The Everton Forum • Re: David Moyes
I get what you're saying but this probably only affects the fan base and not the squad which is his priority.I think the issue with it is that when we see him setting up so negatively and when we see players playing so negatively, and then he comes out with something so negative after a dry humping, that it seems more than ever that the issue is Moyes.
Not saying people aren’t happy when we win and pissed off when we lose, but there is a huge amount of negativity in the way Moyes conducts himself, and times like this just amplify it.
He could come out and criticise the players, be very angry at our performance and demand more which would make the fans happier, but also maybe not work on the players.
We've just had a remarkable win away to UTD and it's probably more productive to just be like 'meh was a tough ask to get anything from this game, but the next one we should be better in'.
Doesn't mean he's happy or even believes we shouldn't have been a lot better against Newcastle or that he felt we would probably not get anything from it, it just reframes a bad night to something that doesn't need much analysis and keeps the players confidence up ahead of the next match.
Press conferences mean absolutely nothing, managers pretty much never say what they really think, and I have no idea why people get annoyed by them. They aren't designed to be insightful for the viewer, they're just whatever the manager thinks will motivate the players or create the best damage limitation ahead of the next fixture. People treat them as gospel and then get angry or annoyed but they aren't a truthful insight in to the managers true feelings so it's all a bit pointless.
Statistics: Posted by AjaxAndy — Sun Nov 30, 2025 3:13 pm