Daily WHUFC News - 25th April 2014

Adrian aiming for Baggies success
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West Ham United keeper Adrian will have no room for sentiment when he takes
on his ex-boss on Saturday
24.04.2014

Adrian is looking forward to a reunion with his former boss Pepe Mel at West
Bromwich Albion on Saturday - but he insists there will be no time for
sentiment once he steps onto the pitch. The Baggies are still in the thick
of the Barclays Premier League relegation battle, with four fewer points
than the Hammers.
Adrian wants to make sure the gap stays at least that big come the end of
Saturday's clash, with a first clean sheet since February the aim. He said:
"Here in the Premier League, every game is hard. At the moment, when the
season is nearly finished, the games are even tougher. West Brom are only
three points above the relegation [places], they really need these three
points. But we're going there to win the game. "Pepe Mel is my ex-coach and
he's a good person and, for me, he's a great coach. He has a personal style,
because he always wants [his team] to pass the ball, Spanish style. I think
he's a good match for West Brom. I'm sorry for him, but we need the three
points too. "He was sacked by Real Betis, but he needed to keep working and
had a good offer from West Brom. And to start here in the Premier League, I
think, for him, is really, really good."

The No13 has been beaten by three penalties in the last two home games,
against Liverpool and Crystal Palace and he is desperate to return to
winning ways at the Hawthorns. He added: "It was really disappointing [to
lose to Crystal Palace] because it was a bad result at home against a direct
rival. I think we maybe needed a point, a 0-0, but [because of] a penalty
again we've lost the match. "My job is to keep clean sheets, but it is a job
for all my teammates, not only mine. We need to work in defence, but [it's
for] all the eleven players who start to keep the clean sheet, because it's
really, really important for us.
"I don't think I had a chance [with any of the three penalties]. Maybe I
guess which side the striker's going, but if it's a good strike it's
difficult for me.
"It's going to be a hard game, because we're playing away. I think that they
need the points because they're in a worse position than us. We need one
more win, so that it's more relaxed for the last two games."

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Chadwell Chatter
WHUFC.com
Matt Jarvis blogs for the Official Site on the Hammers' need to return to
winning ways on Saturday
24.04.2014

Hello everyone,

We've had a good week on the training pitch following last Saturday's game
and we're all looking forward to putting that game behind us when we travel
to West Bromwich Albion this weekend. Getting to 40 points on Saturday is
very important for us. We want to get as many points as we possibly can, so
to get three against West Brom and get to the 40-point mark is big. We want
to finish as high as we can and that'll mean getting mathematically safe as
soon as possible too. If we can get three points on Saturday we will be and
we can also start moving back up the league as well. We're still in touch
with the two teams above us and a win on Saturday would hopefully bring us
closer to them. Even though we've lost the last three games, I think we have
played well in spells, but unfortunately we haven't turned performances into
points. Hopefully we'll be able to do that on Saturday and get the victory
which will get us out of the 30s and into the 40s.

West Brom are fighting as well to get as many points as they can in their
situation, so it will be a tough game. On the whole, we've played well
against the teams in and around us - we've beaten Sunderland, Hull and
Norwich recently - and we want to do that again on Saturday. It is a
different challenge at this time of year. More often that not there's always
something on it for the opposition, whether they are fighting to get into
the top places, or scrapping for points at the bottom - it is hard playing
against any team at this stage of the season. There may be more pressure on
them with West Brom being the home team and needing a result. They'll want
to go and dominate the game and try and win at their place. I think we've
done well on the road though, so we'll want to go there and put in a good
display and get the right result. From a personal point of view, I'm pleased
with my form at the moment, I'm enjoying a good spell and hopefully I can
get a few more goals between now and the end of the season and keep putting
the crosses in.

Come on you Irons
Matt Jarvis
Jarvo

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Howes earns England Euro call
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Academy goalkeeper Sam Howes is in the England U17 squad for this summer's
European Championship
24.04.2014

West Ham United Academy goalkeeper Sam Howes has been named in the England
U17 squad for their UEFA U17 European Championship campaign, which gets
underway in Malta in early May. The young stopper, who has featured on 20
occasions for the Hammers' U18 side this season despite still being a
schoolboy, has been capped twice at U17 level and will now hope to add to
his tally in the eight-team finals tournament. England's campaign gets
underway on 9 May when they take on hosts Malta at the National Stadium in
Ta'Qali. Three days later Kenny Swain's side face Turkey at Gozo, before the
final group game pits them against the Netherlands in Paola on 15 May. The
Young Lions last triumphed at the Euro U17 Championships in 2010 when the
then Hammers' Rob Hall formed part of their squad.

England U17 squad for 2014 UEFA European U17 Championships
Goalkeepers:
Freddie Woodman (Newcastle United), Sam Howes (West Ham United)
Defenders:
Jonjoe Kenny (Everton), Mandela Egbo (Everton), Dael Fry (Middlesbrough),
Taylor Moore (RC Lens), Joe Gomez (Charlton Athletic), Tafari Moore
(Arsenal)
Midfielders:
Lewis Cook (Leeds United), Ryan Ledson (Everton), Joshua Onomah (Tottenham
Hotspur), Callum Cooke (Middlesbrough), Josh Sims (Southampton)
Forwards:
Demetri Mitchell (Manchester United), Patrick Roberts (Fulham), Dominic
Solanke (Chelsea), Adam Armstrong (Newcastle United), Isaiah Brown (Chelsea)

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Big Sam on: West Brom
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Sam Allardyce discusses this weekend's game against West Bromwich Albion
with the media at Chadwell Heath
24.04.2014

Members of the media gathered at Chadwell Heath on Thursday morning as Sam
Allardyce gave his pre-match press conference ahead of his side's game
against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. The Hammers boss answered
questions relating to his team selection, the challenge of facing the
Baggies and how many points he feels will be enough to keep West Ham in the
Barclays Premier League.

Morning Sam, what's your team news ahead of the weekend?

SA: "We're ok. The squad's all fully fit. Unfortunately Matt Taylor's
daughter is pretty ill at the moment so I don't think that he'll be
available. He needs to look after his daughter at the minute, so we hope
everything in that department is going to be ok. The rest of the squad,
apart from Marco Borriello, is ok and ready to go."

Is your current points tally enough to keep you up, or do you still need a
few more points?

SA: "Not really. We've always had the 40-point mark on our mind to be
absolutely certain and probably 38. You never know, after the weekend it
might be enough. The realistic fact for us is to go and get some points
against West Brom, like we've tried so hard to get points out of the last
three games but failed. In the last three games we haven't failed by
performance, but we have failed by individual errors at a certain time and
of course certain errors by the officials.
They've cost us pretty dear as well I think.
"At the moment the rub of the green hasn't gone for us but performances at
Liverpool particularly, and against Arsenal were good, but i think their
clinical finishing finished us off. There was a penalty that was our fault
against Crystal Palace, but not a penalty given on Andy Carroll which I
thought was a certain penalty. That happens at certain times of the game but
we have to keep the performance level high, be more resilient and determined
to put points on the board with a performance level that allows us to get
points."

I know you can't pick and choose when you get them, but would you
acknowledge there's a heightened importance on this game, bearing in mind
your final two opponents?

SA: "I think there's always a need for your team to gain points against
teams who've been below you or certainly not lose against them. That became
really apparent when we won at Sunderland a few weeks ago, that the distance
we put between us and them was critical for us at that time. That's always
been the case and it will certainly be the case against West Brom. The
points against the bigger clubs are just your bonus, the icing on your cake.
Competing against the teams around you to win and draw against them has
always been critical in where you finish the season."

When the season has finished, is there any plans with the owners and
yourself to review what you take from this season heading into next season?

SA: "That's the same every season. Last season was an over achievement and I
think this season has been an under achievement up to now. There are certain
circumstance as to why that's been the case, as we all know. They've all
been documented, not just us a business but also publicly. It's been a tough
one. The players and I are always learning and always know that we have to
try to develop the team and move onto the next level. To change, but not
change too much. You have to get value for money and quality players that
are better than you've already got. That's just the process of this business
if you want to improve and get better.
"The great difficulty today is that you're competing with everybody else in
the financial market that sometimes is unbalanced. If we all had the same
amount of money to start the season with, it would make it a much more even
playing field but it isn't like that now. The growth of the wealth of the
bigger clubs and what they can pay, certainly has a cascading effect going
down to the players that you want. Sometimes the bargaining power between
the end of the season and the start of the season is a very difficult game
that you have to negotiate in. Whether you stand up and be counted in terms
of what you want to pay, rather than what the player demands becomes a very
difficult job indeed."

David Gold described the signing of Andy Carroll as 'Putting all your eggs
in one basket'. If you took one thing from this season would you do that
differently with your next transfer budget?

SA: "I think that depending on what players are out in the market it may be
spread across the board a bit more, but that market may not allow you to do
that. When one particular player comes and makes a play to come to your club
with the size and talent of that particular player, then you go for him. You
have to wait at that particular time and negotiate to see if you can move
that player. I've said many times before that I think Andy's signing was one
of the few players that we've signed that would have been number one or two
on the list. Our list in each position is accumulated and then you try and
start to move forward on that list.
"Very often the difficulties are that you get this player, that club wants
this much, that's too much and then the players wants too much. It might be
ok, then another club makes a better offer and you lose that one. It's a
constant merry-go-round that we have to deal with in the difficult summer
months. The reality for us is this, we're not mathematically safe so we
can't put any of those plans into practice. We have the first draft if you
like, but we can't react on any of that at the moment because we're not
mathematically safe."

A point gained on Saturday will probably make you safe. With that in mind,
how will you approach the game against West Brom?

SA: "There's a game plan that you plan out and you evolve a game plan in
each particular match. In a lot of coaches minds' it's the same. When
Everton
played Manchester United at home they decided to employ defensive football
first and play counter-attacking football second. Everton got a huge amount
of praise for that, even though it wasn't the normal way that Everton play.
They didn't have as much possession as Manchester United had, United
completely dominated that. It's what the end result is, which is the
important thing. They win 2-0, so they get a huge amount of praise for the
tactics they employed because Roberto Martinez sat down and thought about
whether Manchester United were going to come onto them.
"Maybe he took a leaf out of Tony Pulis' book and thought this may be the
way forward after they struggled to break down Crystal Palace, as we did.
It's to do with whatever tactics you need to use on the day to get the
success that you desire. Real Madrid had less possession than Bayern Munich
had last night but they won 1-0 at their home ground. It's using your brain
and your experience on who you're playing against and how best to get a
result against them. When you play against a big club and get a result,
opposing managers have to find an excuse for being beaten by a team that's
got fewer resources than them."

What challenge do you think West Brom will present on the weekend?

SA: "Really tough. They've had a resurgence and at their home ground they've
been so close to so many victories and only slipped up in the dying seconds
of two particularly thrilling 3-3 draws. We don't want to be in that
position where we're trying to fight our way back from behind on Saturday.
We want to be keeping a level playing field for as long as possible and our
goal would be to do what we did at Sunderland, which was score the first
goal and then go from there. The pressure in that game will be pretty
intense because we all know what's at stake. We have to handle it better
than West Brom.
"We don't want any major decisions going against us, but more importantly I
don't want my players to start making the basic errors they've made in the
last three games which have cost us very dear. Like I said, we've been very
satisfied with overall performances, but at certain times mistakes have been
made which shouldn't have been made and we've been punished heavily for
them."

How difficult has it been to prepare the team with the events of the past
week?

SA: "It's been hugely difficult. It's a massive blow to everybody that knew
Dylan, because of how many times we've seen him fighting the intolerable
illness. We had so much hope so many times by the determination he showed to
recover from the treatment he had and recover from the disease he had. It
looked so many times like he'd recovered. He was fit and training, never
wanted to miss a day's training, but unfortunately in the end it's been a
sad day for all of us, especially for the family. We're all very sad for his
family and all very sad for them and sad ourselves, but we have to move on
in terms of being professional in football terms, but not forget the memory
of Dylan."
More to follow...

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Mel admits "it's our Cup Final"
KUMB.com
Filed: Thursday, 24th April 2014
By: Staff Writer

West Brom manager Pepe Mel says that this weekend's clash with West Ham
United is his team's biggest match of the season so far. Albion's
51-year-old Spanish manager has been in charge at the Hawthorns since
January, since when they have failed to pull away from the relegation zone
having won just two out of 14 Premier League games. With 33 points, West
Brom are currently just three points above the drop zone with trips to
Arsenal and Sunderland to follow before their final game of the campaign at
home to Stoke. And that, says Mel, is why it is essential they get something
out of this weekend's game. "It really is the most important game; it's a
Cup Final," he said. "It can be the game that can spur us on and give us
that life. I hope the stadium will be full and the fans will be with us.
They can really help us in this game, which is an absolutely vital one."

Mel, whose own future is very much up in the air will have to do without key
defender and former Hammer Liam Ridgewell, who limped off during the defeat
at Manchester City earlier in the week with a knee problem, on Saturday.
That could leave winger Chris Brunt being employed as an emergency full back
- although Mel appeared to have few qualms about making such a change. "I'm
certain that Ridgewell will not be available for the West Ham game, so Brunt
is a good option," said Mel. "He can do a really good job in this role. I
select the best players for each particular game and therefore the best
option is Chris Brunt.
Meanwhile Albion's Jonas Olsson, who is set to play alongside Brunt in the
centre of defence described the game as 'massive'. "We need to get over that
line sooner rather than later," he said. "And why not on Saturday? "We will
focus totally on that and get ready for it. Of course it will be a different
game to Man City but we will have time to prepare and make sure we're ready.
We have to focus all our energy on Saturday because that's going to be
massive."

Key to the Baggies' chances, according to the Swedish international, will be
stopping West Ham's Andy Carroll. "He is a test," admitted the 31-year-old.
"He's a really good player and it always seems to be a physical battle
between us. "I like that and I'm sure he likes it as well; I am looking
forward to it."

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West Ham have underachieved, says Big Sam
KUMB.com
Filed: Thursday, 24th April 2014
By: Staff Writer

Sam Allardyce admits that his team have fallen short of matching their
performance in the 2012/13 campaign. Big Sam, who was speaking to the press
this morning ahead of the visit to West Bromwich Albion this weekend called
upon his team to get back to winning ways at the Hawthorns following three
consecutive defeats that have left the Hammers not-yet-mathematically-safe
on 37 points. And the manager, whose team must win all three of their
remaining Premier League fixtures against Albion, Spurs and Manchester City
in order to emulate last season's 46-point haul is already looking forward
to a busy summer of recruitment. "Last season was an over-achievement and I
think this season has been an under-achievement up to now," he admitted.
"There are certain circumstance as to why that's been the case, as we all
know. It's been a tough one. "But we have to try to develop the team and
move onto the next level. To change, but not change too much. You have to
get value for money and quality players that are better than you've already
got. That's just the process of this business if you want to improve and get
better. "The great difficulty is that you're competing with everybody else.
If we all had the same amount of money to start the season with it would
make it a much more even playing field, but it isn't like that now. "The
wealth of the bigger clubs has a cascading effect going down to the players
that you want. Whether you stand up and be counted in terms of what you want
to pay rather than what the player demands becomes a very difficult job
indeed. "The reality for us is we're not mathematically safe so we can't put
any of those plans into practice. We have the first draft if you like, but
we can't react on any of that at the moment because we're not safe."

With only Marco Borriello (injured) and Matt Taylor (family concerns) likely
to be absent from this weekend's squad, the Hammers are in good stead as
they prepare to face a team with whom they played out an entertaining 3-3
draw at the Boleyn last December. "We're ok. The squad's all fully fit,"
confirmed Big Sam. "At the moment the rub of the green hasn't gone for us -
individual errors and of course errors by the officials have cost us pretty
dear - but we have to keep the performance level high, be more resilient and
determined to put points on the board. "We've always had the 40-point mark
on our mind to be absolutely certain. You never know, after the weekend it
[our current tally] might be enough. The task for us is to go and get some
points against West Brom, like we've tried so hard to get points out of the
last three games."

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Allardyce: Tombides loss "a massive blow"
KUMB.com
Filed: Thursday, 24th April 2014
By: Staff Writer

Sam Allardyce believes the recent death of Dylan Tombides has affected
everyone at the club. The 20-year-old Academy forward died a week ago
following a three-year battle against testicular cancer. And Big Sam
admitted that his passing had cast a shadow over everything at West Ham this
week. "It's been hugely difficult," he admitted. "It's a massive blow to
everybody that knew Dylan, because of how many times we've seen him fighting
this intolerable illness. "We had so much hope [due to] the determination
he showed to recover from the treatment he had and recover from the disease
he had. It looked so many times like he'd recovered. "He was fit and never
wanted to miss a day's training, but unfortunately in the end it's been a
sad day for all of us, especially for the family. We're all very sad but we
have to move on in terms of being professional, but not forget the memory of
Dylan."

One of those most affected by Dylan's passing was best friend George Moncur,
currently on loan at Partick Thistle. "Dylan was my best mate in the whole
world," he said. "We were so close. When his brother, Taylor, texted me that
he'd passed away I burst into tears immediately. I couldn't believe what had
happened and that someone could be taken from us so young. "Dylan was so
funny, great to be around and everyone loved him. He was an inspiration. I
believed he had the ability to get to the first team and while it was going
to be hard coming back from cancer, he was strong enough to do it."

Moncur, whose father John was a guest on the KUMB Podcast last week
instinctively responded to his friend's passing by having Tombides' name
tattooed onto his lower arm. "He meant so much to me I decided to get a
tattoo in his memory so it's almost like we'll be together forever," added
Moncur. "The decision was instinctive. A tattoo is going to be there forever
and when I play now, Dylan will always be in my mind and it will be like I'm
playing for my mate. I know he'll be watching me from above."

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West Ham boss Sam Allardyce braced for 'difficult' summer transfer window
Last Updated: 24/04/14 1:39pm
SSN

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce says he has already made plans for the next
transfer window but is braced for a difficult summer in the market. The
Hammers boss revealed he has made a preliminary list of targets but admitted
frustration that he cannot begin putting plans into action because his side
are not yet safe in the Premier League. West Ham sit 12th, seven points
above the drop zone with three games left, and host fellow
relegation-threatened West Brom on Saturday. And Allardyce said: "The
reality for us is this; we're not mathematically safe so we can't put any of
our plans into practice. We have the first draft, if you like, but we can't
react on any of that at the moment. "Our list in each position is
accumulated and then you try and start to move forward on that list. It's a
constant merry-go-round that we have to deal with in the difficult summer
months. "The great difficulty today is that you're competing with everybody
else in a financial market that is sometimes unbalanced. The growth of
wealth at the bigger clubs and what they can pay certainly has a cascading
effect going down to the players that you want. "If we all had the same
amount of money to start the season with then it would make it a much more
of an even playing field but it isn't like that now."

Allardyce also admitted that his troubled side have underachieved this
season but he insists the club will look to improve the squad as best they
can ahead of next season. "The players and I are always learning and always
know that we have to try to develop the team and move onto the next level -
to change, but not change too much," he said. "You have to get value for
money and quality players that are better than you've already got. That's
just the process of this business if you want to improve and get better."

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Stewart Downing backs Andy Carroll to make England's squad
Last Updated: 24/04/14 10:21am
SSN

Stewart Downing has backed his West Ham United team-mate Andy Carroll to be
named in England's squad for this summer's World Cup finals Carroll has been
overlooked by England boss Roy Hodgson since returning to fitness in January
after a long injury lay-off. The former Liverpool and Newcastle man has not
played for England since October 2012 and Southampton's Rickie Lambert has
emerged on the international scene during Carroll's time on the sidelines.
Carroll has scored only two goals since returning to action, but Downing
believes his lack of goals will not harm of chances of making the trip to
Brazil as he is different to anyone else on the squad. "He knows that Roy
Hodgson is a big fan of his and I think if he stays fit, even if he didn't
score between now and the end of the season, I still think he is a big
threat for England and I think he will probably take him," said Downing.
"That is my own opinion. I just think he needs to keep playing well and take
his good form into the World Cup. "If you put it in that area, he gets on
the end of it. He is a target to hit. I think he is in with a hell of a
chance of going."

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WILL BORRIELLO, NOCERINO AND/OR ARMERO BE SIGNED IN THE SUMMER?
By S J Chandos 24 Apr 2014 at 07:00
West Ham Till I Die

In the January transfer window, the club completed the triple loan signings
of Serie A stars Marco Borriello (Roma), Antonio Nocerino (AC Milan) and
Pablo Armero (Napoli). It is fair to say that, to date, none of the three
loanees have been an unqualified success. The most disappointing signing is
undoubtedly Borriello, by virtue of his appearances being severely limited
by injury. While Armero has taken time to break in to the first team and is
only now starting to appear on a regular basis. Finally, we have Nocerino,
who has made the most first team of appearances of the three. However, the
majority of these have been from the substitutes bench and this has made it
difficult for the Italian international to both climatise to the English
Premier League and achieve a level of match fitness and form. The exception
being his recent start in the 3-1 away defeat to Arsenal, where he started
in midfield, was instrumental in creating the West Ham goal and put in a
good performance.

It is hard to assess Borriello due to his lack of first team appearances.
And with his continuing injury problems, it is looking increasingly likely
that Borriello will not be offered a West Ham contract at the end of the
season. Armero's initial time at the club was curious because, although we
heard good reports of his performance in training, he did not make an
immediate first team debut. More recently, he has achieved a breakthrough
and looked comfortable in the first team. In particular, Armero has looked
good going forward, down the left flank. There have, however, been question
marks whether he is equally as proficient at the defensive aspect of the
game. As demonstrated by the totally unnecessary penalty that he conceded
against Palace. There is a suspicion that he is more suited to a wing-back
role, as opposed to being deployed as a conventional full-back. Although
admittedly that proposition needs to be tested further.

Then we come to Antonio Nocerino. Many commentators felt that Nocerino was
West Ham's best player, in the Arsenal match, and that it boded well for
another start against Crystal Palace, the following Saturday. Yet, to the
surprise of many, Nocerino was omitted from the side and found himself back
on the substitutes bench. It is clear that Nocerino has ability,
demonstrated by his credentials as an established Italian international and
a player with notable Champions League experience. We saw a glimpse of his
ability against Arsenal, the question is can he bring something new to the
West Ham squad that might merit a deal?

With talk of West Ham making at least seven new signings in the summer, it
is likely to be a busy transfer window. The question is whether any of our
three Serie A loanees can earn themselves a permanent deal? At this
juncture, one can fairly safely predict that the club will not take up the
option of signing Borriello. So, its largely a question of whether deals
will be struck for either Armero or Nocerino? Of these, I feel that Armero
offers something different and could be an asset next season. Certainly, the
speculation is that the club are impressed with the Columbian international
and are intending to sign the player from Napoli. The situation with regard
to Nocerino is somewhat less clear. He has stated that he would like a move
to the club, but has he really had sufficient opportunity to stake a claim?
Probably not.

So, my assessment is that there is a greater possibility that Armero will
sign a permanent deal. However, Nocerino still has more to prove to clinch a
move. Hopefully, Sam Allardyce will give Nocerino an opportunity to show
just what he can do in the final three games of the season.

SJ. Chandos.

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David Moyes will return an 'even better manager' if he takes a break from
the game, claims Sam Allardyce
Apr 24, 2014 13:14 By Neil McLeman
The Mirror

Sam Allardyce insists David Moyes will return to football a better manager -
after taking a break from the game. The West Ham boss, an influential member
of the League Manager's Association, joined the criticism over how
Manchester United sacked the Scotsman this week. But Allardyce said Moyes
will eventually return older and wiser. "I wouldn't advise him to come back
into the game sooner - I would come back later if I were him," Big Sam said.
"He has done 15 years continuously - maybe even longer. Take some time with
the family and reflect and enjoy life a little bit more without the
pressures of particularly Premier League football will do him the world of
good and then when he emerges again, he will come back a better manager than
he already has been. And he has been one hell of a manager."

News of Moyes' sacking emerged on Monday afternoon before official
confirmation the following days. LMA chief executive Richard Bevan labelled
Moyes' treatment as "unprofessional". And Allardyce added: "On the outside,
and not knowing all the facts, Richard would know a lot more than me on the
process but from a distance, the leaking didn't look very good. "For
Manchester United as an institution and a football as large as they are, the
process looked like it was flawed which was a great shame for Manchester
United as a brand. "And of course David Moyes knowing his fate before he was
even told. That is how it looks from the outside. If that is the case, it is
a great shame for David and a great shame that Manchester United chose to
use that process."

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Former West Ham Star Criticised Hypocritical Chelsea Boss Jose Mourinho
by Dan Kilpatrick April 24th, 2014

Former West Ham goalkeeper Shaka Hislop has issued a thinly-veiled criticism
of Jose Mourinho on social networking site twitter. The 45-year-old's tweet
referred to a comment made by Chelsea manager Mourinho in which he described
West Ham's football as '19th century' following a 0-0 draw with the Hammers
at Stamford Bridge in January. The visitors undoubtedly played for a draw in
West London but Mourinho's Chelsea have done the same on several times this
season, most recently in the 0-0 Champions League semi-final first leg at
Atletico Madrid. Like others, Hislop, who played for West Ham in two spells
between 1998 and 2006, has been left confused by the double standards, which
has seen pundits and the media praise Mourinho for his tactics yet small
smaller clubs like West Ham for being with happy with a point at the homes
of the big clubs.

Shaka Hislop @ShakaHislop
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If a small club does it v a big club it's "19th century football". If a big
club does it v a smaller club it's "tactical genius". #confused

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