I think it’s the right decision’ – Moyes on departure
West Ham boss David Moyes on his final home game in charge: “I’d hoped we’d be pushing for Europe in this game, we’ve just dropped out of it but we are still pushing for a strong finish in the Premier League. To finish in the top ten would be excellent for us and it’s really important we win the game tomorrow.”
On whether it will be an emotional day for him: “I’m not necessarily that type of person but I am looking forward to the game. I know it’s a game we want to bounce back from after the last week – that’s the most important thing for me.”
On how his departure has been managed: “There are a lot of things in football which can always be done better but I’m really comfortable with the situation, I’m comfortable with the board so at the moment everything is fine… it’s football.”
On whether he’d have wanted to stay: “That’s a decision I would have had to make with my family. I have been away from my family for a long time so this was always going to be a moment where I had to make a decision but I think it’s the right decision, for both parties. For myself and for the club and we’ll go our separate ways, I believe a really good four and a half years.”
On whether he would like to keep managing: “Yes. First and foremost would be a break, I want a break from it. When we started last year we won the final on June 7 and we were back on July 1 to go to Australia with three weeks off last year.
“If you look at the amount of games we’ve played in the last couple of years, little time we’ve had of a break. I strive to work as hard as I can at every club, I’ve tried to do that at West Ham as well.
“There’s been a lot of hours and effort. The first and most important thing is to have a break. I’m looking forward to working for BBC, TalkSport at the Euros. I want to keep really involved in football. I really love football.”
More from West Ham boss David Moyes: “I’ve done over one thousand games, I’ve been in it a long time. I think there’s only Sir Alex [Ferguson] and Arsene [Wenger] who have managed more Premier League games than me so that’s something to be quite proud of in some way.
“I use the word longevity quite often. It means people thought you were good enough to stay in the job. A lot of mangers come and go very quickly, good managers. To be at that level and do it so long, in a league we consider the best in the world, I’m quite pleased I have done that.
“I hope now I can give a lot back to younger managers. I’m keen on coach education, keen on working with coaching side of it. I’m involved with the League Managers’ Association so there’s a lot of things hopefully later in life I can choose to do – I’m not sure yet if I want to give up.”
West Ham boss David Moyes on how he’d like to be remembered at West Ham: “As someone who has come in, done a job as expected. Stopping the club getting relegated the second time was difficult and you can see how football can change really quickly.
“Then we’ve become a European team, now we’re expected to become a European team which is some change even for ‘journos’ in here that’d speak to me regularly, from when they came watching a relegation side to a side which questions are mainly asked around ‘Can you qualify for Europe?’.
“I think we’ve done a really good job that way. I think we’ve built the club and there’s stability there now.”
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