Moyes’ transfer policy again comes under question
Manager David Moyes‘ transfer policy again comes under question with the departure of midfielder Conor Coventry
Moyes’ transfer policy again comes under question
The player has now moved to Charlton having played just one competitive first team game for West Ham since agreeing a professional contract in 2018 – a bizarre stat.
This is a player who became the Republic of Ireland’s all-time record holder for the most appearances at Under 21 level with 28 caps. That’s not to suggest he would have become a regular at West Ham had he be given the chance but that he was given no opportunities seems very odd indeed.
And as he left the club even his former skipper Declan Rice declared: “What a player, deserve all the things coming your way brother. Go smash it.”
When one bears in mind that David Moyes decided to spend £12 million on Flynn Downes giving him 35 appearances before deciding he would let him leave finally using him as part of the James Ward-Prowse deal really does seem more than a little unfair on one of our own.
Ok, Conor isn’t good enough – we will never know now – but surely he should have been given more chances under the manager.
From what we saw of him he certainly had creative flair and on various occasions produced killer passes through opposition defences in pre-season games. Moyes spoke extremely well of him on occasions but at the end of the day allowed him to leave.
I think most of us would have liked him to have been given the chances Flynn Downes who cost a good few bob before being allowed to leave.
I think the ‘ not good enough – we will never know now’ reference is very telling and indicative of Moyes approach. He either blows hot with a player, picking them even out of form, or blows cold and never gives them a chance. Too many have been called not good enough when it should have been never given a chance.
As said in the article- not good enough. We were all willing him to be I’m sure, but that’s the reality. The ‘killer passes’ bit is pretty laughable though. He is all sideways and backwards like Flynn Downes.
You obviously didn’t see the same preseason games as me D J