Ex-West Ham United boss David Moyes was on punditry duty during the Scotland vs Switzerland EURO 2024 clash.
Former West Ham manager David Moyes was moved on from the London Stadium last month, after four-and-a-half years at the club.
Julen Lopetegui replaced the Scot, and David Sullivan’s son Jack recently highlighted how Moyes was moved on because the club’s hierarchy felt that a big freshen up was needed at the very top.
Since Moyes has left, director of football Tim Steidten has taken numerous digs at the 61-year-old, especially regarding his previous transfer targets.
Moyes undoubtedly took the Hammers to another level entirely, after taking over at the London Stadium for the second time in December 2019.
He guided West Ham to three successive European campaigns and led us to our first major trophy since 1980.
You can’t argue with that can you! However, he definitely outstayed his welcome at the London Stadium. Moyes should have walked away after lifting the Europa Conference League trophy in 2023.
His Hammers side regressed badly last season, and in the end the fans were just tired of his overly defensive, negative approach to every single game, regardless of the opposition.
Now the whole world has seen the former West Ham manager’s view on the game, and it proved exactly why the majority of Hammers fans wanted the Scot gone…
David Moyes reverts to type during Scotland vs Switzerland EURO 2024 clash
Moyes just can’t help himself can he. The dour Scot is negative by nature, and his true colours shone through loud and clear during the big EURO 2024 clash out in Germany last night.
At half-time, Scotland and Switzerland were tied at 1-1, and the former Hammers boss was asked a question during BBC’s productions of the game (Wednesday June 19th, 20:49):
Host Gabby Logan asked Moyes during the interval, “At this point, you’re Steve Clarke, what do you do? Are you going to go for it, go for the win?
The Scot replied, “No, not at the moment. At the moment, I’ve got the draw. I need to keep the intensity and pressure up, I don’t want Switzerland to dominate the game. I need to see how it goes to the 80th minute or so, I want to really stay in the game.”
That’s just classic Moyes isn’t it.
The West Ham fans have always wanted our team to give 100% effort and have a go at the opposition. Nothing more, nothing less.
It’s why suggestions that we’re too demanding as a fanbase are utter rubbish. We went 43 years without seeing our side win a major trophy, and still traveled the length and breadth of the country supporting the team.
I would go as far as saying that the Hammers supporters are actually one of the least demanding fanbases.
Moyes’s attitude towards the game was never a good match for West Ham though. Sure, he brought plenty of success to the club, and we’re all grateful to him for that.
However, his penchant for trying to sit in and nick draws, rather than actually try and win games, was never going to endear him to the West Ham fans – especially when we were terrible defensively under him – 74 Premier League goals conceded last season tells its own story.
I really don’t agree with Moyes’s comments during the Scotland vs Switzerland EURO 2024 clash. I think that Steve Clarke’s men should have gone for the win.
They are far from guaranteed to beat Hungary in their final game, and if they don’t, their draw with Switzerland will prove costly.
Last night, Moyes showed the whole world why the West Ham fans just couldn’t take to him, in spite of the success he brought to the London Stadium.
I’m intrigued to see if he gets a top job in the future with that attitude, although I’m positive that he won’t.
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