Obviously, the very brief tenure of David Moyes as Manchester United manager was a total disaster. The chosen one to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson, Moyes was gone by April of his first and only season. He then found work at Real Sociedad, which again did not go well. Then the Scotsman moved on to Sunderland, where he once again failed miserably.
Now West Ham United, in seriously dire straits, may come calling for David Moyes. He says he’s ready and waiting, if and when his agent gets the call.
Sources close to West Ham told ESPN FC that manager Slaven Bilic would be sacked and replaced by Moyes, who says the London club have yet to reach out to him.
“I’ve had no contact from West Ham. I always said I want to go back into club management. That would be my choice and, if the right opportunity comes around, I would be interested,” Moyes told beIN Sport.
“I’m interested [in West Ham], but until that vacancy comes available, and at the moment it’s not available… I know what Slaven is going through, and he must be hating it and wanting to get a result as quickly as possible.
“If it comes available yes, and at the moment it’s not available. Unfortunately for me to get back in [to club management] means a manager would have to lose his job, and I wouldn’t wish that on anybody.”
West Ham, fresh off a 4-1 thrashing by Liverpool at home, are just one point clear of safety right now, with only nine points on the season, and currently residing in 17th place.
Drastic times call for drastic measures.
David Moyes registered 53% winning percentage at United, over 51 total games. That dropped all the way down to 29% at Real Sociedad, a tenure which lasted 42 matches. Sunderland kept him on board for 43, but his winning percentage dropped yet again, this time all the way down to 19%.
Clearly, his managerial career has been in a death spiral since he peaked at Everton. Maybe West Ham could be the place where he finally turns it around.
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