David Moyes
The Hammers will be looking to reach the last four of the competition but will have to do so against their fierce rivals Spurs in north London tonight. With the Covid-19 pandemic causing havoc among Premier League clubs’ squads, many managers have been forced to make several changes in recent weeks. In his pre-match press conference, the West Ham boss spoke about his desire to lift a trophy while in charge at the London Stadium.
David Moyes said: “I would love to win a trophy with West Ham. I think West Ham has had a history of trophies in years gone by. Maybe not so much in modern-day times so it would be a great achievement. We have to build and grow into it. I was going to say I don’t want to be a club that wins a trophy then doesn’t do anything for another ten or 20 or 30 years and we end up getting relegated and not doing very well. I think there’s a process to winning trophies. You have to try and build your team up and your club up to try and get to a level where you can be competitive in all the competitions. For example, I wouldn’t necessarily like to win the League Cup and find ourselves struggling in the bottom three of the Premier League. I think being a good league side is really, really important for any club. Partly because of your placement, partly because of the money. I think the supporters who come to the games with season tickets; the cup games are hugely important and you want to win, but I still see league football as what your job is to do.”
