David Moyes has responded to one of the biggest criticisms he received during his time as West Ham’s manager.

The David Moyes debate has divided the fanbase for years now and, despite him no longer being the manager of West Ham United, it continues to cause arguments amongst the East London faithful.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t help that there’s a strong argument from both sides. Objectively, David Moyes is one the club’s greatest ever managers, winning them one of only two European trophies in their history. However, the football he played was boring, he was stubborn and, perhaps what was his downfall in his last season as the Hammers’ manager, he had an inability to work with a larger squad.

During the latest episode of the No Tippy Tappy Football podcast, the Scotsman explained why he prefers to work with smaller numbers and why he thinks that the Irons’ window may not be as positive as most believe. “When you think back over time, as football managers we never really wanted to bring in 8 players,” he stated. “You didn’t want your squad changing so much.”

“I think that’s completely changed like lots of things in football have. Bigger squads means more players not playing, so it means more players unhappy, who want to play or move on. And at the end of the season I think that’s why there’s now bigger turnovers than there has ever been.”

While many still believe that this mentality is a massive negative, it’s one Pep Guardiola has publicly shared and for the exact same reasons. With that being said, our Irons have never had anywhere near the same quality of players that Manchester City have had under Pep and, as a result, it was vital they had a big enough squad to compete in both the league and Europe – but they didn’t.

Who knows, if Moyes had adapted and brought in a suitable amount of depth he might still have a job.