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rather than having a plan and a specific way of playing. It’s such a mismatch.

“Some players are carrying injuries, others are coming to the end of their careers and even the youngsters don’t really blend in.

“When I look at West Ham, I have no idea what style of football they’re trying to play. It seems to change with each game.

“That’s the worry, players need an idea of what’s expected and I haven’t seen West Ham with a clear identity for more than a decade.

“The next step for them is to find a manager who can really build something but for the moment, Moyes has lots of experience and I would still back him to keep them up.”

Ashton joined the Hammers from Norwich in 2006 and expects the Canaries to cope with life back in the Championship should Daniel Farke’s side be relegated.

They are rock bottom and six points adrift with nine games left to play.

But Ashton said: “After the last time they were relegated from the Premier League, it hit them hard because they’d handed out long contracts on big wages,” he added.

“But with Stuart Webber coming in as sporting director in 2017, he was tasked with changing the mentality and philosophy.

“It was about more than just getting to the Premier League, it was about developing the youth system and playing a certain way.

“They also identify players in the transfer market that will fit in to how they play. “Norwich will be well equipped

for life in the

Championship and they don’t have to sell players. The feel-good factor around the club won’t disappear with relegation either.

“They have played some great stuff and you could say they would be the best footballing side to be relegated from the Premier League.

“Even against Manchester City, they never once just whacked it forward. There aren’t many teams that come up and play that way, even when things start to look really bleak.”