David Moyes and the word “recruitment” are not very far apart these days and for all the current success I still hold to the view that he needed a back-up striker.I’m not prepared to push this too far because the man has done absolutely nothing wrong and everything right so far but relying on one semi fit front man is, in anybody’s terms, one heck of a gamble.
Who he was supposed to buy and at what price though given that a mere £70 million was spent across the entire Premier League – an average of around £3 and a bit million per club – goodness only knows.
But what HE knows and has ADMITTED is that he has set himself some summer problems given how high he has set the bar on his buys and loan thus far.
The two Czech boys, Jarrod Bowen and Craig Dawson are as much proof as you need at how clever Moyes at his best can be when operating in the windows.
But it presents his own problems now and later and speaking to the Athletic he made it clear those high standards will be hard to top.
“But I’m going to have to keep looking because with the recruitment here, we need to keep getting more signings right.
“We’ve only really had a year of it now. There’ll be dips in it when it doesn’t go quite so well but I’m hoping that I can keep the levels up, and we’re not going to be a side that is always hovering around the bottom if I can help it.”
The message keeps being repeated and I guess it’s as well we all get it; David Moyes will not buy for buying’s sake – a striker would have been very handy and I continue to believe we could suffer for not getting one.
But I’m ready for him to prove me wrong by finding a solution to the issue although, looking at what we’ve got, I reckon it will take a Moyes miracle.
I just don’t see this …if he has the money promised in this window plus next years and anything from sales….I simply don’t see why he can’t find the right people ….he has 5 months to start working on it and make early bids …..he mentions overhauling the scouting (or lack thereof)…this can be done now ….
There are many teams in Europe already looking at the strikers they want to bid on as soon as the summer window opens. If he is not careful, Moyes is going to find that his top choices have been taken by clubs with deeper pockets. He may regret not having made a move in January.
Another option is to look at the less well known leagues around the world. You can find some gems there if you know where to look. But you need a large scouting team and a Director of Football doing that job on a full time basis. Scouting is very time-consuming.
Wolves, Fulham and Palace managed to bring in forwards on loan till the end of the season. Baffled as to why we didn’t do that for some extra cover.
Agree with Moyes on not signing those who aren’t the right players on permanent deals, but surely a loan is relatively risk free and not too costly. Overseas loans are unlimited so no problem there either.