It’s a very important summer for West Ham United given that their Europa Conference League final win has placed them automatically into next season’s Europa League.
That will make it three European campaigns on the bounce for David Moyes’ side which is not something to be sniffed at for the east Londoners.
The likelihood of them having to negotiate games in far flung corners of the continent without their talisman and captain, Declan Rice, appears to be a foregone conclusion, though they soon may have to make do with losing another giant of the team, albeit this player is a physical rather than metaphorical one.
Gianluca Scamacca was signed for £35.5m according to Sky Sports but flattered to deceive throughout the 2022/23 season, much of which he missed through injury.
As WhoScored note, he only managed a paltry three goals for the east Londoners, so it’s a fair bet that they would be looking to move him on in any event.
Fortunately for all concerned, Calciomercato report that the player has prioritised a move to Serie A giants, Roma, a team that he apparently went to watch in the Europa League whilst the Hammers were playing their ECL semi-final.
It’s not clear how much he’ll cost the Italians, though getting his wages off of the books gives the club a chance to invest in other, more suitable, exponents.
I need you to get some information about West Ham United please
He never had a chance inder David Moyes
Another season of Boring defensive football under
Moyes,the only one who should leave is Moyes he
is killing the club i have,supported since i
was a14yr old now in my late 80s.
Yeah – how dare he go and win a major European trophy, whilst also having the highest win percentage of the club’s managers in the Premier League era. And just look at all those fans who were filling the streets of East London a few weeks ago – most people thought they were celebrating… but clearly it was a protest against Moyes.
Loads of unrest at the club apparently. Which came to light long before the highlight of the European win, and the terrible league season that the fans had to endure.
A lot of them thought that it was the last hurrah for Moyes and he was going to resign win or lose the final. But it seems that he’s gone back on that thought, and will shred all the world-class players he has in the squad, and get the championship and lower-division players who will carry out his dire predictable tactics. Looking back over the last calendar year West Ham has struggled, as other managers have worked out Moyles’s predictable tactics.
On Scamacca, can’t understand why Moyes bought him as he doesn’t suit their style of play. Not the first time that David lost money on supposed great players. Haller, Vlasic, etc David can’t seem to be able to coach the so-called world-class player.
I feel sorry for the young Italian, and he never got the chance that he rightly deserved. Should of at least tried him in a system that suited his style of play. As I think he would be a handful for any defence.
David didn’t even know what part of midfield Lucas Paqueta played. Found out after watching the World Cup, yep our Dave is a bit of a Doughnut.
Winning this European Competition will trigger yet another relegation-threat season.
What I don’t understand is, why they are letting Moyles spend more money this season. As he has only got a season on his contract, he will buy championship players that might just keep you in the league not kick you on to bigger and better things.
David Moyes is worst than Sam Allardyce!
He vaste a lot of money with wrong transfers: Vlasic, Haller, Zouma, Scamacca and so on!
He’s football remind me the 80’-90’ style!
Always we play with 5 defenders, one worst than others and always we attacking on sides and never into centre!! We need give ride at least 10-13 players, the old ones and improving the squad with young and talented players! Marcos Silva from Fulham is the best replacement for Moyes!
COYI
Listening to some of the Hammers supporters constantly moaning, you’d think West Ham had won the League three years running then had sacked the manager and brought in Moyes to guide us to 14th (Oh and of course a European Cup Win). Whilst his play and tactics may not be quite the same as some previous managers, and the West Ham way of old might not be how we play now, you can not deny that Moyes saved us from relegation TWICE, had our biggest ever points total, we finished 6th, then 7th in probably the toughest League in the world, before this year’s disappointing league result. Yes our choice of strikers seem to be strange but I don’t necessarily think it’s all down to DM (when you have an owner like Sullivan).
I think we need to support the Team & the manager and remember all those years of exciting football that mostly meant a relegation fight.
Agree with scamacca and Haller comment,both are used to playing with strike partner,look what Haller did when he left,broke goalscoring records.
Agree,it’s Moyes who should go.
Same tired football next season and a bottom half finish.
It’s always funny that players say that they want to leave because they didn’t get playing time, but it sort of helps if you ain’t injured for most of the season!!! Scammacca could be fantastic for us, but he’s been done by injury and illness virtually all season.
How the fuk is he killing your club uv actually won something under him been along time since u last won summat gosh we won 2 european cups n other cups n wer the massive forest you wanna be happy hes won you summat not negative fickle fans piss poor like ur team you reds