BBC pundit Chris Sutton has urged the West Ham United board to stick with manager David Moyes despite growing uncertainty over his job.
Having now fallen to defeat in their past three Premier League outings, it’s safe to say this winter World Cup break couldn’t have come at a more welcome time for the Hammers.
Indeed, a demoralising 2-0 home loss against Leicester City at the weekend just about summed up the club’s form of late, and it has consequently led to big question marks over Moyes’ future.
However, while speaking on BBC Radio 5’s 606, Sutton claimed that the manager had ‘proven’ himself enough to deserve more time to turn things around at West Ham.
He explained: “It’s such a short-term approach a lot of football fans want to take. What a job he’s done over a considerable period of time now at West Ham, and this is just a blip.
“So any little blip, we’re just gonna start saying sack managers, let’s get a new manager in who will want a big overhaul of the squad and that will cost the club millions.
“Stick with David Moyes. He is the right man for the West Ham job, he’s proven that.”
TIF Thoughts on David Moyes and West Ham…
It’s not hard to look at the club’s recent form and wonder if perhaps it is time for a change. After all, West Ham could well find themselves caught up in a relegation fight if they don’t quickly improve their form in the new year.
To be fair to Moyes, though, he has led the club to finishes of seventh and sixth in the league over the past two seasons – bringing European football back to the club.
Still, he was backed in the summer by the board, who spent well over £100m on new signings. So seeing as he has failed to improve the side despite that heavy investment, it seems fair to at least question the manager.
That said, he has probably proven himself enough in recent years to at least be afforded a little more time to steady the ship. With a number of weeks on the training ground to tamper with his tactics, he may be able to turn things around after the World Cup.
If not, he could soon be out of work.
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