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Look how much was wasted by getting Pellegrini, both in players he brought in - Anderson, Haller, Wilshere, Roberto (who probably nearly got us relegated single-handedly) - and in compensation.
I think a lot of people assumed he'd get a permanent contract if we stayed up but I have read that a deal had been done with Pellegrini before we signed Moyes, another mess created by our incompetent owners. After that I was honestly surprised that Moyes even considered coming back here!
Pellegrini also signed Fabianski, Diop, Balbuena, Yarmolenko and Fornals so not all the money was wasted.
If he is indeed sold in January as has been mooted on here, it's highly unlikely we'll recoup what we paid for him.
Aslef, point of order noted.
Yarmolenko transfer stated as 20m Euros on Transfermarkt, so not much of a return so far.
In two and a half seasons he's only been available for 41 Premier League games and started just 15. Despite not playing much he has scored some pretty crucial goals, usually coming on a substitute to get a draw or a win.
The thing about him and service/system is that it should have been glaringly obvious from basic scouting that he needs to play a certain way. There are players who you can say have the attributes that should allow them to fit into different styles, but he's so slow he was never going to be an effective presser or someone who gets in behind a defence. Buying him should've always been - he'll work if we play like the system he's been excelling in, otherwise, there's no point going for him.
Jorderz, I think we still need more time but I'm not keen for him to go. He should get this season and probably next. I'm aware that we could be getting carried away - we were doing well last season until injuries hit us. Moyes has been lucky with injuries so far, especially considering his lack of subs. I like what I'm seeing right now and if he continues having this team that's both solid but able to attack with consistent pressure, then I want to see where he takes us. Until the post-lockdown games, I found it very difficult to see what he was bringing but that's changed now.
For what it's worth, I don't think we really need to change much to suit him more. It's just about getting players closer to him, rather than changing the system. We do need another plan for when Antonio's not available, until we get another striker.
So I think we need a back up "system", not necessarily a new striker, for when he's missing
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Benrhama looks to have found the problem we all predicted in that we are all excited about him and realise he has ability but we don't really have a space unless someone gets injured. We needed an attacker not a winger.
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12148688/the-insider-david-moyes-offered-new-west-ham-contract
From the start I said I didn’t want Moyes, but credit where credit is due.
He and his coaches have so far done a great job, perhaps even over achieving.
He certainly ain’t flash or OTT but he quietly is doing what we all hoped for.
I’m glad to be proved wrong, and at the moment IMO he certainly deserves a new contract.
Just hope our dwindling owners see fit to do this. 👌
Firstly, because he won’t be going anywhere between now and then so from a business perspective why would the club need to?
Secondly, a new contract may come with it targets and objectives and other criteria. How can you feasibly set these mid-season? We could finish fifth for example. On the other hand it might tail off and we could be 13th. The discussions could be very different depending on how we do.
Let the season run its entirety and then get it all done IMO.
https://www.hammers.news/club-news/exwhuemployee-claims-david-moyes-is-planning-one-big-west-ham-change/
From last seasons identical fixtures (replacing Bournemouth, Watford & Norwich with Leeds, WBA & Fulham respectively) we took 18 points from those same 20 games.
That’s a 17 point improvement in less than a year. That is incredible. We have a chance now to extend that further with our next two (Liverpool & Villa), as we took 1 point from those two games last season.