West Ham defender Angelo Ogbonna has taken a dig at his former manager Slaven Bilic, who left the club in November with the Hammers struggling in the Premier League.
The Croatian manager was given his marching orders following a heavy defeat to Liverpool in what was an embarrassing performance, ending his two-and-a-half-year stay at the club.
Since his departure, the Hammers have improved and are up to 12th place in the Premier League. However, they are still in danger of suffering relegation this season with few points separating the teams at the bottom of the table.
The Italian has been much improved under David Moyes and is one of the first names on the team sheet.
Ogbonna, as quoted by Football London, spoke about the impact that the former Manchester United manager Moyes has had on the team since his arrival.
When the team was doing really bad, we changed the manager and he has brought a lot of energy and a lot of positive things, but the most important thing he brought was discipline because with discipline, you can build whatever you want.
We improved a lot in the last month or two. We changed the shape [to three-at-the-back], but it’s not just that. We run much better than before, not only in distance but in the quality of our running.
Ogbonna will hope that he can be a big part of West Ham’s plans in the final stretch of the season as Moyes aims to secure his side’s Premier League future.
