Wearside Wanderer II
Striker
I know Pickford hates him anarl
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He looks rusty as hell, to be expected considering his lack of football over the last few years. He'll come good I reckon.
He was mainly an attacking threat for the opposition tbf.We miss him as an attacking threat. Thanks Dave, you prick.
Makes me respect him more. Defoe can leave the club if he wants to he deserves better than thisneither does Defoe (unless it's changed since January). I was amazed that he opted to stay.
I also know the backroom staff have been pushing for Khazri to be involved more and Moyes has ignored them and left Khazri to rot on the bench.
Is it? How told you that like?It's pretty widely known that PVA wasn't very liked in the dressing room, isn't it?
Moyes turned training at United’s vast complex in Carrington into a joyless, turgid affair for some of the club’s disgruntled players. His focus, drive and hard work were unquestionable but his energies appeared to be misdirected.
Much has already been written about his decision to completely change the backroom staff – something he was urged not to do by friends and advisers including Sir Alex Ferguson – and although he argued he offered Rene Meulensteen a job it did appear to be in a diminished role.
But disaffection also stemmed from the training itself: the long sessions, relentless drills and unremitting focus on fitness work. There was a feeling that Moyes worried too much about stopping the opposition rather than setting up his own team and would talk about them more than his own selection: a legacy, perhaps, of his Everton days.
Although the club are concerned that player power might be perceived to be a factor in Moyes’s sacking, and are adamant that the squad were not consulted about the decision, there is a recognition that there was something not quite right. Some players did express their frustration – Rio Ferdinand and Van Persie in Athens, and also Ryan Giggs.
It is understood that the mood at Carrington lifted immediately following Moyes’s departure from the club last Tuesday. It was like the release of a valve, which can be an inevitable consequence of any sacking. “There is a different air around the place,” one source said.
Another sign of the unhappiness were the number of leaks around the club, with stories filtering through to the media on team selection, player discontent and rows behind the scenes. The story last Sunday claiming that Welbeck was considering his future did not go unnoticed by the club’s hierarchy. It had to stop.
The appointment of Giggs, albeit temporarily, was always going to provide an uplift, but the extent of it has also taken club executives by surprise. Senior figures took particular notice of the fact that a picture of Giggs taking over from Moyes gained the most ‘likes’ they had ever had on the club’s Instagram feed.
Last week training was said to be “fantastic” and much more positive. As Giggs said, there would be a more cavalier approach on and off the field.
It's pretty widely known that PVA wasn't very liked in the dressing room, isn't it?
His non-performance against Stoke was a disgrace. Could tell then he didn't want to be here
i see its all coming out now...
Strange how I've never heard an up and coming youngster come out with stuff like that.http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/04/0...explains-how-he-forced-through-crystal-palac/
"I did not enjoy David Moyes’ training sessions," the Dutchman revealed. "Eventually I lost my love for the game, and went into the dressing-room feeling annoyed every