WEST HAM fans have been told that Michael Carrick could be in the frame to replace David Moyes should he get the sack by the club.
West Ham finished seventh in the Premier League last season and reached the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League, and there was a massive feeling that they could push on from that this season.
However – Performances this season have been nowhere near as good though, with the club facing the prospect of relegation after failing to keep the clean sheets and score the goals that many had hoped for.
Defeat at Brighton has followed their FA Cup exit at the hands of Manchester United during the week, and it is widely believed that the Hammers board are now becoming more frustrated with Moyes, and are ready to find a replacement.
And that led to stunning reports that Carrick is being lined up as a possible replacement to Moyes.
Now – writing for The Times – Henry Winter had this to say on Carrick and West Ham and suggested that Middlesbrough’s boss could be in the frame should Moyes be sacked at the London Stadium after the club’s poor run in the league.
He said: “Talk to West Ham fans, especially those who have turned against David Moyes, and they would love to see their stylish former midfield player [Carrick] take the helm at the London Stadium.
“Carrick is the loyal type, someone who thinks carefully about career development, and will doubtless want to finish his increasingly accomplished work with Middlesbrough. But you can expect his name to be thrown into the contender mix if Moyes does leave West Ham.
“Carrick’s Middlesbrough play good football, full of intelligent movement, and Saturday’s 5-0 thumping of Reading takes them within four points of second-placed Sheffield United. With the Teesside club, or someone else, Carrick will manage in the Premier League one day.”
