12 Nov 2025 20:01:50
We all agree another striker is needed and Beto needs to be allowed to leave. I appreciate his hard work while he's been here, been a top professional but he's not good enough long term.
We all agree a natural right back is needed as Coleman is 200 years old, O'Brien is a centre back and Patterson is garbage. Garner is very good there but some games we may need more pace there.
But seemingly most people are fine with our left back, I have to ask, why? He doesn't cross the halfway line, when he does, his end product is terrible, he never wants the ball, he can't defend and athletically he's so poor. Statistically he's actually worse than Cuco Martina was for us, yes, RIGHT BACK at LEFT BACK CUCO MARTINA was statistically better for us than Mykolenko.
12 Nov 2025 20:43:57
Can't argue with any of that mate think we definitely need a rb fought aznou would of been playing by now he in my opinion should be taking mickys role and a center forward is a must like aswell.
12 Nov 2025 23:59:56
Been wanting him replaced for years Swan. 2 good games against Salah and Saka has warped some fans takes on him.
13 Nov 2025 11:25:16
Please don't exaggerate Swan, Coleman is still a young man, by my standards anyway! Can't understand the strategy of recruiting young players like Aznou and Dibling and not giving them a chance. It seems that the management recruiting team and Moyes are on a different wavelength. We obviously need a center-forward and a right-back but have needed those positions filling for years.
What happens to Aznou if we recruit a new left-back?
So we recruited Alcarez, Aznou, Dibling, Rohl and they have not featured much. If Moyes does not give them playing time before the African Tournament he will be saying that they are not ready.
13 Nov 2025 13:11:03
Completely agree on all points Swan. I thought the summer window was generally very good, but kept waiting each day for when we'd move for a right back, and spent all deadline day waiting for it, only for us to only get Rohl and seemingly make little effort elsewhere. For there to be such an enormously glaring hole in the squad go unaddressed for an entire window, then for that enormously glaring hole to prove to be, shockingly, an enormously glaring weakness, is criminal. Genuinely think there needs to be accountability for that sort of thing.
In terms of Mykolenko, sticking on the theme of accountability; allowing Benitez to sell Digne, replace him with Myko for the same money, then sacking Benitez a couple of weeks later, is also criminal - and it's not like we even made a profit in the deal. We just swapped a left back who would still be a strong first team player for someone whose greatest strength is that you forget he's on the pitch. 3 assists in over 100 games from left back is absolutely shocking, and i don't think any of them have been from crosses. I think he might genuinely have never made a successful cross for us.
Also, absolutely classic Moyes to sign something like Aznou then not even give him a second. How bad can he think he is for that to be the case? And if he feels he's too defensively frail, throw him on at left wing. Just give the poor lad at least 2 mins so we can see if he is as bad as Moyes clearly thinks.