Football 1-0 Morals: David Moyes nets winner with wretched excuse for picking Kurt Zouma – The Warm-Up

WEDNESDAY’S BIG STORIES Moyes and the moral vacuum Ad/> Early on Tuesday, West Ham said the club “unreservedly condemns the actions” of cat-kicker Kurt Zouma and added they are “dealing with the matter internally” and “in no way condone cruelty towards animals”. Premier League'Deeply sorry' Zouma condemned by West Ham for kicking pet catA DAY AGO Later in the day Zouma – “deeply sorry” for this recorded and supposed “isolated incident” – started for West Ham against Watford, with manager David Moyes offering a wretched excuse for fielding the centre-back. “No,” Moyes replied, when asked if the video of Zouma kicking a cat had an impact on his selection decision.

«Because he is one of our better players. It’s certainly ongoing, the club are dealing with it, that is a separate matter.” The fact Zouma was not dropped because he is one of their “better players” is morally reprehensible. The response suggested Moyes could easily have omitted a fringe player from the matchday squad, or even demoted a regular starter to the bench, but an 'indispensable'? They’re clearly exactly that.

Moyes wanted Zouma to play, deeming the defender too good to leave out, and ultimately opted for the route of claiming an investigation from his own club into his own player is actually a “separate matter”. He has weighed up the severity of the matter against the importance of the player. That is a dangerous precedent.