David Moyes has pinpointed two things he noticed before and after his return to West Ham before leading them into their current exciting Premier League position.
He doesn’t name him but under Pellegrini, there was what Moyes describes as “an absence of on fieldwork ethic” and added: “That was a big thing that was missing
He declared: “It doesn’t just come. It comes from winning and togetherness and I try to get that but it’s not easy.”
According to an exclusive article in the Mail, he had come extremely close to moving back to Everton and had been in Monaco talks with the owners before Carlo Ancelotti decided he wanted to job.
Everton’s loss was to become West Ham’s gain when chief shareholder David Sullivan came knocking after letting him go following him saving the club from relegation.
But Moyes said: ‘The big thing I admired about the owner was that he was big enough to turn up. ‘Not say that he got things wrong — but big enough to come back and say, “You did do a good job. We tried something else but it didn’t work”. So I really thought a lot of them for coming back.’
The biggest thing West Ham needed was hungry players who want to play. People with energy.’
Declan Rice, a huge part of the engine Moyes has built, reminds him of what Phil Neville brought when he arrived from Old Trafford in 2005.
He said: ‘In the future, if he keeps on how he is going, Declan will be captain of England,’ he observes. ‘He certainly has qualities.’
ClaretandHugh says: This is a fascinating article and deserves to be read in full by Irons fans. Moyes pinpoints some errors and that he is ready to reveal them publicly demonstrates he is getting a real grip on the club and ready to get deeper into his own football philosophy. Looking back on what happened how can one disagree that turning to the multi-million spending under Pellegrini after years of financial caution was a big step too far. That he is not frightened to say so publicly speaks volumes about where he is with West Ham right now – an untouchable who will be allowed to do things his way. This is worth reading in full: Go to https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9202923/David-Moyes-desire-West-Ham-level-step-step.html
Also tells you that a manager is only as good as his players. Easy for a manager like pellegrini to manage a man city team full of world class players but give him a team struggling against relegation that needs motivation, hard work and discipline just to survive and it’s a big no no. That’s when you need a David Moyes, the type of manager who can get the best out of a group of individuals and turn them into a team.
Everton got surprised today by Newcastle, didn’t see that happening, if we can keep our momentum there is every chance we may finish above them. We are punching above our weight right now, looking forward to the test against an in form Liverpool COYI!!!
I have to say Moysey is walking the walk. Sully should let Moyes create a 10 year plan based on solid foundations and bring the youngsters through. That is the West Ham way Mr Allardyce.!