West Ham supporters didn’t expect to see their side get anything from Manchester City last season, yet any chance they did have of nicking a result was taken away by the line up that the Hammers went with, something David Moyes took a lot of flack for.
Our team to take on @ManCity tonight pic.twitter.com/r7qKgxBz8t
— West Ham United (@WestHam) February 19, 2020
Considering that the Irons don’t have an abundance of talent throughout their side, the fact that Moyes left Sebastien Haller, Felipe Anderson, Manuel Lanzini and Jarrod Bowen on the bench and Pablo Fornals out of the 18-man squad entirely was a farce.
Bowen did come off the bench for his debut, but the ex-Hull City man managed just ten minutes in the second half and considering the lack of options around him in attacking sense, he did very little, something that may not have been the case had the Hammers started with a more attacking lineup.
You can read the Hammers’ thoughts on the starting eleven here:
Is this a joke
— HammersChat (@WestHamLive1) February 19, 2020
Shocking lineup. Haller lanzini Anderson on the bench. Yet error prone masuaku starts. Announce loss
— Tez (@TezzyWHU) February 19, 2020
nice joke now announce the real lineup
— (@RiceSZN_) February 19, 2020
Just leave Moyes
— Max (@WhuMax) February 19, 2020
How’s the bench better than the line up then
— The General (@GeneralBalbuena) February 19, 2020
Most managers have a relegation clause if they keep us up, I think Moyes has one for if he can take us down!
The mans a dinosaur, Antonio is the only pace in that team, this game is a free hit, everyone expects a loss, at least give it a go??— Ricky Forrest (@rickwhufc) February 19, 2020
The fans have got very little time for Moyes and will be keen to see him either change his tune or pack his things.