Through quotes from Goal newspaper, coach David Moyes said that the loss of Declan Rice is the reason why West Ham is performing poorly on the away field as it is now.

Declan Rice moved to Arsenal last summer for a club record £105m. He quickly became an indispensable factor in the Gunners’ title race this season.

Meanwhile, Moyes’ West Ham just lost 0-5 to Chelsea. When asked why The Hammers performed so poorly away from home, Moyes said: “Declan Rice. When you have the best midfielder in England defending, you can limit their attacking ability by 50%. That makes you a much better defensive team.

We lacked protection against the defense, lacked the ability to defend well enough and weren’t good enough at those things in many games.”

West Ham brought in James Ward-Prowse and Edson Alvarez to fill the void left by Rice in the middle of the field and had initial success. However, the performance and results that coach David Moyes and his team showed on the away field were too bad.

Responding to rumors that Julen Lopetegui could be appointed by West Ham, Moyes said: ” I will speak to the board at the end of the season.”