Arsenal will face West Ham United in Week 24 of the 2023-2024 Premier League. Ahead of the match, Mikel Arteta actually praised David Moyes.
Arsenal’s meeting with West Ham United will take place at the London Olympic Stadium, England on Sunday (11/2/2024). With their status as the visiting team, the Gunners – Arsenal’s nickname – are actually more favored to win.
Arsenal has important capital to be able to beat West Ham United. The reason is, the Gunners successfully beat Liverpool 3-1 in the previous match, and made the players have more motivation.
Meanwhile, West Ham United is not in good condition to beat Arsenal. Because, The Hammers – West Ham United’s nickname – were only able to get one win, three draws and one defeat in the last five Premier League matches.
Ahead of the match, Mikel Arteta actually praised David Moyes. Not without reason, because Mikel Arteta was coached by David Moyes when he played at Everton.
Mikel Arteta admits that David Moyes is a coach with a lot of experience and is able to bring out the best potential from his players. According to him, his former coach used various methods to achieve good results.
“He is a very experienced coach and very good at bringing out the best from his team. He does it in various ways,” said Mikel Arteta, quoted from Arsenal’s official website, Saturday (10/2/2024).
The Spanish coach explained that David Moyes is a competitive coach and can take advantage of moments to beat his opponents. In fact, Mikel Arteta explained that under the coaching of David Moyes, West Ham United has performed extraordinary by winning the 2022-2023 European Conference League.
“He is very good at managing the team, he is a very competitive coach who understands when you get the lead in the game and waits for the moment in the game to punish you. His journey and what he has done at West Ham has been extraordinary,” he explained.
Meanwhile, a victory over West Ham United will make Arsenal continue to put pressure on Liverpool. Because, the Gunners are currently in third place in the standings with 49 points and are two points behind the Reds – Liverpool’s nickname – in first place.
