As David Moyes faces the sack, forget Marcelo Bielsa and Rafa Benitez, here are five out-of-work managers West Ham could appoint…
Moyes is on very thin ice in his role as Hammers manager at the moment, after a really poor start to the 2022/23 campaign.
West Ham’s form in Europe seems to have papered over the cracks, and has distracted from our shambolic Premier League campaign to date.
David Moyes is man under real pressure, and anyone who doesn’t think that he faces the sack must be utterly deluded.
The Scot is making decisions that are typical of a man under pressure. Like the one yesterday when he brought off Said Benrahma instead of Jarrod Bowen – a baffling call that shocked everyone inside the London Stadium at the time.
I personally think that Moyes’s time as West Ham manager should be over now. He has taken us as far as he can. But who should the Hammers owners be targeting as a potential replacement for the Scot? There are plenty of realistic options…
As David Moyes faces the sack, 5 out-of-work managers West Ham could appoint
Jeunes Footeux recently claimed that there is a feeling at West Ham that the club are ‘falling behind the times’ with Moyes at the helm.
Usual names like Rafa Benitez and Marcelo Bielsa seem to be doing the rounds as potential replacements for Moyes. But we should be aiming a lot higher in my opinion.
There are plenty of exciting names out there and available. So will the Hammers owners be bold and target someone who could really take us to the next level? Or will they stick with Moyes?
Thomas Tuchel
The German lost his job as Chelsea manager earlier this season and he is still out of work.
Tuchel would be an incredibly ambitious appointment and who knows, he might not even be interested in taking the Hammers job.
There is no harm in asking though.
The former Borussia Dortmund boss loves his teams to play a high intensity, possession-based style of football. That’s exactly what we crave as West Ham fans. I would personally love Tuchel at the helm at the London Stadium.
Mauricio Pochettino
The Hammers owners allegedly tested the waters for the Argentinian back in September.
Ex-Tottenham manager Pochettino is now out of work, after being relieved of his duties with PSG at the end of last season.
His wife Karina still lives at the north London family home with son Maurizio according to The Daily Mail. This one seems like an absolute no-brainer in my opinion.
Steven Gerrard
Gerrard was recently relieved of his duties as Aston Villa manager.
Sure, he struggled in his role at Villa Park, but he worked wonders during his time in charge of Rangers and at the end of the day, all young managers make mistakes early on in their careers.
The 42-year-old likes his teams to play an attractive brand of high energy football, and I actually think that he would be a good fit at the London Stadium. It would be a risky appointment, however.
Scott Parker
The 42-year-old Lambeth-born ex-Hammers is currently out of work after losing his job at Bournemouth.
Parker was a hero during his time at West Ham, although he undoubtedly tarnished his reputation in East London when he joined Tottenham.
A lot of time has passed though, and he is now a really exciting up and coming young manager.
Domenico Tedesco
The former RB Leipzig manager is currently out of work, after losing his job earlier this season.
Tedesco’s favoured formation is a 3-4-1-2.
DW recently explained how the Italian likes his team to operate:
Tedesco uses a back three/five in his build-up play with two pivot players staying narrow. The wing-backs provide width, the two strikers occupy their opponent’s last line of defense and the number 10 sits behind them. This structure organises Leipzig in a natural way as all five vertical lanes (wings, half spaces and centre lanes) on the pitch are occupied.
I genuinely don’t even think tactics like that are on Moyes’s radar.
It’s time to make a change at the London Stadium in my opinion. There are five very accomplished candidates out there and available for the West Ham job.
If the Hammers owners want to take their time, they could always bring Mark Warburton in as an interim manager until they’ve made their decision.
David Moyes faces the sack as West Ham manager in my opinion. And there are so many exciting options out there who would help us make the step up to the next level.
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