Moyes Sweating On Fitness Tests

Having nearly reached the summit with his team, Hammers manager David Moyes has reached an injury impasse that even he, a manager with nearly 1000 games under his belt, is surely going to find incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to deal with.

The team just about managed to cope with the loss of Declan Rice initially, but that was dependent on having the rest of the team firing on all cylinders, but the injuries to other players have racked up alarmingly. Along with Rice's injury, Moyes has had to nurture Michail Antoinio's hamstrings as if they were the crown jewels, and cope without the Angel, Angelo Ogbonna, in addition he has then lost the services of Aaron 'Mr My Hair IS Never Out Of Place' Cresswell, and a repeat injury to Authur Masuaku who had only just returned to the team following a lengthy spell on the side lines following an emergency knee operation.

Apart from the negativity of the loss against Newcastle, a game that could have seen the Irons go third in the Barclays Premier League, Moyes had more woe heaped on him by the red card picked up by 'Les' Dawson following two reckless challenges.

So to re-cap, Moyes is currently without the services of the following players, and is awaiting late fitness tests to see if any of them will be able to feature in the crucial six-pointer against Chelsea this weekend, Rice is definitely out, Antonio, Cresswell, Masuaku and Ogbonna are all border line, and Dawson is suspended.Moyes cannot suddenly magic up players so what can he do to fill the void?

As we keep banging on, Said Benrahma is available, fit, and desperate to prove his worth, some say that he is too desperate to make a good impression which affects his judgement, and Conor Coventry probably has no idea what it is going to take for him to get his opportunity in midfield.

The grim reality is that Hammers European aspirations are teetering on the brink, the dreadful result against the Toon may well have already scuppered any chances of a Champions League spot, and even reaching the Europa League is going to be a tall order, the job Moyes has done has been magnificent, no one will blame him if the team fall short at the last hurdle as it has been punching above it's weight consistently.

So why not take a little bit of a risk and unleash a player who the club have paid in excess of £20 Million for? And why not use an international player who has come through the ranks at West Ham? Come on 'Moyesiah' break out the loaves and fishes! - Ed