David Moyes
David Moyes admits he has been impressed by summer signing Nayef Aguerd since his arrival at West Ham United.
David Moyes said: “I have been really impressed by Nayef Aguerd. There will be elements of his game that will need to take time and probably the biggest thing will be just adapting to the Premier League as far as I’m concerned. But he’s a very good player, a good footballer, we know that, and hopefully we get to see that from him in the coming months and years.”
The game against Paul Ince’s Royals offered Moyes the chance to get some minutes into his returning international players, with the likes of Declan Rice, Jarrod Bowen and Vladimir Coufal among those to feature for the first time in pre-season for the Hammers. And Moyes was pleased with what he saw from his side, with the Hammers taking the lead through Croatian forward Nikola Vlasic, before being pegged back by their Championship opponents as Yakou Meite struck to earn the Royals a draw.
David Moyes said: “It was a decent test for us. It didn’t have a great intensity, the game, but I think the temperatures would explain that a little bit, but it was good. We got a chance to get international players back and get some of them 45 minutes and some of them slightly longer. For an opening game I’m pleased with it, pleased with the fitness more than anything. We’ve got a lot I want to work on as far as football goes, but I can’t complain with how we’ve looked today. I think the general fitness is all very good.”
