David Moyes’ choice of assistant at West Ham has provoked a strong reaction

David Moyes is set to become West Ham United manager

The former Manchester United manager will reportedly be appointed on an initial six-month contract until the end of the season, and is tasked with helping the Hammers remain in the Premier League. West Ham are in 18th place after 11 games, with just two wins from the opening two months of the season. So, naturally they figured the man to keep them up is Moyes, who oversaw Sunderland's relegation from the top-flight and United's relegation from the top six of the Premier League. https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_FC/status/927489875493965825 Moyes will reportedly be offered a two-year deal if he can help keep West Ham up, and reverse the considerable slide in his own career. Since leaving Everton for Manchester United in 2013, Moyes' career has completely nosedived. His reign of terror at Old Trafford was brought to an end after less than a year, as the club slipped to seventh in the league. He then had a spell in-charge of Real Sociedad, but was sacked a year into the job. When he became Sunderland manager, he immediately spoke about how the club would be in a relegation battle and would struggle to stay up. Sure enough, Sunderland were relegated, with Moyes displaying little tactical awareness, positivity or tact when dealing with the media. He recruited former Everton players on free transfers and spent what little money he had on Papy Djilobodji, a defender whose Chelsea career amounted to less than 60 seconds playing time. Yet, he's a Premier League manager again, despite the fact Sam Allardyce and Richard Keys reckon British managers are "second-class citizens" in English football. However, maybe Moyes will prove everyone wrong and show he's still a decent manager, or "fit for high office" as Alex Ferguson said when he chose the 54-year-old as his successor. Moyes' appointment has, unsurprisingly, provoked a strong reaction. https://twitter.com/JBurtTelegraph/status/927313336403972096 And so has his choice of assistant. According to reports, Alan Irvine, Chris Woods and Stuart Pearce are set to be part of Moyes' coaching staff. https://twitter.com/Matt_Lawton_DM/status/927579170271612929 Phil Neville had been touted as a possible assistant for Moyes, but unfortunately it appears he'll still be a pundit this season and won't be taking his place on the Hammers' coaching staff. Few saw Pearce's appointment coming. The former Nottingham Forest and England U21 manager played for West Ham between 1999 and 2001, and therefore "knows the club", as the Proper Football Men will undoubtedly say in the days and weeks to come. Pearce's record as a manager isn't exactly brilliant. In 2009, he guided the English U21 team to European Championship final, where they lost 4–0 to Germany. He coached the Great British Olympic football team at the 2012 Games in London, and was Manchester City manager between 2005 and 2007. Pearce's most famous moment as a manager was when he played goalkeeper David James as a centre-forward in a City match. So, Joe Hart might now get a chance to form a strike partnership with Andy Carroll. https://twitter.com/AdamSmithBro/status/925403698272067584 Some reckon it's a good move by Moyes to bring in the former England defender. https://twitter.com/Lawrenceee_B/status/927594612348346368 https://twitter.com/mickeyfogg108/status/927625423663529984 https://twitter.com/NeilThomo970/status/927599497718501376 https://twitter.com/Steveh245/status/927600013848580097 https://twitter.com/JamieMehmet5/status/927582751636811777 But others aren't so sure. https://twitter.com/coys100/status/927588717442760705 https://twitter.com/Smithlaaar_/status/927597929338232832 https://twitter.com/ShaneBurns_/status/927648162390728705 https://twitter.com/shaun_curran/status/927601458903683072 https://twitter.com/lucapaci_/status/927564073692221440 https://twitter.com/BarryRussell1/status/927642631684976642