West Ham United coach Stuart Pearce steps down from role
West Ham United have confirmed that first-team coach Stuart Pearce has left his role at the club to pursue new ventures from next season.
The 60-year-old, who was nicknamed “Psycho” during his playing days, initially joined the club in November of 2017 alongside manager David Moyes but he decided to leave the Irons along with the Scot at the conclusion of the 2017-18 season.
He then returned to assist Moyes for his second spell at the club in August of 2020 and has been a major part of the club’s success over the past two seasons.
The announcement came via the Hammers’ official Twitter account on Monday 23 May and it now leaves the manager searching for a new man to take Pearce’s place in the coaching staff.
Mark Noble was hinted at for a potential coaching role now he has retired from playing but no noise has arisen surrounding this potential move.
Crucial
The coaching staff are almost always among the most unrecognised people at a football club, especially when things go well but they actually do an awful lot more than many realise.
Moyes hasn’t got the time to hold every training session himself so he needs people around him that he can trust to deliver those all-important sessions for him while he takes care of other issues a the club that he has to deal with.
They are also there to be the players’ first port of call if they have any kind of issue because again, the boss hasn’t got all that time to deal with them every second of the day.
Pearce is obviously someone Moyes can put his full trust in having hired him during both of his spells at the London Stadium and his absence will be felt when pre-season begins in June ahead of the 2022-23 season.
In other West Ham news, a new contract is basically sorted for one Hammers player but another remains a “work in progress”.
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