David Moyes worried about West Ham striker Michail Antonio workload
David Moyes is reportedly worried about the workload of Michail Antonio at West Ham this season.
According to The Athletic, the 31-year-old is set to be called up by Jamaica in March to play three games on international duty,
This could see him miss a game or two due to the fatigue of travelling or the unavailability due to a clash in fixtures.
Bad planning
The root of this mess is clearly the way transfers have worked at West Ham over the last few years.
The board have not backed the manager enough in the market and eventually, he is the man who bears the brunt for the lack of results.
Since Moyes joined the club for the second time, the club have not signed a new striker.
The need for one became obvious after Sebastien Haller left as Antonio was the only number nine they had.
Add to that, he’s 31 and injury prone, but it has been over a year and Moyes is still waiting for another striker to join.
Hopefully, Antonio manages to stay fit from now until the end of the season as Moyes will be expected to turn to players like Jarrod Bowen and Andriy Yarmolenko and ask them to play out of position.
In other West Ham news, the club want to sign a ‘Brilliant’ Chelsea player who will tick a major box for David Moyes
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