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Zouma will retain his place in West Ham team after cat incident

Moyes has called for fans to give a 'bit of forgiveness'


Posted Sunday, February 13, 2022 by Marca.com

Zouma will retain his place in West Ham team after cat incident

David Moyes didn't come out of the Kurt Zouma situation as well as he would have hoped, with his decision to select the French defender in his starting XI on Tuesday being roundly criticised, yet the West Ham United boss will not budge from his position and Zouma will therefore retain his place.

Having been filmed kicking a cat, Zouma has been roundly condemned and even had his pets taken away by the RSPCA, however Moyes has urged Hammers fans to forgive the defender.

"We're so disappointed, it's completely out of character from Kurt, we've never seen this in him," Moyes declared in his pre-match press conference.

"He's a really good lad and we're going to get him some help.

"Just like people with drink-drive offences have to go to classes to learn the reasons and the damage that can be done, the RSPCA are going to provide some courses for Kurt to understand about animals and how to treat them."

Zouma fined by West Ham

West Ham imposed the maximum allowed fine on the defender, which equated to two weeks' wages, with the withheld money being donated to animal welfare charities.

"He is incredibly remorseful," he continued.

"Like everybody else, sometimes in life you need a bit of forgiveness.

"He hopes he is forgiven for a bad action, we all make mistakes in life and we have to give people opportunities."

Zouma could play against Leicester City

When quizzed on whether or not Zouma would be in contention to face Leicester City on Sunday, Moyes defended West Ham's response to the issue.

"I don't think a club could have taken more action, any quicker than what West Ham have done," he declared.

"West Ham have done a really good job, they've fined him maximum wages, we all accept that his actions were diabolical, but we chose to play him and we stand by that.

"If you think missing games is the answer, would you know how many games he should miss? Any idea of the right number? I know exactly where my moral compass is, there are people who want to be the judge and the jury, but really it's the law of the land that will be."

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