Saddened! wrote:
I think Moyes will stay until the United situation is sorted. He's got to be considered by them you would think? He has done a wonderful job at Everton, building a side that is always two or three real quality players away from being a Champions League side, all with pretty much no investment. [Asks a Liverpool fan what the words are, oh yeah 'net spend']
By two or three real quality players, do you mean players like Messi, Xavi and Iniesta? If so, I'd slightly agree.
Still, I'm surprised so many think Moyes will get the United job; why is this? Me personally, Moyes is sort of stuck. He has the choice of:
a) Staying in the same, pressure free environment. Little is expected of him and little is expected of the club, so leaving makes little sense when his reputation is still sky high yet he has it so easy.
Or
b) He goes to a club where he'll be given cash, little time to 'build' and things like European qualification and domestic cup pushes are expected. He has money to spend, but he's also renowned to be extremely picky in the market. Will more cash being available mean he'll go out and spend more recklessly? Can he handle the expectations of a club with ambitions higher than 8th? Can he turn a mid-table side into a top side, or is he only capable of turning the average into decent?
He's a good manager but there's a lot to be asked of him. I don't think moving to Villa would be a good move, sure, money's there to spend, but if he wants to move on, he has to 'step up' and ask more of his abilities. Villa would be a poor choice, IMO.