After Saturday’s 2-0 defeat against Nottingham Forest, West Ham United have decided not to sack David Moyes for the time being, according to Jacob Steinberg.
The Guardian reporter reports on his personal Twitter account (17 February) that the club has decided not to make “panic decisions” as it is unlikely that the manager will lose his job based on the latest result.
No decision has yet been taken on the manager’s contract, which expires in the summer, although Steinberg admitted that it is currently “unlikely” that he will be offered a new contract given the form of the team and the fact that the away fans have turned against him.
The West Ham board is wrong to want to keep Moyes:
What needs to happen at the London Stadium for the West Ham board to realise that Moyes simply has to go at this point?
The away fans have already turned up, singing songs about his poor selections and results, and even held up “Moyes out” banners after the game at the City Ground, suggesting they expected defeat.
It also certainly does not help if Moyes tries to fight back publicly with words rather than performances, which suggests that the relationship between fans and manager is broken.
West Ham are in a good position to really pull themselves forward, but to do that they need a more progressive manager so they can be bolder in their team selection and tactics and turn bad results into positives.
Moyes has taken this team as far as he can and the longer he stays the dirtier his legacy will become. It is time for Moyes to go, and the sooner the board realises this, the better. If he stays at the club beyond the summer, it will be a big mistake.