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title: "David Moyes believes West Ham are “very much like” Everton"
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published: "2017-11-17T13:12:25Z"
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# David Moyes believes West Ham are “very much like” Everton

West Ham United’s new manager David Moyes has revealed that he believes the London club are “very much like” his former club Everton, writing in a column for the [Evening Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/david-moyes-column-west-ham-can-change-manager-but-players-must-take-responsibility-a3693921.html).

Moyes has taken over the managerial role at West Ham from Slaven Bilic, who was sacked by the club following some poor performances and results in the Premier League this season.

![Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2017/11/870174598.jpg)

One of the first objectives of Moyes has been to get the club’s fans on his side, which is proving to be quite difficult for the Scot.

The Hammers currently sit in the bottom three in the Premier League but are only one point away from moving up the table, which Moyes hopes he can do.

> In a way West Ham are very much like one of the clubs I managed — Everton. Both have passionate, honest supporters, the ones who work hard all week, have a couple of pints and go to the football. I think, with West Ham and Everton fans, if they saw energy and the players doing their best, they would within reason, accept that.

Moyes was quite successful during his time at the Merseyside club, but in his recent roles at Manchester United, Real Sociedad and Sunderland, the manager has failed to show his qualities.

> We didn’t win all the games at Everton but we slowly built up a level of performance and confidence which the supporters felt was good enough and by the end they could see the work-rate, energy and the players taking responsibility.

Moyes has emphasised hard work and his first chance to see his players under his command will be when the Hammers travel to face Watford on Sunday.