West Ham had a fruitful start to the season but as the campaign ran its course, the Hammers began to settle around their normal mid-table position.
Despite making some good signings in the transfer window West Ham have failed to push on and climb the table, which has led many of their fans to think that manager Sam Allardyce may have taken the club as far as he can.
Allardyce’s contract comes to an end at the end of the month and yet West Ham’s owners have refused to renew or even discuss his contract, which some have taken as a sign that there’ll be a new boss at Upton Park next season. Even Allardyce has admitted that his future is far from certain.
A few interesting names have been associated with the role. ranging from the ridiculous in Jurgen Klopp, to the more reasonable in David Moyes. Klopp is of course a strange name to include on a list of potential managers, as the German is considered one of Europe’s best and is more likely to take a job at a club already competing in the top four. But Moyes, on the other hand, could just be the perfect fit.
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Moyes had 11 happy years at Everton before spending a disastrous 10-months at Manchester United, following the retirement of the Premier Leagues most decorated manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Though Ferguson was a difficult, if not impossible, act to follow and even Chelsea’s Jose Mourinho has admitted that he will never be as successful as the Scot.
The 52-year-old has proven that he is most productive at a small but ambitious club like Everton, and West Ham could benefit greatly from his domestic and European experience. The Hammers next aim needs to be Europa League qualification and at times earlier this season they were on course to make this a reality, but the typical campaign killers of injuries and loss of form have made West Ham likely to end once again around the halfway mark.
West Ham have one more season at their current ground in Upton Park before a major move to the Olympic Park in Stratford, so now would be the perfect time to increase interest and expectations.
If Moyes found the right players and formula to get the Hammers competing convincingly for the Europa League, then West Ham could experience a revival by attracting the talent needed to climb the table for years to come.
The only problem is that Moyes is currently in sunny Spain managing Real Sociedad. All contracts can of course be broken, but Moyes has only completed six months of an 18-month deal. You would expect that Moyes would like to return to the Premier League eventually but if he is enjoying the challenge of a different league, then West Ham may not seem that tempting.
Plus the English media have been pretty harsh about his failed tenure at Manchester United and that wound may still be too fresh for him to return just yet.
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But if he is ready then he could do a lot worse for his CV then take on West Ham, who are poised for a lot of success if they have the right man at the helm.
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