David Moyes has said he takes no comfort from the turmoil at West Ham with his former club on to their third manager since he departed 16 months ago.<\/p>\n
Moyes delivered West Ham\u2019s first trophy for 43 years in the 2023 Europa Conference League only for many supporters to demand a change of manager and more adventurous style throughout the following season. He admits that 2024 was probably the right time to leave from his perspective too.<\/p>\n
His successor at the London Stadium, Julen Lopetegui, was sacked after 22 games while his replacement, Graham Potter, was replaced by Nuno Esp\u00edrito Santo<\/a> on Saturday having presided over six wins in 25 matches. But the Everton manager insists the instability and lack of direction at West Ham gives him no satisfaction.<\/p>\n \u201cI think sometimes at football clubs everyone thinks the grass can always be greener but I had a great time at West Ham, I really did. A hugely enjoyable time,\u201d said Moyes, who was speaking before Potter\u2019s dismissal. \u201cI got on great with everybody but if people want to keep changing all the time, I don\u2019t know if that is the best way for clubs.<\/p>\n \u201cI think clubs need to build, get stability, and there are a few clubs like that. I think one is Everton<\/a>, at the moment, who for different reasons badly need stability in building and moving things in the right direction. West Ham was also a club like that.<\/p>\n \u201cTwice when we came in, [West Ham] was a club that had to avoid relegation which was just like Everton. Whatever you say about the pressure of the job, that is the worst part of it, trying to deal with a team near the bottom of the league,\u201d Moyes added. \u201cI think the biggest thing is that West Ham is a huge club with a great support and they want success as well.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is very difficult. The modern game makes it very difficult for teams outside the real big boys to do it. But I think for West Ham to play three years in a row in Europe and sell the most expensive player in British football at the time [Declan Rice], you would have said is a statement of where they are and what they have done.<\/p>\n \u201cAt West Ham, we were spending \u00a340m [on one player] and that was because European football takes you to another level in terms of what you can entice and the money you can bring in. I think it was a great time at West Ham but it was probably the right time for me to move on as well as West Ham.\u201d<\/p>\n Potter was sacked after losing five of six games this season and Moyes believes strong leadership is required to resist the regular calls for change at West Ham.<\/p>\n \u201cI think if clubs are always going to keep jumping because of what is probably a minority of supporters then it is going to be difficult for them,\u201d Moyes said. \u201cI think you need to have strong people, who don\u2019t budge and stick with it all the time.<\/p>\n skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n Sign up to Football Daily<\/p>\n Kick off your evenings with the Guardian’s take on the world of football<\/p>\n Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain information about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. If you do not have an account, we will create a guest account for you on theguardian.com<\/a> to send you this newsletter. You can complete full registration at any time. For more information about how we use your data see our Privacy Policy<\/a>. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy<\/a> and Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/p>\n after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n \u201cI think of people in my past at Everton \u2013 [former chair] Sir Philip Carter was very much like that. Strong, [did] a great job in keeping the noise outside and not listening to it. 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