Peter Lynch

Thu 6 April 2023 8:10, UK

BBC Match of the Day pundit Leon Osman has revealed how unpleasant it is to be on the receiving end of a tirade from West Ham boss David Moyes.

Osman played under Moyes during their time at fellow Premier League club Everton, with the former now retired and the latter now in charge of West Ham.

The manager was visibly frustrated as the Hammers were thrashed 5-1 by Newcastle in their Premier League clash on Wednesday (5 April).

Speaking on BBC’s Match of the Day on Wednesday night (5 April, 15m02s), Gabby Logan asked what it’s like to be in the dressing room with Moyes after such a poor performance.

After being told to “keep it clean” by fellow pundit Dion Dublin, Osman said: “It’s not a pleasant place to be on the end of a tirade after a performance like that.

“Defensively, I did think his team tried to give their all, I think they tried to make it difficult. But they were their own worst enemy.”

Horror show

West Ham were very dangerous in the final third at times against the Magpies, even scoring against a stern Newcastle defence as the clubs went into the break with the scoreline at 2-1 to the visitors.

But the hosts quickly capitulated in the second 45 minutes as Newcastle scored three times to crush the Hammers and send a real warning shot about their Premier League future.

The frustration for Moyes will, however, come from the idea that all five goals his team conceded were absolutely avoidable, with the hosts getting themselves into a real mess at the back time after time.

The manager will have perhaps been speaking gently with his players at half-time at the London Stadium after they ended the first half strongly, but his full-time words will have been extremely angry ones given how the match panned out.

The Hammers will know exactly how damaging that defeat could prove to be to their Premier League survival, especially if goal difference becomes a factor, with other clubs now perhaps sensing a real breakdown in East London.