West Ham United news as David Moyes remains in trouble of sack
David Moyes remains in trouble of being sacked as West Ham United manager alongside Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper, according to the Daily Mail.
The Hammers made a winning return to Premier League action after the international break with a gritty 1-0 win over Southampton on Sunday (2 April), climbing out of the relegation zone in the process.
Before the victory against the Saints, ExWHUEmployee shared (31 March) that the West Ham board “desperately wish” to keep Moyes in the job this season.
However, with the club sitting just one point above the drop zone with ten games of the season remaining, the Daily Mail (Tuesday, 4 April, page 66) has reported that the Scotsman still remains in trouble.
They wrote: “David Moyes sits on the LMA’s management committee and the West Ham boss is one of only two managers involved in the race against relegation not to have been sacked, the other being Nottingham Forest’s Steve Cooper.
“Clubs realise the riches of the Premier League are everything and have turned trigger-happy.
“Another figure said there will be little sympathy for managers but explained: ‘It’s extreme. Clubs only search for short-term solutions. That’s the way it is now.’
“Moyes and Cooper remain in trouble. Yet if the pair can steer their clubs to safety, it may be good for the game to show that you don’t need to sack to survive.”
Lacklustre
On a day when both Leicester City and Chelsea parted company with their managers, West Ham’s boss managed to relieve the pressure on his shoulders with a nervy 1-0 win.
Despite playing some truly turgid football at points of the clash at the London Stadium, Nayef Aguerd’s header was enough to edge out bottom-placed Southampton and pick up three huge points.
What will frustrate Hammers fans even more is the points that several other relegation rivals picked up at the weekend.
Bournemouth and Crystal Palace picked up wins, while Wolves, Nottingham Forest and Everton all picked up one point in the fight for survival.
These results put a dampener on the weekend performance of West Ham United and certainly keep the pressure on Moyes.
However, the question rages on as to who would take the job at the London Stadium at this late date.
Although not lacking quality personnel and funding from the board, the threat of a Premier League relegation will surely sway any potential replacements away from the club.