It's quite weird the way the David Moyes issue has become some kind of culture war. Social media encourages binary positions but whatever your view, the achievements of Moyes are fact rather than conjecture: two relegation battles survived, sixth place; seventh place and a Europa League semi-final; winning the Europa Conference League. He's a decent man who has put everything into the job and deserves some respect for that.
Personally I don't mind counter-attacking football when it works, though it all depends on sound defence and swift counter-attacking as at Brighton and Arsenal away. When it doesn't work it can be really poor, as at Forest. But when Paqueta, Bowen and Kudus have been on form this season there has certainly been entertainment, as there was when Lingard and co were winning away at Villa and Wolves back in lockdown.
Yes, if we played as we did against Arsenal at home every week, then Moyes would have to go. But he's experienced and has a history of success in his must-win matches. And those who want Moyes out should ask themselves if they would exchange the current regime for more attacking football with a series of relegation struggles. And if Graham Potter came in how long would it be before the "Potter Out" campaign began if things went badly and we lost three in a row?
I'd rather judge Moyes on the evidence at the end of the season. Both pro and anti Moyes fans are all on the same side and we should be fighting the real enemy - the Judean People's Front, obviously, and also Spurs, Arsenal and Chelsea and Brentford on Monday.
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Respect.is for THE PAST, Yes, Thanks! But we are now discussing the Present, Moyes has lost the changing room, and many loyal supports, time for him to LEAVE, either resign or be SACKED, this is his choice in the next few days & The Board. Whichever MOYES MUST LEAVE, it's now THE PRESENT AND WE MOVE FORWARD with a NEW MANAGER.
It’s not about “ three in a row” or anything like that. It’s about how we have ended up playing negative football regardless of which team we are playing. It’s about setting up not to lose. It’s about too much respect for top six sides. It’s about having the smallest, oldest squad in the Premiership, despite all the money that’s been spent. It’s about a series of really bad transfer deals that have cost the club a fortune. It’s about our young players never getting a chance. It’s about good players being played out of position week after week because we have an unbalanced squad and failed to invest in a decent striker when we ad the chance.
It’s sbout Ings and Conet being brought onto save the day.
I could go on. Do you want more?
Moyes is a good manager he deserves respect, we have played very well under him due to the injuries, we are struggling. Missed out on a couple of strikers but we will come through this sticky patch.and wonder what all the fuss was about
Just because a manager doesn't have his contract renewed or is relieved of his job a few months before his contract ends does not mean he has been shown disrespect . Everyone at West Ham knows Moyes has done well (Moyes doesn't stop telling us this ) ..A team does not need to have a front line quality of Bowen Kudus and Paqueta to play good football..The suggestion here is we can only have good football if we have world class forwards ..Ask Wolves ,Fulham,Bournmouth, Brentford , Brighton they all play good football without amazing forwards..And no it doesn't have to be low block dire football or relegation
No he’s not a good manager treats his players like trash , certainly does not respect which is a big thing you’re just papering over the cracks you just want to see what you want to see .I do respect what he has done but I don’t need his arrogance and his ego.
A season ticket holder.
Good shout mate
Just to re-iterate, if we played as we did against Arsenal every week, then Moyes would have to go. He's made us safe this season, why not say goodbye at the end of this season...he's earned that
Prior to Moyes' return to West Ham in 2019, the club had finished above their present ninth position twice in 20 years. They are also through to the last-16 of the Europa League, having qualified for European football in three successive seasons for the first time in the club's history.
Well, a lot of passion on both sides of this debate. Even if you think Moyes' time is up he has undeniably got results. And for all the bad deals like Cornet, Ings and Vlasic there have been the successes of Bowen, Paqueta, Kudus, Coufal, Dawson, Lingard, etc. Will Moyes' football evolve with better results and is the dressing room behind him? We will find out between now and the end of the season. Pellegrini, Bilic, Grant and Zola played good football at times all without much success. Any replacement has to be an upgrade.
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