SCREEN IDOLS
Prime time Hammers get their own box set
DAVID MOYES is thrilled his West Ham high-fliers are box office hits this season.
The Hammers head to Aston Villa today for their sixth live Premier League TV clash of 2021-22.
Throw in another three Europa League games and an EFL Cup win over Manchester United – and Moyes’ men will have featured 10 times on the telly by the end of this weekend.
And it does not stop there. They have two more dates this week, including next Sunday’s visit of Liverpool.
Good job, then, his Irons are not only producing top results but wowing the armchair audiences with their performances, too.
No wonder Moyes is loving the wave of positivity and attention surrounding his East Londoners. The ex-man Utd and
Everton chief, in his second spell at the London Stadium, proudly declared: “It makes me feel really good and I feel we’re playing in a good style.
Hoping
“I’m hoping it makes West Ham more interesting and that the people think we’re moving in the right direction. To think that we’ve had eight, nine, 10 TV slots already, that gives us the idea we’re becoming more fashionable. I’ve always said I want to be the best and hardest team to play against.
“But I was brought up at Celtic, where it was about winning, first and foremost, then winning with style and, when you got that, they wanted lots of goals.
“So I feel like my whole background has been in that.” If raised on a freeflowing, goals-galore philosophy, Moyes insists deploying such tactics is often dictated by the quality of player and financial resources available. Only at Old Trafford has he had big money to spend, making West Ham’s progress under the Scot all the more impressive.
Talented
“At the moment, I’m really fortunate. I have a talented group,” said Moyes. “We’ve brought in some players who’ve helped that, some who have revived their careers, and some who are in the best form they’ve ever been in.”
Moyes added: “We have a long way to go to reach the levels we really want. I’m looking to be much better, clean, crisper in all our play. I don’t think we’re anywhere near our top level – and I feel we’ll continue to improve.”
That may explain why Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky is keen to buy a 27% £150million stake in the club now – with a view to a future £600m takeover.