Stuart Pearce has jumped to the defence of David Moyes after a poor start to the season which sees the Hammers in fifteenth place and two points off the Premier League relegation places.
Psycho resigned as defensive coach at the end of last season and is currently choosing to work as a pundit – chiefly it seems for talkSport.
He has been missed of course but as has been the case for some time with the former brilliant Forest and England defender, he is not slow in offering a view.
And this one will go down well with the pro-Noyes lobby who believe – like the board – that the manager must be given more time and that we are not seeing a West Ham squad which has fully evolved to life in the 22/23 season.
He has backed the boss in no uncertain terms in his latest comments on the radio station when he said: “Football is a situation where you can’t expect, wherever you are today, to be good enough for tomorrow. It goes past you very quickly.
“As we stand, analysing West Ham’s start, if you turn two defeats into victories, all of a sudden they are top 10, winning in Europe. And if they beat Blackburn, you’d think you have had a really solid start.
“You need to be patient. You don’t furnish the squad with the players David has bought without giving them time to settle into this country and get into a rhythm.
“One or two players just need to find a bit of form. Jarrod has not hit the ground running as he did last season.
“The team are evolving. Since Moyes walked through the door, he has lifted the expectation up, so don’t lose track of that. West Ham’s best form is yet to come.”
Moyes is expecting to lose Declan Rice with an England call-up, as well as Nayef Aguerd (Morocco), Lucas Paqueta (Brazil), Thilo Kehrer (Germany) and Alphonse Areola (France).
It does not look to me that Moyes has lost the plot yet or the team aren’t playing for him . What’s missing is that determination , never say die attitude . We need that energy and hard work no matter who we play . Come on lads ⚒