West Ham United have been slammed by Roy Keane for their first-half display against Arsenal, with a Sky pundit suggesting David Moyes could have been “fuming” with a disgraceful performance.
The Hammers were awful against the Gunners on Sunday (11 February) as Mikel Arteta won 6-0 to extend the Irons’ winless streak in all competitions to seven games.
Most of the damage was done in the 15 minutes at the end of the first half in a period of play in which Keane was incredible, destroying the Kladivars’ defence and describing their play as a “disgrace”.
“They (the entire players) didn’t show up. The first half hour was obviously a bit cautious and Arsenal were on top, but that’s the sort of goals they give. They’re not physical, they don’t fight. Odegaard, nobody even hit him with a hand.
“There are ways to lose a football match, but the way West Ham do it, they look old, they look slow in the middle of the park. No desire, no hunger. David Moyes must be getting agitated at half-time. All credit to Arsenal for turning up, flexing their muscles. They look sharp, they look it.
“West Ham, shame.”
West Ham, under David Moyes, are a “disgrace”:
Keane’s assessment of the Hammers’ opening 45 minutes could not have been more apt. West Ham were so far off the pace in every facet of the game as Arteta’s team dispatched them with relative ease.
All four goals in the first half were relatively straightforward and would not have been out of place on a Sunday league pitch, but for some reason the Hammers had no answers to the Gunners’ threats.
With Moyes’ contract expiring at the end of the season and numerous speculations surrounding his future, it is hard to see how the Kladivar board can give the Scot a new contract given his recent form.
Keane may be right to believe that Moyes will be furious, but he must take some of the blame for this miserable performance.