West Ham plan to keep their manager David Moyes despite being just above the drop zone (Picture: Ian MacNicol/Getty)
David Moyes retains the support of the West Ham hierarchy and insists he is confident of leading them away from the threat of relegation.
The Hammers were booed off by sections of their support after Sunday’s 1-1 draw at home to Aston Villa, a result which means they are only above third-bottom Bournemouth in the Premier League table on goal difference.
There appears to be no appetite at the club to make a managerial change with owner David Sullivan keeping the faith in Moyes, who led the club to sixth and seventh-place finishes in the last two campaigns.
On whether he will keep West Ham up, Moyes said: ‘I hope so, that’s the plan.
‘My plan when I came here was to make sure we got a team in the top half of the league regularly.
‘Sixth or seventh was great, a fantastic achievement I think in the two years. My plan was not to come back and be taking a team [to] just outside of the bottom three or in the bottom three.
‘The plan was to be much higher but I’ve been here before at another club (Everton) where you sometimes have good seasons and sometimes have a bad one.
‘We’re looking at the Premier League this year and who would’ve said that Arsenal would be top of the league?
‘If you look at how well Brentford are doing and Brighton and Fulham, maybe a lot of people wouldn’t have said that either, so it can change.
‘The Premier League has got a league now where you just never know what’s going to happen.
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‘If things don’t go quite right, a few injuries or you don’t start so well, you can be chasing it.
‘I’m hoping all the experience I’ve got can help in some way but ultimately, I need the players to be playing really well.
‘I think we’ve got good players and I think the players can play better than they are showing.’
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The Hammers are just outside the drop zone on goal difference only.