David Moyes was once considered by Sir Alex Ferguson as his true heir. But it wasn't until now that "The Chosen One" really came to light.
In the summer of 2013, Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement in the regret of Man United fans. Many people are bewildered and disappointed not to understand what the team will be like after the great captain leaves.
In fact, Sir Alex has drawn up a long-term plan to prevent the team from falling apart after he retires. The Scottish strategist has built a strong enough squad with a combination of stars at their peak and young talents with a lot of potential.
Standing in the wooden frame is a grown David De Gea. The defense still includes experienced names like Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic. The midfield includes Ryan Giggs, Michael Carrick, Anderson, Nani, Ashley Young, Darren Fletcher, Antonio Valencia along with quality stars in attack such as Wayne Rooney, Robin Van Persie or Javier Hernandez.
Besides, there are bright young talents such as the Da Silva brothers, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Jonny Evans, Tom Cleverley, Federico Macheda, Danny Welbeck, Wilfried Zaha, Jesse Lingard or Adnan Januzaj...
In the position of captain, Solskjaer has also chosen who he thinks can continue his career. It is David Moyes who has built incredible consistency for Everton. He is a countryman and has a similar coaching style to Ferguson.
Everything seems to be going perfectly for Man United and the team will not be depressed after Sir Alex withdraws backstage. But life wasn't quite what it looked like and Ferguson's plans were ruined too quickly.
Moyes could only manage at Man United for less than a season. He was fired in April 2014 after the team dropped to the middle of the table and was empty-handed in all competitions.
Man United's football style under Moyes was criticized as pale and very monotonous. They only know how to mechanically cross the ball into the opponent's penalty area and rely on the ability to head and make walls of Marouane Fellaini, Moyes' favorite student at Everton.
Man United fell too quickly after only a year of Sir Alex's retirement and Moyes was not able to inherit the "y bowl" of his compatriot in the best way as Ferguson wanted.
Up to this point, many people still think that Man United's decision to sack Moyes is too hasty. Indeed, at the time, the pressure on whoever succeeded Ferguson was immense. Moyes simply came at the wrong time.
The fact is that Man United has yet to find a coach who can bring the glory to the team like under Sir Alex. Subsequent Moyes successors such as Louis Van Gaal or Jose Mourinho could not succeed despite still bringing back titles.
When Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was appointed, it seemed that Man United had found a worthy captain. However, up to this point he has not been able to bring home a title and has not shown a specific play style. Man United is still a mess and has no identity.
And while the Red Devils are in a mess, Moyes is flying high with West Ham. After an unsuccessful period with Real Sociedad and Sunderland, Moyes has found the "true love" of his life with West Ham.
This seems to be the ground for Moyes to revive his career and build the team into a real challenge for the big boys in the Premier League.
But more than just a dark horse of the league, Moyes and West Ham's ambitions are higher than that. They are really aiming for a ticket to the Champions League in the context of the big players like Man United, Tottenham and Arsenal increasingly declining.
And the special thing is that West Ham under Moyes is gradually becoming a team with a beautiful and attractive attacking style. Not only solid in defense, the sledgehammer now also proves to be extremely dangerous in attack.
In the English Premier League 2021/22, West Ham are the 3rd ranked team in terms of scoring ability with 23 goals after 11 matches. They are only behind Liverpool (31 goals) and Chelsea (27 goals) in the ability to score opponents.
An impressive 3-2 victory over Liverpool is a strong statement for West Ham's ambitions at this time. They are ready to compete for a place in the Champions League with the giants in the English Premier League.
West Ham's squad is possessing many quality players such as goalkeeper Alphonse Areola, defenders Kurt Zouma, Issa Diop, Angelo Ogbonna, Aaron Cresswell, Vladimir Coufal, midfielders Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek, Mark Noble or others. stars on the attack like Pablo Fornals, Manuel Lanzini, Saïd Benrahma, Jarrod Bowen, Andriy Yarmolenko or Michael Antonio.
They don't have any famous stars, but they are an even group with a strong desire to fight. With Moyes' methodical training, West Ham has a clear and reasonable play with a variety of attacks but solid in defence.
After several years of decline due to the wrong decision to go to Man United, Moyes was finally able to confidently assert that he was fully qualified to deserve the title of "Sir Alex's heir".
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