The Hammers have named former Manchester United coach as the successor of Slaven Bilic David Moyes has been handed the West Ham United ...
The Hammers have named former Manchester United coach as the successor of Slaven Bilic
David Moyes has been handed the West Ham United coaching job following the sack Slaven Bilic.
The Croatian’s appointment was terminated on Thursday after West Ham United suffered an embarrassing 1-4 home defeat to Liverpool to push the Hammers into the relegation zone.
Moyes who was sacked by Manchester United seasons ago and also failed as coach of Spanish side Real Sociedad has been out of work since May, when he resigned as Sunderland manager after the club's relegation to the Championship.
West Ham joint chairman David Sullivan said the 54-year-old Scot is "the right man to turn things around".
He added: "We need somebody with experience, knowledge of the Premier League and the players in it, and we believe David can get the best out of the players.
"He is highly regarded and respected within the game and will bring fresh ideas, organisation and enthusiasm.
"He proved with Everton that he has great qualities and we feel that West Ham United is a club that will give David the platform to display those qualities again."
Andre Ayew was signed two season's ago by Bilic and with the appointment of a new coach he is expected to work harder to keep a place in the starting line-up.
Moyes' first game in charge will be at Watford in the Premier League on 19 November.
He added: "I'm really looking forward to meeting the supporters, being in the stadium with them. I'm looking forward to them getting right behind the team and my team also.
"We need their support, we need everybody with us."
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