West Ham United have improved drastically since David Moyes’ appointment as manager.
Hammers assistant manager Alan Irvine spoke to reporters and opened up on the reason why he watches games from the stands rather than in the dugout, as quoted by popular football news website Football.London.
Irvine joined West Ham as part of David Moyes’ coaching staff when the Scot was appointed as manager in November, and he has helped oversee a monumental upturn in fortunes for the east London outfit.
The 59-year-old has kept his distance in every game though, watching every match from the stands, and he told reporters the reason behind his decision to steer clear of the dugout, as quoted by popular football news website Football.London:
“I made the decision when I came here and when I first got to the stadium, I went and sat in the dugout and thought, ‘I can’t see anything from here’ and it’s far too far to get up and walk out and back all the time because you cant stand there all the time. I said to David I can’t see, I can’t help you from here so I’ll go upstairs! I’ve done that in every game. It’s the first time I’ve ever done it.”
Moyes and his team of backroom staff have worked wonders since they came to the club, and their fine work has seen the Hammers climb up to 11th position in the Premier League table, just nine points adrift of the Europa League spots.
With 15 games still to play in the league, they have every chance of achieving a top 10 finish, and after their woeful start that would represent quite the turnaround.
Maybe Irvine watching the games from the stands has been a lucky charm.
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