Jermain Defoe has made a prediction about West Ham, with the Irons currently perched precariously just outside the relegation zone.
The Hammers picked up a vital point away at Newcastle on Saturday, but we’re still sitting in 16th spot in the Premier League table, just one point clear of the drop zone.
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And with games against Chelsea and Tottenham to come in our next two outings, David Moyes has a real task on his hands to keep his side out of the bottom three.
The West Ham players have shown signs recently that they are getting back to somewhere near their best form.
Jarrod Bowen and Vladimir Coufal seem to have improved massively over the past couple of weeks, whilst Lucas Paqueta continues to grow into his role at the London Stadium.
Things are definitely looking up, and Jermain Defoe seems to think we’re well capable of pulling some big results out the bag…
Jermain Defoe makes West Ham prediction
The ex-Hammer has been speaking to Football.London about all things West Ham.
And Defoe responded when asked if the current West Ham squad has enough to stay in the Premier League this season:
“I think last season, West Ham were brilliant, got to a stage where their priorities were obviously in the Europa League [and] competing in that competition. It’s obviously a tough competition, some amazing teams, did really well, everyone was raving about David Moyes, the manager. He just signed a new contract and all that stuff. This season, it’s a little bit more difficult, I think probably confidence, but there’s still a long way to go. I think they’re still good enough to go on a good run and obviously my former club and I played under David Moyes, I like him as a coach. I would like to see them obviously do well and progress and get a few results. But the Premier League is such a tough league, there’s no easy games and you’re going to get points in the season where the teams isn’t playing great and you’re not getting results because every game is hard. Every season, every team, you get different players coming in. Tactically, managers improve, so it’s difficult but I still feel like they’re good enough to go on a good run.”
Let’s hope that Defoe is right.
I have serious concerns about the squad that Moyes has built at the London Stadium, and I have voiced them on numerous occasions.
However, we have so many good players who can win us games single handedly. The key for Moyes will be to get all of them pulling in the same direction and playing in unison.
There were huge signs of improvement in our play on Saturday. The players pressed with more intensity and there was actually some kind of method and structure to the way in which they pressed.
The passing out through Newcastle’s press was also a lot braver and more choreographed than it has been this season.
The Jermain Defoe prediction that West Ham have enough to avoid relegation trouble is one that should come to fruition. I believe we’ll be just fine, but only if Moyes starts playing his players in the correct positions and just as importantly, sets his team up to play to their strengths.
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