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title: "Opinion: West Ham are David Moyes’ Everton all over again"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2020/12/15/opinion-west-ham-are-david-moyes-everton-all-over-again/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2020-12-15T08:00:00Z"
modified: "2020-12-15T08:00:00Z"
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# Opinion: West Ham are David Moyes’ Everton all over again

[David Moyes](https://readwestham.com/2020/12/10/west-ham-insider-reveals-david-moyes-is-ready-to-let-ryan-fredericks-go/)‘ West Ham have made a fine start to the 2020/21 campaign during his second spell in charge at the London Stadium.

The Scottish manager has got his team well-drilled and organised defensively, so much so the Hammers have picked up a [highly respectable points tally](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) from a tough run of fixtures at the start of this season.

This early success has thrown up parallels between his current Irons tenure and that of his [11 years in charge](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1609014-david-moyes-5-biggest-achievements-at-everton) at Everton.

Based on a [desire for hard work](https://readwestham.com/2020/12/01/angelo-ogbonna-hails-west-ham-winning-mentality/), players knowing their duties, and physicality in the heart of midfield, sprinkled with the odd flair player capable of genius – there are [definite similarities](https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2020/october/15-october/david-moyes-back-three-keeping-clean-sheets-scoring-goals-and) between the two teams.

Having enjoyed the presence and aerially ability offered by Marouane Fellaini so much at Everton that he [took him to Manchester United](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23938801) for his [ill-fated spell](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/west-ham-united/story/4252325/moyes-man-united-nightmare-lasted-nine-monthsbut-hes-found-redemption-at-west-ham-can-he-beat-his-former-club) at Old Trafford; Moyes now has a new version of the Belgian, as [remarked by Jose Mourinho](https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/soucek-is-moyes-new-fellaini-mourinho-offers-admiration/5ifmefzjchli116qtt6td9bbo#:~:text=Jose%20Mourinho%20admitted%20that%20West,%22a%20David%20Peat%20moment%22.) in the past, in Czech midfielder Tomas Soucek, who has already chipped in with [three goals this season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tomas-soucek/leistungsdaten/spieler/283628).

With his former Everton right-hand man Alan Irvine in tow, Moyes is [starting to impress his own philosophies](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/has-david-moyes-got-his-mojo-back-west-ham-look-reinvented-under-former-everton-and-manchester-united-boss) on the Irons’ squad, to very positive effect.

After leading the [Toffees on a short-lived European adventure in 2005](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/81594--everton-vs-villarreal/), Hammers fans will hope the comparisons don’t end at tactics, style and personnel.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

It’s easy to forget that Moyes [took over a team floundering in the relegation zone](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/11897082/west-ham-re-appoint-david-moyes-on-18-month-deal) for his second spell in charge in east London.

With [astute signings](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/david-moyes/spielertransfers/trainer/450) and slight alterations in tactical approach, the Hammers are now a very difficult team to beat and offer a threat of their own with the likes of [Jarrod Bowen and Said Benrahma](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-jarrod-bowen-michail-antonio-said-benrahma-b121905.html) very much capable of moments of brilliance.

Despite letting him go once before, a mistake which has now been rectified, West Ham can count themselves lucky to have Moyes at the helm.