Watford sink West Ham as Moyes disappoints
Watford, Nov. 20: David Moyes suffered a miserable start to his West Ham United reign as Watford eased to a 2- 0 win over the Premier League strugglers on Sunday.
Moyes was in charge of West Ham for the first time following his appointment as replacement for the sacked Slaven Bilic.
But the former Manchester United boss was unable to spark an immediate upturn in his new club’s fortunes.
Will Hughes put Watford ahead in the first half at Vicarage Road and Richarlison’s strike after the interval extended West Ham’s winless league run to five games.
The Hammers remain third bottom of the table, one point from safety, after Moyes got a first- hand look at the problems which cost Bilic his job.
Desperate to rehabilitate his reputation after overseeing Sunderland’s relegation from the Premier League last season, Moyes has accepted a short- term contract with West Ham.
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have tarnished the fine work he did at Everton and the Scot can ill- afford another flop on his CV.
On the evidence of West Ham’s lacklustre showing on his debut, Moyes has much work to do to lead his side away from the relegation zone.
“I always thought this was a big job. Some big players with big reputations disappointed me a lot,” Moyes said.
“I thought they would show me more. They need to show me why they have got that reputation.
“I don’t enjoy the performance and I expected us to do better.”
After three successive defeats, Watford’s comfortable victory showed why Everton have been trying to lure Hornets boss Marco Silva to Goodison Park.
Watford have so far rebuffed Everton’s interest in former Hull City manager Silva, who has only been in charge since the close season.