04 Nov 2025 11:07:28
I recall people saying O'Brien must not be ready as Dyche sees him in training every day. Look how that worked out.
Now we have people saying Dibbling and Aznou can't be ready as Moyes sees them in training everyday. So we churn out the same side week on week, and give players like Alcaraz and Rohl the odd 10-15 mins here and there.
He has Tarkowski as our captain, a player so out of form he shouldn't even be in the side. We lack a leader on the pitch, someone who is going to have a go when we start falling back.
When Barry missed that sitter nobody went over to him and showed him any support or encouragement.
Recently someone on here said they would never have a player like Roy Keane in our side.
Yet that is exactly the type of player we are lacking.
Think about it who is the most vocal player in our team right now? Probably Pickford, and he only shouts after making a save.
No lack of leadership on the pitch is killing us. Last night showed it we played really well for the first twenty minutes pressing high up the pitch. Scored a goal and then started dropping deeper and deeper. Not one player stepped up and drove the team on. They just all disappeared into their shells and fell back into their old routine.
And what was said at half time to change this, by the look of it nothing. Moyes has to find that leader in the team and it's not Tarkowski.
04 Nov 2025 12:09:47
Can't argue with any of that
The problem is. who is there? I don't like goalkeepers as captains so I wouldn't like Pickford being captain and no one else stands out as captain material except Tarks.
04 Nov 2025 13:30:48
Jack or Garner could do the job.
04 Nov 2025 13:38:59
GB neither are captain material mate, and agree wouldn’t want Pickford doing it.
04 Nov 2025 14:34:41
Dunno till we try thought Ndiaye at first.
04 Nov 2025 14:52:23
Barry?
04 Nov 2025 15:04:12
Pickford is a consistently good performer and motivator. He could be captain.
04 Nov 2025 15:49:52
I really can't think of one player who could step up and be a leader on the pitch. Pickford just shouts at people and does a lot of finger pointing. Ideally you would want it to be a midfield player, someone who can carry the team forward. Can't think of one at the moment though.
04 Nov 2025 16:16:33
Pickford! BMD is right. Kean?