Former West Ham striker Tony Cottee has hailed David Moyes for the Hammers’ successful 2020/21 campaign.
Having narrowly avoided relegation last season many might’ve anticipated another difficult year for the east Londoners.
However, with just four Premier League fixtures remaining – starting this afternoon against Everton – the Irons sit five points outside the top-four with a game in hand over Leicester City.
Speaking on talkSPORT’s Sunday Sports Breakfast with Natalie Sawyer & Tony Cascarino (Sunday, May 9, 8.35 am) the 111 appearance ex-Hammer lauded the Scottish manager for the transformation.
They’ve got all the words you don’t associate with West Ham – resilience, strength, good team spirit, great togetherness – they’ve got everything this team, he’s done amazing really (Moyes). This time last season they were nearly getting relegated, he’s transformed it. He’s been good in the transfer market. They’re having a fantastic season.
Cascarino went onto ask about the previous ‘problem’ players such as Marko Arnautovic and Dimitri Payet, the 55-year-old explained how Moyes demands ‘100 per cent effort’ from his players and how the current crop are exuding ‘confidence’.
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Perhaps the biggest difference from last season to this looks to be the togetherness coming out of the camp.
Although a vastly improved squad following the arrivals of Vladimir Coufal, Jesse Lingard and the permanent signing of Tomas Soucek, there remains no standout superstar.
Instead, Moyes has tapped into a bond between the group that has thus far seen the Irons punch well above their weight.
