Friday, 30th May, 2014
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce expressed his delight after ex-England striker Teddy Sheringham joined the club as the new attacking coach.
The 48-year-old has joined the Hammers as part of Allardyce's backroom staff on a part-time basis.
And the manager, who was ecstatic to have the former West Ham, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United forward on board, is hopeful about Sheringham helping his side to score more goals in the next season.
"Teddy was interested in coming into coaching at this stage so we're obviously glad to have him on board to give us a new outlook on how we are working with our attacking players," Allardyce told his club’s official site.
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"We hope he can give some individual expertise and one-on-one coaching with our attacking lads to hopefully help us to score a few more goals.
"Everybody knows how long he played, into his forties, and he spent the latter part of his career at West Ham so he knows all about the club and we're all looking forward to him joining us and being part of our very highly qualified staff.”
Allardyce, who knew Sheringham from his playing days at Millwall, further lauded the former striker for his accomplishments as a footballer.
"Teddy is somebody who I knew as a very young apprentice at Millwall when I was playing there, so obviously from those days it was interesting to see how he developed into an outstanding individual in terms of what he achieved as a footballer."
West Ham, who finished the 2013/14 season in 13th spot with 40 points, managed to score just 40 Premier League goals.
Allardyce was given the nod to continue managing the Upton Park outfit by the club’s hierarchy on the condition of being an attacking side next season and Sheringham’s appointment may be the first step towards fulfilling that condition.
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