According to The Guardian, West Ham made inquiries about both Luis Enrique and Unai Emery. But were turned down due to behind-the-scenes efforts to recruit a replacement for David Moyes.
The Hammers have been unable to match their success from the previous two seasons during the whole campaign. And while the Scot has been kept in his current position owing to a lack of suitable alternatives. There have reportedly been preliminary inquiries into several big-name players.
Thomas Tuchel, the manager of Bayern Munich, and former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino had already been mentioned. But Emery, the Aston Villa hero, and Enrique, one of the front-runners to become Chelsea’s next manager this summer, have also been mentioned.
There is a yearning to try something new, according to Jacob Steinberg’s Guardian article. The leadership has been patient with Moyes since there haven’t been many capable alternatives. In part out of appreciation for his prior successes.
“Thomas Tuchel and Mauricio Pochettino were not interested when West Ham contacted them earlier this season. “Furtive inquiries about Luis Enrique and Unai Emery went nowhere.”
West Ham’s Low-Risk Strategy Suggests A Summer Shift Under David Moyes
Any of those four names would have been a huge improvement over the current scenario. And most likely even over the successful version of Moyes that had done so well before to this season. Rather than their being no appropriate options, it appears that the club has been judged unfit by a number of renowned coaches.
Questions will undoubtedly be raised as to why this is the case. Considering that a famous club with a newly-stocked team and a large. If contentious, stadium should be appealing.
Tuchel and Pochettino are plausible exclusions given their prior ties to Londoners rivals and their involvement in all discussions for positions at European mega clubs. As demonstrated by the fact that Bayern Munich kicked out Julian Nagelsmann because they wanted to sign the former Chelsea manager before anybody else.
However, former Barcelona and Spain manager Enrique has just surfaced as a front-runner for a Premier League position after Graham Potter was sacked at Stamford Bridge a fortnight ago (2 April). And has had numerous rounds of conversations about it. Therefore it is disheartening to hear that also fell through.
Above all, Emery will make West Ham fans sigh following the stunning turnaround he started at Villa Park after taking over for Steven Gerrard. The opposite of what happened at the London Stadium during the previous year.
Because West Ham were easily more successful than Villa in both of the previous two seasons. unless the Hammers, brave as brass. In the midst of a terrible season. It may be marginally reassuring that the leadership has at least sought to examine Moyes’ possibilities. But the fact that they were so unproductive says the contrary.
