If, as expected, David Moyes leaves West Ham United at the end of the season, he’ll leave behind a club that are in better shape than then one he inherited.
To that end, the Scot will likely claim that his time at the East London outfit has been a success.
European football for three years in a row, which included landing the Europa Conference League, could certainly be said to be a high point.
West Ham at risk of losing three of David Moyes’ major stars
On the flip side, for the most part of his tenure the football on show at the London Stadium has been tepid at best.
When you’ve the likes of Mo Kudus, Lucas Paqueta, Edson Alvarez and Jarrod Bowen et al on show, that’s unacceptable, and it could be said to largely be the reason why the Hammers faithful have long appeared to want Moyes out.
His legacy at the club should really be how he took the East Londoners all the way to become Kings of Europe but it will be tarnished because of the safety-first football he insists on employing.
Football is an entertainment business and there’s been precious little of that at the London Stadium.
As a result, getting back into Europe next season is off the agenda and, for that reason, Football Insider sources claim that the trio of Kudus, Paqueta and Alvarez will request a transfer away from the club this summer.
Losing one would be bad enough but losing all three would really set the squad back and would put any new manager at a significant disadvantage.
One step forward and two steps back has always been the West Ham way of working but Moyes finally looked to have changed that. To make the East Londoners genuine challengers.
Perhaps his decision to stay on this season rather than bowing out at the top after that epic win over Fiorentina is one step too far and will bring the house of cards crashing down once more.
What terrible journalism we know there’s a chance that paqueta could leave due to his £85m release clause. But he has said that he’s happy a west ham. Kudos and Alvarez have stated that they are happy at west ham also and are staying when asked about next season. I suggest that you do some in depth research before posting such rubbish.
Do you not think there’s a chance they will leave then? No European football and they could get UCL or UEL elsewhere? Why would they stay?
Because they are all tied to long contracts and I think only Paqueta has a release clause.
We won’t let them go for anything less than a ridiculous amount (in which case we would spend to rebuild), but I think any incoming manager will also bring a new playing style and ethos.
Only Lucas may be gone next season (or we have gotten above market value for the others).
I can’t bear the tripe this site comes out with.
What’s you legacy your as bad as the owners. Club hung him out to dry by not giving him contract end of last season and then lot you lot destroy him every time anything goes array you say it’s him. Owners left him with too small a squad and that’s the issue. You create this negativity and owners!
Lack of depth, rotation, youth and the need for a complete squad rebuild IS ON MOYES. It’s his team that he’s had 4 years to build, but he didn’t. He delivered one trophy whilst his team has been on a downward arc since the summer of 2021 (finishing 6th). Truth be told, the rot started before then with us being in CL contention before Xmas 2020.