After West Ham had defended incredibly well for the first 45 minutes against Man City on Wednesday night, they were their own worst enemy in the second, and one player in particular incurred David Moyes’ wrath for what he did in the lead up to Erling Haaland’s record-breaking goal.
Though he wasn’t named in the Scot’s post-match interview, Danny Ings was culpable for playing a lazy pass and giving the ball away to the opposition, and Moyes didn’t keep his thoughts to himself.
In the space of a couple of passes, Haaland was in on goal and made no mistake to bag his 35th of an incredible Premier League campaign (and his 51st overall).
"In the main, we defended very well." ?
David Moyes is taking positives despite a 3-0 defeat at Man City ? pic.twitter.com/x1I93W1lrI
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Moyes needs to take a very,very, very long HARD look at himself before critisicising Ings.
His rotation of squad players lack of faith in young players coming through the academy and in ability to adapt to the modern game is nothing short of scandalous . I’ve supported the Hammers since 1966 and I cannot recall a more inept manager in all these years.
Why buy Ings and recognise that he needs support and then not provide it?