West Ham manager David Moyes has given his first-team squad time off over the winter break following the postponed game in Manchester yesterday.
Moyes previously confirmed to reporters “We’re not going to Dubai or Miami. That might be actually what we need. But we’re not doing that. We’ve a few things we might do more locally rather than too far afield”
Asked why the West Ham squad would not be travelling abroad the manager added: “Totally my decision. I would like to give them time off. If you’re calling it a winter break you should give them time off. That doesn’t mean to say all of it. Half off and half doing some training. We’ve got a 15-day period, a bit longer than everyone else. But I’m trying to look at something else, somewhere to do a bit of training but nothing too far away.”
Premier League forbid clubs scheduling competitive games during the new winter break as it is designed to be a period for the players to rest.
West Ham are yet to confirm their plans but a West Ham insider confirmed that the players have been given five days off starting today and are due to report back for training next Saturday.
A nice little reward for all the hard work they have put in all season. Well done Dave, just what they needed.
Remind me again why we are a laughing stock?
They should be sent to a Siberian Salt Mine !
Some of the players definitely need a rest. Rice, Noble, Snodgrass, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Haller etc have all played a lot of football and could do with recharging.
I would not let: Yarmalenko, Wilshere, Frederick’s, Antonio etc etc all the crocks who are on holiday every week anyway leave for a few days. Keep them in there with physios.
The best use of the Winter break will be to get the team to perform better when they come back – for many (e.g. Rice who hasn’t missed a minute of PL action) having some rest will allow them to recharge their batteries