west ham away match talk/coverage

[Red News]

David Moyes praises ‘Big Sam’


"I think Big Sam has just won Manager of the Month. I don't know if that was his curse last week or if it's still to come this week. But he's done great. They were at a lower league position and he's turned them around. But I don’t think anybody should be surprised by that because you look at what he’s done with his teams in the Premier League over the years, he’s always had hard-working, competitive teams and teams that get results and that’s why he’s been so successful.”

[Red News]

David Moyes hints he’s now more experienced in Europe, and wonders why the journos don’t mention that!


“Nearly everyone asked me at the start of the season about my inexperience in the Champions League. I was amazed that none of you asked me about that the other night there, it must have slipped your minds. Look, I said before, I'd watched enough Champions League football and hopefully watched so much that I know a bit about it. But I got a lot of help from people around me, I said I would do that. Thankfully, I've got myself to the quarter-final but the aim now is to get to the semi-final."

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[5] Rooney jokes about his goal being better than Beckham’s

“Of course it was! It's up there [with my best goals]. I wouldn't say it's my favourite. The goals we mentioned before [against Newcastle and City] are goals that you try in training and games and it's not often they come off and when they do it's great.”

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[6] Rooney on a instinctive shot from near the half-way line !

“It was just instinct. I've turned and I've had a quick look and seen the goalkeeper off his line. It's one of those that I've tried many times and thankfully today it's gone in and I was delighted with that.”

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[8] Rooney on playing just like the United DNA

“We played great as a team and I thought there was some great counter-attacking football from us. That's in the DNA of Manchester United and today we did that, particularly in the first half. We caused them a lot of problems and could have scored more.”

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[9] Rooney picks out the United defence and Carrick in particular

“Overall we played some good stuff. I thought we defended really well. I thought Michael Carrick at the back, in a difficult game, was outstanding for us so there are a lot of positives for us.

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[10] Rooney thinks a mid-week pick me up has left everybody feeling confident

“Today was a good result after last week [against Liverpool],”

“I think the win on Wednesday against Olympiacos has given us all a big lift and you could see today the confidence running through the team. It was a good victory and I'm really pleased with that.

“I think the Olympiacos result was massive for us in terms of picking the fans up, picking ourselves up after the defeat to Liverpool.

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[11] Rooney on lovely football, but wishes it could have been a bit easier

“Today we played some lovely football, although I'm a bit disappointed that we didn't take one or two other chances to make the game easier for ourselves”

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[12] United players are happy on twitter, and they can’t resist mentioning that goal

Ashley Young @youngy18

Great win and performance... @WayneRooney goal #Unbelievable

Rio Ferdinand @rioferdy5

What a goal by @WayneRooney !!! Everyone in the stadium was looking at each other in disbelief!! How...what the...no way....wow!!!

Juan Mata Garcيa @juanmata8 12m

And i was asking for the ball...🙈 What a goal @WayneRooney and good game!

Phil Jones @PhilJones4 17m

Very good team performance today and a well-deserved victory. No words for @WayneRooney . Simply unbelievable #goal!

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[17] Big Sam on today’s game not being important to West Ham’s future

"We're dangerously close (to relegation) with only 31 points. We need to get points on the board and move forward. The defining points aren't games like this one, but against the teams around us."

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[18] Big Sam on it not being West Ham’s day

"It wasn't our day. As hard as we tried, we couldn't find a way through.

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[19] Big Sam thinks West Ham did alright going forward

"We attacked well enough, but when Manchester United are 2-0 up you have to play with real quality,"

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[20] Big Sam on a first goal that you just had to admire

“The first goal knocked the stuffing out of us. It's an unbelievable goal, he hasn't even looked up. To see that go in the back of the net was a sickener, but you have to admire the talent.

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[25] Moyes wants momentum

"All we want is some momentum because we've not had much and all we can do is try and take some confidence from this."

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[26] Moyes was happier seeing players play to their ability level

"I think a lot of them showed what they are capable of tonight. Mata was great today as was Kagawa and we had some really top performances, we want to keep it going.