes was at Everton and the job he did for us throughout the 11 1/2 year than what he’d bring now.
When he was everton manager main consensus in the media was that we were nothing without him and that he had us punching above our weight. 13/14 under Martinez saw us gain more PL points then ever before perhaps showing that this wasn’t necessarily true and, combined with Moyes’ failure at United, that maybe he was holding us back. Of course our success didn’t last as Martinez tactics long term are doomed to failure what with not practicing set pieces and lack of defensive Organisation.
To be fair to Moyes he did win 27 of 51 games with united, any British Manager could’ve done badly with Sociedad (see coleman’s Record there) and that Sunderland team were always doomed to fail (look how the same team is doing in the championship).
Moyes said “certain clubs suit players” when talking about pienaar coming back in 2012. Maybe this is true of managers? I don’t know if it’d work here but I agree Moyes seems different in interviews these days. Somewhat neutered. Maybe he’s had enough of it all, maybe he’s now made all the money he needs to and is content with life, maybe he’s realized his ceiling was no higher than everton. I’m not sure.
If we could get the old David Moyes back I’d take it over this current Koeman team. The work ethic, organization, teamwork, blood and thunder games at goodison under the lights, the demonic stares, going mad on the touch line after a goal. Must admit some of those moments were pretty special. Don’t get me wrong there were plenty of bad times too with the bottling of big games and our terrible away record at the big teams. ironically the only big team we’ve won away at since he left was his United team in 2013.
However, I’m not sure that David Moyes exists anymore and I’m not sure what he would bring to the club these days. Maybe it would be like when Kendall came back for the last time in 97/98. Who knows. I’m not sure we ever will as I don’t think he’d get the job again.
It’s not a question of Moyes or Koeman though. The question should be: would you take this current Koeman instead of Moyes. I’m not sure., but it certainly is worth thinking about...
