There is a lot of weight on David Moyes’ shoulders. Probably the most since the winter of 2019 when he successfully completed the mission of keeping West Ham in the Premier League. In the next two seasons (2020/21 and 2021/22), he profiled the Hammers as a team that fights for European competitions, but at the beginning of the current competition year, West Ham do not look like a team capable of competing with the greats. On the contrary. After seven rounds, they are in the relegation zone and won only four out the 21 points.And money was spent by the London club this summer – only Chelsea and Manchester United spent more. Lucas Paqueta (Lyon – 42,950,000 euros), Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo – 36,000,000), Nayef Aguerd (Rennes – 35,000,000), Maxwell Cornet (Burnley – 20,700,000), Emerson Palmieri (Chelsea – 15,400,000), Thilo Kehrer (PSG – 12,000,000), Flynn Downes (Swansea – 10,650,000) and Alphonse Areola (PSG – 9,300,000 arrived for a total of 182,000,000 euros.##NAJAVA_MECA_6677616##The foreign legion did not contribute (at least for now) to the team that finished in seventh place last season and sold only one player this summer, stopper Issa Diop, to be the most powerful Premier League team outside of the Big Six. The fact is, expensive stopper Aguerd got injured even before he got a taste of island football, but that is far from an alibi.West Ham and their defense have not been humiliated by anyone since the start of the season, mostly they were defeats with a one goal difference, two max, but the attackers completely failed and only hit the opponent’s net three times in seven games. David Moyes, given the previous two excellent seasons (2020/21 West Ham were two points short of fourth place and the Champions League), is not yet endangered fully, but if he does not beat Wolves at home at the weekend, then the situation will worsen for the Scot, and a potential failure against Fulham in the next round could also act as the end of a fuse.The English media announce that Moyes’ fate will be shaped by the series of the next five games, in which, in addition to Wolves and Fulham, Southampton, Liverpool and Bournemouth are also on the schedule. If there is no significant change in the standings, Moyes will be in trouble. Currently, the bookmakers give Leicester’s Brendan Rodgers the best chance to be sacked first, followed by Wolverhampton skipper Bruno Lage, with Moyes in third place.🚨 West Ham manager David Moyes could be sacked if they will loose the upcoming Wolves and Fulham games. ⚒️ #WHUFC pic.twitter.com/bjU4dfj5Pg— Ekrem KONUR (@Ekremkonur) September 29, 2022 Therefore, the experienced expert from Glasgow will have to wake up the ‘real’ Gianluca Scamacca, who has not yet registered as a Premier League scorer, or Lucas Paqueta, whose signing was supposed to be an indication that the club wants to reach a new level of football. However, after three appearances in the Premier League and two in the Conference League, the offensive midfielder still cannot say he gave a great performance. Their main man from last season, above all Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio, are also underperforming.Since replacing Manuel Pellegrini on the Hammers bench on 29 December 2019, Moyes has managed the team in 131 games with a record of 59 wins, 24 draws and 48 losses. There is also a goal difference of 209 goals scored and 164 goals conceded, an average of 1.53 points won per match. Moyes has a valid contract until 2024, but in the next few weeks it will be much clearer whether his mandate will last until then (or maybe longer) or if the club will thank him for his cooperation.
