Harry Redknapp loves what ‘top drawer’ David Moyes has done at West Ham
David Moyes has been in charge of West Ham for just over two years now and in that time he has done wonders with what he’s had to work with.
He has managed to take the Hammers from relegation fighters to battling for Champions League places and succeeding in the Europa League.
It’s a remarkable achievement and one that former Irons boss Harry Redknapp can’t praise him enough for.
“David has been absolutely top drawer in surrounding himself with the right people and he just knows the game inside out,” Redknapp wrote in his column in The Sun.
“If there’s one signing to prove that, it’s Craig Dawson. Are you telling me a foreign manager would have brought in someone who couldn’t get in Watford’s side?
“David knew what he could do for him and his recruitment has been fantastic. Jarrod Bowen went from Hull to in the running for England, then there are the two Czech lads, Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal.
“And while everyone expects some big names coming in for Declan Rice this summer, it’s far from impossible that they could keep hold of him. That would be massive.”
Quiet genius
The signings of Coufal and Dawson in particular have never grabbed the headlines outside of the London Stadium but they have been as good as anyone at the job they’ve been asked of.
Redknapp is absolutely right when he says that no other manager would have taken such a punt on Dawson when Watford were in the mire but his qualities were there for all to see.
Even when he was at West Brom you could tell he was an excellent defender in his own right but because his name isn’t all that flamboyant, nobody batted an eyelid.
That’s why his success with the Hammers has been such a breath of fresh air and there is almost certainly other players like that who could be real stars in the Premier League if they get the chance.
The longer Moyes stays at the club, the better off it will be when he eventually leaves.
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