Moysie admits Hammers lack quality

David Moyes has made it crystal clear the Hammers squad is lacking quality and he needs to sort it during the January transfer window.

Speaking immediately after the deeply disappointing draw at Bournemouth he said: “I’ve given players opportunities.

“I’m in a hurry and I have to be in a hurry and because of that I cannot wait three or four months to see how you do.”

Speaking to the official site he said: “Ideally, I’d have had six or seven pre-season games to understand what they’re like and what they do, but I’ve not.

“I’ve got to say every player has shown great desire and is committed in training, but I think we’re short in some areas and overloaded in others. For example, we’ve got lots of forwards, but we’re really short of midfield players.

“I’m pleased with our spirit and I think there’s a bigger hunger and desire to do it, but we’re lacking quality. We’ve got to stop conceding goals as easily as we are at the moment.

“We’ve got quite a few who are comfortable playing on the left, but not so many who can play on the right, so we’ve got a little bit of an imbalanced squad which we’ve got to straighten out in January if we can.”

“I’m pleased with our spirit and I think there’s a bigger hunger and desire to do it, but we’re lacking quality. We’ve got to stop conceding goals as easily as we are at the moment.