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Moyes denies West Ham representing his last chance in management

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West Ham United's supporters are hoping that David Moyes can up his game, as the Scottish manager arrived at London Stadium following disastrous spells at Manchester United, Real Sociedad, and, most recently, Sunderland.

But regardless of what happens at West Ham, Moyes insists that the Hammers don't represent his last chance in management.

"I don't think it's my last chance," Moyes said, according to the Guardian's Ed Aarons. "If you look at managers in the Premier League, most have managed 10-12 clubs. Look at Jupp Heynckes, he's had about 14 clubs and has just gone back to Bayern (Munich) at 70. It's possible to manage lots of clubs. Is this my last chance? No."

The sacking of Slaven Bilic marked the first time that a manager left West Ham during the season since September 2008, when Alan Curbishley resigned. The appointment of Moyes was a safety-first hiring, made with the idea of avoiding relegation rather than competing for silverware. He lacks innovation but offers experience, which will be welcomed at a club in the relegation zone.

Angelo Ogbonna admitted that Moyes' training sessions are akin to those that he enjoyed at Juventus, declaring: "If I compare it to Serie A and my time in Juventus, it is really similar. We started with double sessions like I was doing a couple of years ago in Italy. Maybe we didn't have two sessions a day when we had two games in a week, but when you have one game a week, you have to have double sessions like this to be fit. The harder you train, the quicker you get fit and when we have time to train like we have had during the international break, you have to do it."

Moyes' debut as West Ham's manager will come as the Hammers visit Watford in the Premier League.

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