Eyebrows might have been raised when David Moyes handed his West Ham players two days off at the start of this week.
It was hardly the orthodox response to a 5-0 pasting, particularly not coming from a manager considered to be among the last of the old school. Then again, having laid the blame for his side's embarrassment at the door of a hectic schedule and the fatigue it has inspired, he could hardly have had his players running laps of Rush Green.
