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Everton manager David Moyes has launched a strong criticism of West Ham United for the way the club dismissed Graham Potter last week.
Moyes had been preparing his side to face Potter’s West Ham but instead found himself coming up against Nuno Espirito Santo, who was appointed shortly before the match. Writing in his programme notes ahead of Everton’s game against Crystal Palace, the Scot accused the Hammers of showing a lack of respect.
“The change was unexpected because Graham Potter had fulfilled all of his media duties the day before, only to then be told he’d lost his job,” Moyes wrote.
“Managers fully understand the consequences of not winning regularly. We all come into the job knowing we could lose our job at any time and we fully appreciate the expectations that are put on anyone who chooses to become a football manager or coach. But I don’t think that means you should treat football managers differently to the way you would treat managers in other industries. In football, we frequently see managers losing their jobs, with other people keen to encourage that decision and to talk about it with little or no thought for the effects on the manager himself, and the impact on his family or the people connected to him.
“I strongly believe this whole process can be conducted with far more dignity. In life we often have to receive bad news at different times, but bad news should be delivered in the best way possible.”
Moyes ended his remarks by saying: “I hope in the future, managers can be treated with a little more respect, by clubs and the media.”
The criticism comes amid continued debate over the treatment of managers in English football, with sackings often carried out abruptly during difficult runs of results.
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