Frank McAvennie shares Jose Mourinho to West Ham United verdict amid David Moyes sack talk
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Frank McAvennie “would like” Jose Mourinho as the new West Ham United manager if David Moyes was dismissed from his post at the London Stadium.
The Daily Mail reported on 27 January that the current Roma boss is eying a return to the Premier League, with West Ham earmarked as a potential destination if things don’t turn around under the Scot.
McAvennie is eager for Moyes to keep his job but admitted the former Chelsea boss would be a good option to pursue if a change of manager was required.
“Everything is about opinions and I wouldn’t want David Moyes to go. I wouldn’t want anyone to get sacked,” McAvennie exclusively told West Ham Zone.
“But me as a player I would play for him (Mourinho). You read books and certain players would do anything for him. If Mourinho has a problem he will tell you to your face, he won’t go behind a player’s back.
“I would play for Mourinho if something happened to David Moyes. If he did get sacked then I don’t have a problem with Mourinho taking the job. I think the fans would accept him. I don’t know how he’d get on with David Sullivan so that might be a problem.
“Moyes is still in a job and I want it to work, but would I like Mourinho, course I would.”
The draw against Newcastle United has certainly earned Moyes more time and was a further indication that he’s slowly turning things around.
West Ham face Tottenham and Chelsea in their next two fixtures as the Scot looks to steer his side away from the bottom three.