David Moyes sacked by West Ham for demanding 50percent wage increase
West Ham have been told that David Moyes has earned the right to lead the club into next season despite the battle against relegation this time around.
The Hammers missed the chance to virtually secure survival when they were beaten 4-3 at London rivals Crystal Palace on Saturday, with Moyes’ men currently four points clear of the drop with five games remaining.
The Scot has been under pressure for the majority of the campaign even though he has guided the club to the Europa Conference League semi-finals, where they face AZ Alkmaar over two legs later this month.
The 60-year-old has just over a year remaining on his current contract, but with high-profile names like Brendan Rodgers and Graham Potter currently out of work there has been talk of West Ham changing managers again.
However, former Aston Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor thinks Moyes has done enough to start the new campaign at the helm.
He told Football Insider: “It’s going to be a difficult decision.
“West Ham have sacked Moyes before, and gone for a different manager in Pellegrini – and it didn’t work.
“They’ve ended up going back to someone like Moyes.
“Their recent form has been good, they’ve got a chance of winning a European trophy – I would keep Moyes.
“But, I’d be talking to another option behind the scenes. If West Ham get to October and they’re not in the top ten – then you make the change.
“I think Moyes deserves the chance to start next season.”
The Hammers are back in action on Wednesday night when they face the daunting trip to Manchester City in the Premier League last season
West Ham are lucky to have David Moyes after what he has achieved at the club, according to Simon Jordan.
Writing on the Daily Mail website on Wednesday (11 October), the pundit said the Hammers manager should be “cherished and celebrated”.
He added that the Scotsman is beginning to earn the right to be in the conversation for one of the “marquee sides” again, but urged him to continue with the Irons because it’s a “great job”.
Moyes looks re-energised this season too, he’s a better version of the manager we saw take over at Old Trafford in 2013 and would certainly be better equipped to manage Manchester United than he was ten years ago,” said Jordan.
He suffered the consequences but now Moyes is back to being the man that was good enough to be United’s chosen one. He has been through massive adversity, overcome significant pitfalls and has the battle scars from a very difficult period of his career when he made bad choices at Real Sociedad and bad observations and outcomes at Sunderland.
“He’s still only 60 but seems to have been around forever. This is someone who should be cherished and celebrated and my word West Ham are lucky to have him. “
Good for each other
It’s been well and truly proven over the past few years that West Ham and Moyes are good for each other after the steps forward the club have taken under him.
He joined the Hammers when they were in a relegation battle and, after keeping them up, he has delivered European football in three consecutive seasons.
The Scot also guided the Irons to the Europa Conference League final victory over Fiorentina last season to cement himself as one of the most successful managers in the club’s history.
After another strong start to this campaign, Jordan is right that the club are lucky to have him, but he probably wouldn’t be interested in other jobs after his previous experiences in management.
Hopefully, Moyes can now look to continue taking us forward and deliver some more incredible moments like he already has during his time at the London Stadium.
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