Moyes never could handle egos and characters, stars, at Man United. That’s a huge part of being the manager of a top club, almost as important as the tactical, day-to-day basics. You could instantly see that he felt big-time, Ferguson’s chosen one to succeed him - a terrible mistake. The classic trap, just like Rafa at Real Madrid. They often say players/managers are not bigger than the club, but that is not true in some cases. The club lasts longer than any individual, but Ferguson was Man Utd - Ronaldo was bigger than everyone at Real Madrid. Moyes came in and asked Rio/Vidic to emulate Jagielka, you can see from later interviews that the squad obviously did not want to work with him. He acted big-time instead of proving his worth.
I think that’s going to be his problem at West Ham as well. He will walk in there beliving he is entitled to a bigger job, like he’s doing them a favor when it’s the other way around. Moyes is a dinasour without anything to back it up, what he did at Everton seems ages ago - that’s how football is these days. Instead of nurturing Arnautovic’s ego, he will demand respect and create trouble from day 1. I for one, am looking immensely forward to seeing him fail. He has said a lot of bullshit the last four years and it’s staggering to see him refusing to admit his own short-comings.