Insider ExWHUemployee has claimed that West Ham United manager David Moyes will still be in charge for the club’s next game.
What’s the latest on David Moyes and WHUFC?
The Hammers were far from their best in the Premier League over the weekend as they travelled away to Tottenham Hotspur and were comfortably beaten 2-0.
As a result of that defeat, the Irons now sit inside the relegation zone stuck on 20 points after 23 games, one point from safety. With that being the case, Moyes is understandably under growing pressure.
However, while talking on The West Ham Way podcast, Ex claimed that the board are still backing their manager for now and he should remain in charge until the Nottingham Forest match this Saturday.
He said: “All I’ve been told continuously by people that would know is that they [the board] still back him and that they believe that the club’s turned the corner.
He added: “I’m just telling you what I have heard, and that is what I have heard, that the club believe that things are starting to pick up. And the results against Chelsea and Newcastle and Everton suggest that – not my words – that’s what I’ve been told.
“So I believe he’ll be the manager for the Nottingham Forest game at least.”
What does the growing Moyes pressure mean for West Ham?
Following a 2-0 defeat against Brentford at the end of December, Moyes accepted that his future was in doubt but the club did then pick up a bit of form.
For instance, before this defeat at Spurs they went unbeaten in four games across all competitions, beating Everton before drawing against Newcastle and Chelsea (as well as winning against Derby County in the FA Cup).
Still, that hasn’t been enough to truly turn things around – as evidenced by the fact that the Hammers are still in the thick of a relegation battle.
With Forest next up in the league, it really does feel as though Moyes needs a big performance from his players in front of their own fans. Anything less than three points could well see him become the next managerial casualty in this season’s Premier League.