West Ham boss David Moyes tells the club’s record signing Marko Arnautovic that he has to be more of a ‘team player’
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DAVID MOYES has blasted West Ham's Marko Arnautovic and told the club's record signing to become a "team player" if he wants to get into his side.
The Hammers splashed out a whopping £24million to bring the Austrian international to the capital from Stoke in the summer.
He has yet to heights for the strugglers so far this season, and Moyes said today that he has not been impressed with what he has seen from the attacker in video clips of the club's matches.
The former Everton and Sunderland boss, who is preparing for his first game against Watford on Sunday, said: "I can't comment on the earlier games, I can only go on what people have told me and they didn't think he has come up to the standard he set at Stoke City.
"I watched him a lot at Stoke. I thought he looked like the sort of player you would never be keen to play against, if you're a right full-back because of his power and strength and what he can do.
"But he also has to be a team player. The clips I have seen at times, he has not looked a team player.
"He would not be the only one I would say that about.
"The other players also have to do the work for the team if they want to be part of it.";
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The clash with the Hornets at Vicarage Road will provide another landmark for Moyes other than his debut in the dug-out for the East Londoners.
The match will also be the Scot's 500th as a Premier League manager, and he is hoping to reach 1,000 even though he acknowledges there is now a lot less patience within the game these days.
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He added: "It will become harder and harder to get to those levels
"I don't necessarily take my own individual milestones as anything that important.
"I'd love to get to 1,000 games. It is a great achievement to manage 1,000 games at no matter what level."
