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David Moyes he came out swinging yesterday as he said West Ham‘s disgruntled fans: this is so good for you.
Moyes faced heavy criticism after Wednesday’s 5-1 Carabao Cup quarterfinal loss Liverpool for six changes to his team, including the removal of Lucas Paqueta and James Ward-Prowse.
The 60-year-old Scot admitted yesterday that he fielded a weakened side at Anfield as his focus is Premier Leaguewhere they will host Manchester United at the London Stadium tomorrow at midday.
Moyes pointed out how West Ham are top of the table and they still have it Europa LeagueThe final 16 follow, despite the fact that their budgets are inferior to those they compete with.
“Avoiding relegation, I remember that,” said Moyes as he approaches his four-year anniversary in charge of West Ham.
“I remember a lot of games in those periods, to the point where now we’re talking about cup quarter-finals, cup semi-finals, winning a cup, trying to challenge to be in Europe through your league position. reached Europe through your league position twice.
“I don’t know how, frankly, it gets much better without us getting absolutely trillions from somewhere else where we can buy success. I don’t see where it gets much better.’
Moyes is set to return to a full line-up for tomorrow’s visit of his former club.
Continuing, he said: “We’re in a world now where people want things to be better quickly. It’s hard for me to see that, unless a country comes along to give you the finances required.
“The Premier League is really strong. There’s probably only one club above and around us who have a smaller budget than us in the Premier League at the moment, and that’s Brighton.
From that alone, you might think I’m doing as well as I can, because other clubs’ budgets are much bigger, whether it’s wages or transfers. I feel like I have to justify some of these questions. But not many people talk about it, so there is some evidence.’
On West Ham’s fringe players, many of whom didn’t get the chance to impress, Moyes added: “For a while now we’ve been trying to give other boys a game. So where would we do it?
“Will we do it against Manchester United? Probably not, because I have openly said here that our bread and butter is the Premier League.
“We have European football and somewhere along the line I have to give some of the players a chance. In recent years, we have used Europe to bring games to players. But this year, the European games were much tougher.’