Things have not gone West Ham United’s way so far this season.

The Hammers were knocked out of the League Cup by Wolverhampton Wanderers and have lost four of their last five Premier League games.

While it’s still early, it feels like it is just a matter of when and not if Graham Potter is replaced in the dugout.

Especially as the club have now been linked with an experienced coach who could turn things around and has been compared to David Moyes.

West Ham's manager search

With their form as poor as it is, it’s not been much of a surprise to see West Ham linked with a host of potential Potter replacements over the last few weeks.

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One of those who has been constantly touted for a return to the club is Salven Bilic, who has been out of work since leaving Al-Fateh last year.

Another equally underwhelming candidate linked with the job has been Gary O’Neil, who has remained out of work since being fired by Wolverhampton Wanderers last season.

Fortunately, a far more inspiring manager has also been heavily linked with the role, although he has also been compared to Moyes.

At least that is according to a recent report from Claret & Hugh, which claims that West Ham are still very interested in Nuno Espírito Santo.

In fact, the report has revealed that the Portuguese coach ‘remains the most likely candidate’ to replace Potter at the moment.

While some fans might not like the fact that he has been compared to Moyes, Nuno could be just the answer for West Ham at the moment.

Why Nuno could be another Moyes

So, in this instance, the comparison to Moyes stems from former West Ham player Paul Konchesky, who argued that “his style is much like David Moyes.”

He goes on to explain that, like the Scotsman, Nuno set his Nottingham Forest team up to “defend on the edge of their box and tried to hit teams on the counter-attack.”

Now, while there is certainly some truth in that, the former Wolverhampton Wanderers boss also took the Tricky Trees from relegation candidates to European football.

Perhaps even more impressive than that was his achievement of winning promotion with the Old Gold and eventually leading them into the Europa League.

In other words, while his teams might not always be the most entertaining, he has a proven track record of taking teams from the bottom of the table all the way into continental competitions.

Moreover, the numbers behind his time in the Premier League are more than impressive considering the teams he has managed.

For example, the “outstanding” coach, as dubbed by commentator Adam Summerton, has now overseen 184 Premier League matches during his time with Wolves, Spurs and Forest.

Games

184

Wins

72

Draws

45

Losses

67

Goals For

233

Goals Against

242

Points per Game

1.42

Of those 184 games, 72 have been wins, 45 have been draws and 67 have been losses, which gives him an average of 1.42 points per game.

His teams have also scored 233 goals, which works out to 1.26, and once again, that does not sound too bad considering the fact that some of his teams have had to fight off relegation.

Ultimately, fans are certainly entitled to wanting a manager who’ll play enthralling football, and perhaps Nuno wouldn’t be the long-term answer for West Ham.

However, given the club’s current predicament and the wonders he has worked with other sides, the Portuguese coach might be the perfect man to come in for a year or two.