{"id":292603,"date":"2023-10-06T08:25:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T08:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=292603"},"modified":"2023-10-06T08:25:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T08:25:29","slug":"west-ham-boss-moyes-has-a-go-at-tnt-journalist-over-bowen-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/west-ham-boss-moyes-has-a-go-at-tnt-journalist-over-bowen-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham boss Moyes 'has a go' at TNT journalist over Bowen questions"},"content":{"rendered":"
David Moyes offered a prickly response when asked by a TNT journalist about Jarrod Bowen, after the Hammers star earned himself a recall to Gareth Southgate’s England squad.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Hammers forward was called up once again to Southgate’s most recent squad, announced on Thursday, which will take on Australia and Italy later in October.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It has been a strong start to the 2023-24 campaign for the player that scored possible the most important goal in West Ham’s recent history to win the Conference League last term.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The right winger has scored five and assisted twice in eight games in all competitions so far this season, and with Bukayo Saka potentially struggling for fitness, there could be a place in the starting XI with his name on it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, there was still no place for his new team-mate James Ward-Prowse – but Moyes was clearly not in the mood to talk about the Three Lions squad ahead of Thursday’s Europa League clash with Freiburg.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Jarrod Bowen has scored five and assisted two more in his first eight matches this season<\/p>\n
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David Moyes offered a bristly retort ahead of his side’s important 2-1 away Europa League win<\/p>\n
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Gareth Southgate recalled Bowen for the first time since last September on Thursday<\/p>\n
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TNT Sport’s Archie Rhind-Tutt asked Moyes about why he thought Bowen had been recalled, adding: ‘What are the qualities that have made him stand out in your team?’\u00a0<\/p>\n
But he was met with the unexpectedly bristly response: ‘Well I’m not going to answer anything about Jarrod getting in the England team before a West Ham cup game tonight so let’s keep to the West Ham questions please.’<\/p>\n
A bemused Rhind-Tutt responded: ‘But just the qualities he’s shown in your team then.’<\/p>\n
Moyes then seemingly softened a touch, replying with: ‘He’s a really good player. He can play many positions and we’ll use him in different positions tonight.’<\/p>\n
Rhind-Tutt took to X, formerly known as Twitter, afterwards to say: ‘David Moyes had a go at me and I’m still not sure why,’ sharing their interaction on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Moyes has a history of bizarre interactions with the media, having once called a journalist out for calling him ‘Moyesy’ as well as an angry exchange with one of his own players.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The West Ham boss was not the only one asked of his players’ England status, with Ward-Prowse also grilled on being left out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Yeah, huge disappointment [not to be selected for England duty],’ said Ward-Prowse.<\/p>\n
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Bowen had not been called up to the England squad since last September and has four caps<\/p>\n
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James Ward-Prowse was however left out of the squad to face Australia and Italy this month<\/p>\n
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The former Southampton skipper assisted Nayef Aguerd’s winner for West Ham on Thursday<\/p>\n
‘Like I said many times in interviews, you can only control what you can control as a player, and that’s playing to a certain level that you believe is good enough to be in that squad.<\/p>\n
‘It’s important that you play regularly and I’m doing both at the minute. I feel like I\u2019m in a good place, and it’s not gone my way.’<\/p>\n
Ward-Prowse has been capped by Southgate previously, earning 11 caps and scoring twice, but has been unable to force his way back into contention after his last call-up in September 2022.<\/p>\n
The former Southampton captain was crucial for West Ham on Thursday as they beat Freiburg 2-1 on the road, assisting Nayef Aguerd’s header in the second half which ultimately proved the difference.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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