With players crucial to the club's success going off for international duty, many fans have been left wondering why Hammers manager David Moyes doesn't emulate the protocol adopted by the man he replaced at Manchester United, Alex Ferguson.
Ferguson was adamant that NONE of his players were to be involved in meaningless friendlies or dead rubber games, he made no bones about it and somehow got away with players suddenly picking up difficult to diagnose muscle injuries etc. It was one of the worst kept secrets in UK football and was akin to how he managed to acquire so many extra minutes of Fergie Time' at Old Trafford.
While it IS ingratiating to have players away representing their country of choice, a club like West Ham with a wafer thin squad, suffers disproportionately from say a club like Manchester city or Liverpool. David Moyes' players who went away on International duty recently, returned jaded and lethargic and then had to face three games a week from the 11th of September onwards!
Many of the players flying off for the next set of Internationals looked absolutely knackered during Sunday's 2-1 loss to Brentford, ell thy aren't going off for rest and recreation so are highly unlikely to return full of the joys of spring are they?
It is a truly inspiring experience to play for one's country, but it is the clubs and ultimately the fans who pay the price, time to do a Fergie Moysie! -Ed
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