The club risk repeating mistakes if they prolong uncertainty surrounding their best manager in the Premier League era
West Ham would need a very good reason not to reward David Moyes’s fine work with a new contract. If they waver they only need to think back to how the Scot’s first spell at the London Stadium ended. Instead of embracing the stability offered by Moyes, West Ham went for the glamorous option. They appointed Manuel Pellegrini, gave the Chilean a huge budget and ended up sacking him after 18 months of inconsistency left the side in relegation trouble. The grass isn’t always greener.
Moyes returned in Pellegrini’s place, preserved West Ham’s Premier League status and built a team with a hard-running identity. He finished sixth and seventh, bringing European football to east London for the first time since 2006.
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