West Ham fail to play to strengths under Moyes


Soccer Football - Premier League - Watford vs West Ham United - Vicarage Road, Watford, Britain - November 19, 2017 West Ham United manager David Moyes REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

LONDON (Reuters) - West Ham United manager David Moyes favours a target man and brought Andy Carroll into the team at Watford on Sunday but the Scot's first game in charge ended in a 2-0 Premier League defeat as his players failed to make enough use of the striker.

Former Everton, Manchester United and Sunderland manager Moyes, who replaced the sacked Slven Bilic, has a track record of turning to a good old-fashioned No. 9 to grind out results.

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