Gary Lineker believes David Moyes defended himself in his post-match press conference after West Ham lost 2-0 away at Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday.
The Irons resumed their losing streak in the Premier League as of 2024, while Forest secured all three points at the City Ground thanks to goals at the conclusion of each half from Taiwo Awoniyi and Callum Hudson-Odoi.
On February 18, supporters held “Moyes Out” banners in the away end, adding to the mounting pressure on Moyes.
Lineker acknowledges that things aren’t perfect at the London Stadium just now, and Danny Murphy can see why the supporters might want the Scot to be fired.
“Things don’t look great for West Ham, [they’re] yet to win this calendar year in the league and there’s been a bit of criticism of David Moyes. What do you make of that? He defended himself [in his post-match press conference],” said Lineker on BBC One’s Match of the Day [18 February, 01:02:15].
“I understand both sides [of the debate],” Murphy replied.
“The criticism from supporters who pay a lot of money, 60,000 fans each week, they want to see their team playing more on the front foot.
“They want more energy – I understand that. Moyes also makes fair points in that his style has given West Ham a trophy and stabilised them.
“I think we’re getting to the stage in football where supporters want to be entertained. Look at Tottenham with Antonio Conte.
“They reached fourth and fifth in the Premier League, but they’re now enjoying their team play again. West Ham fans have lost that enjoyment.”
Will West Ham sack David Moyes?
With his current contract scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–2024 season, Moyes was recently extended an offer of a new contract.
On paper, the former Everton manager’s team is ranked eighth in the Premier League, has advanced to the Europa League’s round of 16, and has advanced to the Carabao Cup quarterfinals, where they were defeated by league leaders Liverpool. In addition, he survived relegation after rejoining the team, has participated in several European campaigns, and won the Europa Conference League the previous season.
That’s all well and good, but there’s a rift between Moyes and Tim Steidten, the technical director, behind the scenes. Does the club suffer as a result?
Some of the new players signed don’t fit the London Stadium’s style of play, and it’s absurd that they haven’t been able to add a new centre striker yet.
When does West Ham fire Moyes? They might, but since the team is currently in eighth place in the Premier League, it seems improbable.
David Sullivan will have faith that the Scotsman can make a big comeback and perhaps even return to the top of Europe.
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