David Moyes faces an extremely uncertain future at the London Stadium in his role as West Ham United manager.
West Ham boss David Moyes returned to the London Stadium for the second time back in December 2019, and he has worked wonders for us since then.
The Scot has guided us to three consecutive European campaigns and he obviously helped end our 43-year wait for a major trophy last season.
However, there are concerns about Moyes’s style of play and the fact that it’s quite simply not sustainable.
The board were said to be very angry with the 60-year-old back in February, and whilst those tensions have eased, the general consensus is that he won’t be here next season.
I firmly believe that Moyes has reached his ceiling in charge of the Hammers. The football that he deploys just isn’t conducive with us kicking on and reaching the next level.
I personally think it’s obvious that he won’t be in charge at the London Stadium next term, and here’s why…
David Moyes definitely won’t be West Ham manager next season
The Hammers manager definitely has his supporters at the London Stadium still. However, for every one of his backers, there is critic of his work.
Here’s five reasons why I don’t think he’ll be in East London next season…
1) Increased Tim Steidten influence
The 44-year-old was appointed as the club’s new director of football in July of 2023.
He was responsible for the signings of Edson Alvarez, Mohammed Kudus and Kontantinos Mavropanos in the summer.
The German admitted earlier this week that he’s just getting started at the London Stadium, and expects to have further influence on transfers going forward.
We all know just how old fashioned Moyes is when it comes to things like this, and there’s no way he will accept a scenario whereby he’s the coach of West Ham, rather than the manager who oversees everything.
2) Fan pressure
It can’t be easy for Moyes to see and feel some of the hate he receives both online and inside stadiums week in, week out.
I can understand why he would think some of the criticism he receives is unfair, especially considering the success he has brought to the club.
However, football is about entertainment – that seems to be forgotten about sometimes. Moyes is so stuck in his ways, and there’s no way he’s going to change at this stage of his carrer.
I feel like he might just think, ‘can I really be bothered to go through all of this again next season?’. I reckon his answer to that question will be no.
3) Potential Celtic job opportunity
Moyes is a boyhood Celtic fan, as are all of his family members. With Brendan Rodgers currently struggling in his role as manager of the Hoops, that job may well open up in the summer.
If Celtic miss out to Rangers on the Scottish Premiership title, Rodgers will almost certainly be moved on.
Should the Celtic Park hot-seat become available, and Moyes was offered the job, he would undoubtedly jump at it.
This one will obviously all be about timing though.
4) Time for a break?
Moyes has been doing this for a long, long time now – nearly a quarter of a century in fact.
Is the time coming where Moyes feels like he needs a break from the game in order to spend more time with his family? Probably…even if that means taking a one-year sabbatical or something.
Football management is an unforgiving, highly pressurised job, and I wouldn’t be surprised one little bit if he walks this summer.
5) Board lose patience
The Hammers owners may well think that Moyes is underperforming, considering the amount of money that he has spent over the past few years.
David Sullivan has backed him to the hilt and who knows, perhaps he wants to see the Hammers play Champions League football at least once during his time owning the club.
In order to really kick on, a new forward-thinking manager with fresh ideas is needed, I think we can all agree on that.
Time for a change for West Ham manager David Moyes
David Moyes has done a fine job at the London Stadium since taking over as West Ham manager in December 2019.
However, I just can’t escape the feeling that he and the club will go their separate ways this summer. This has been reported by the likes of the Daily Mail as well.
Large sections of the Hammers fanbase want to see things that Moyes quite simply can’t deliver – an attractive brand of football and at least one top four finish as well as the subsequent Champions League qualification.
Moyes and the West Ham fans have never been a match made in heaven, but it’s hard to suggest that he hasn’t taken us forward as a club. In fact, it would be ridiculous to claim that he hasn’t.
However, it’s ok to criticise him and be grateful for what he’s done – the two things are not mutually exclusive.
I firmly believe that David Moyes won’t be the West Ham manager in a couple of months time. I just hope that he leaves with his dignity in tact.
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