West Ham United boss David Moyes has been savaged for his treatment of young striker Mipo Odubeko in the FA Cup defeat at Manchester United.
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West Ham starlet Odubeko was brought on for the awful and injured Andriy Yarmolenko on 54 minutes.
It was effectively the 18-year-old’s debut having only played a couple of minutes at the end of the third round tie at Stockport.
Double sub debut humiliation as Odubeko hauled off by Moyes
But he was hauled off less than an hour later as West Ham went into extra-time.
Odubeko looked devastated and humiliated by the double substitution.
Especially when West Ham have no other striker options and were pushing for a goal.
Odubeko did not impose himself on the game. He shirked several challenges and any physical contact throughout a turgid game.
Many felt Moyes was out of order with his treatment of the promising young West Ham striker, who only turned 18 in October.
Others pointed out Moyes may have been thinking ahead given West Ham have injury concerns over Michail Antonio and Andriy Yarmolenko.
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Many supporters took to social media to criticise Moyes for subbing Odubeko off.
And talkSPORT presenter Andy Goldstein labelled the West Ham manager ‘disgusting’. over his treatment of the young forward.
“I’ve got a big bone to pick with David Moyes,” Goldstein said on talkSPORT.
“The young lad Odubeko, ex (Man) United, only 18, came on for Yarmolenko on 54 minutes. He was taken off 58 minutes later.
‘He could ruin the kid’ – Radio presenter labels West Ham boss ‘disgusting’ over Odubeko treatment
“I think that’s disgusting, I think that’s absolutely terrible.
“I would imagine David Moyes is big enough and ugly enough to know whether or not a player is good enough to go on the field and play.
“And I don’t for one moment believe that after 58 minutes he looked at it and went ‘Oh actually I didn’t know, he’s not that good’.
“David Moyes has said (on Odubeko previously) ‘he’s a good young talent, looking forward to giving him his chance’. He was the only recognised striker they had in that squad as well.
“I think that is absolutely disgusting. Leave the kid on, take someone else off, take Noble off. I thought that was absolutely disgusting from David Moyes. You could ruin the kid you could break him.
“Fifty-eight minutes in a cup tie, as your only striker, what do you expect from him? A hat-trick?
“I think that’s absolutely disgusting, David Moyes would have known exactly what type of player he’s got before he made that substitution.”
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