West Ham United manager update emerges as David Moyes set for stay amid club ‘turnaround’
David Moyes looks set to remain as West Ham United manager beyond the current campaign, according to journalist Dean Jones.
After a pretty disastrous Premier League campaign, plenty of reports emerged revealing that the former Manchester United manager could lose his job following some disappointing results.
However, things have taken a dramatic turn in West Ham’s season, securing their first European final since 1976, booking a Europa Conference League final date with Fiorentina on 7 June.
The Guardian revealed on 24 May that West Ham United were “increasingly likely” to keep Moyes as their manager heading into the end of the season and that seems to be backed up by former Eurosport journalist Jones.
Speaking to GiveMeSport [28 May], he said:
“I don’t get any impression at the moment that David Moyes is going to leave.
“There have been three or four moments this season when I’ve had indications that they were exploring other options and that he might only have three games left here and there.
“But, given the turnaround he’s managed, the feeling right now is that he’ll be remaining at West Ham, and this European run is enough for him to get the opportunity to lead them into next season.”
Things must change
It certainly seems as if the West Ham United board are leaning in favour of Moyes staying on at the helm in East London, with the club already identifying long-term solutions to his squad [The Guardian, 24 May].
Whether the board’s decision becomes the West Ham faithful’s desire too is another story entirely, but after a pretty disastrous Premier League campaign, things desperately need to change at the London Stadium.
And it’s important Moyes changes with it if he is to remain as club manager for next season.
That means he simply needs to adapt and revolutionise his tactical style if he is to drive and reinvigorate this West Ham United team again, and that will be made all the more difficult without his key stars in Declan Rice and Michail Antonio.
Those two have consistently proven Moyes’ saving grace on so many occasions over the past year or so, and it will be intriguing to see how he adapts without them should he remain as manager.
The recruitment at the London Stadium certainly needs to be top-notch if they are to establish themselves as European -place competitors in the Premier League again.
Should the Hammers famously triumph over Fiorentina on 7 June, plenty of Hammers well-wishers may well be swaying the same thinking as the club board.