Top West Ham journalist explains why relationship between David Moyes and Tim Steidten is so ‘tense’. West Ham United manager David Moyes and Tim Steidten have not seen eye-to-eye since the German’s arrival at the club it seems.
Tim Steidten was appointed as the new West Ham director of football in July 2023, something that David Moyes clearly didn’t like.e Moyes has managed clubs from top to bottom throughout his career but that all changed at the start of this season.
The Hammers are heading down more of a continental route when it comes to recruitment, whereby a director of football signs the players and the manager has to work with them.
Steidten was responsible for the signings of Edson Alvarez, Mohammed Kudus and Edson Alvarez last summer. Meanwhile, Moyes led the charge for James Ward-Prowse and Kalvin Phillips.
You tell me who has a better eye for a top signing?
It seems like Moyes may well lose out in the power struggle, if it continues. And the latest claim regarding the pair does not make for good reading for the Scot…
I feel like Moyes’s time at the London Stadium is definitely coming to an end. He has proven this season that he’s unable to take us to the next level, with some sensational footballers at his disposal.
If he is moved on though, I believe that the main reason for it will be his unwillingness to work with a director of football.
That has been suggested by Guardian journalist and top Hammers reporter Jacob Steinberg. According to the Guardian, the relationship between Steidten and Moyes has been ‘tense’ since the summer.
Well-known Hammers reporter Jacob Steinberg writes:
“There is a streak of lingering dysfunction to West Ham. They hired a technical director, Tim Steidten, last summer but have a manager who wants heavy input into signings. The relationship between Moyes and Steidten was said to be tense last summer. It feels as if West Ham have to choose between two recruitment models: the manager or the technical director.”
I can see only one thing happening this summer, and that’s Moyes leaving with Steidten having full control over which manager replaces him, as well as what players are signed for the club.
It’s the modern way of working at top flight football clubs, and I feel as though it will be the best way forward for West Ham.
