OGBONNA: MOYES GOING CONTINENTAL

ANGELO OGBONNA reckons David Moyes is already injecting a little continental flair into London’s East End.

As the Hammers prepared for his first game in charge, against Watford today, Ogbonna (left) claimed Moyes’ sessions were similar to those he and his teammates had experienced at some of Europe’s top sides. Ex-Torino and Juventus centre-back Ogbonna said: “When I see our training today, it’s really similar to Italian or Spanish training, tactical work, but with the ball.

“When I spoke with Pedro Obiang and the others, they said, ‘Yes, it’s not just English training, but international’.

“If I compare it to Serie A and my time in Juventus, it is really similar. We started with double sessions, like I was doing a couple of years ago in Italy.

“Maybe we didn’t have two sessions a day when we had two games in a week, but when you have one game a week, you have to have double sessions to be fit.

“When we have time to train like we have had during the international break, you have to do it.” It’s unsurprising that Moyes has put an emphasis on fitness work, given the criticisms over the team’s lack of puff under Slaven Bilic’s regime.

Ogbonna added: “It is fair to say the intensity has increased and we needed that. It’s really important to have everybody fit to fight for each other.

“We are positive, but it will take time to change everything. A lot of players have just come back from their national teams and we only had a short time to prepare for the Watford game.

“We need to stay focused and be ready. When you get down, the first thing you can change is organisation.

“The new staff have given us a good way to see the good points about us. You can see those things and what they are trying to do.”