David Moyes says his West Ham United side have a chance to take a step back in the right direction when Brentford arrive at the London stadium on Monday night.
The Irons have tasted defeat in their last three Premier League games, but they return home eager to get back to winning ways.
If they do, the east Londoners could return to the top seven of the Premier League table and spice up their hopes of winning a fourth straight season in European football.
Although the draw for the UEFA Europa League round of 16 was also held on Friday (a two-legged duel against German side SC Freiburg, who were beaten twice at organisational level), the coach had plenty to talk about in his pre-match press conference. conference.
Brentford have been a very difficult opponent. Thomas Frank has done a very clever job, but we have to think that we are quite a bit above them, so we have to do everything right.
We were 2-1 up at half-time when we played them away from home, but we lost in the second half. We’ll have to play to get a result.
I don’t know of any player organisation at any club that doesn’t go through periods where they’re not at their best, so we want to locate ours quickly.
The games I’ve noticed Ivan Toney plays are that he plays well.
He’s been a wonderful player for Brentford. Me his performances have inspired me, I’ve been inspired by his footballing intellect. His way of acting has been very good.
He’s missed a lot of football, but he’s coming back in very smart form.
I hope he’ll still be busy towards the end of the season, because that will mean we’ll have more European football. So that’s what we’re hoping for.
Listen, we all appreciated the opportunity to take a little break [between games]. We can get good exercise and prepare for games, so players are in a position and completely new for the next game.
The coach [Christian Streich] did a wonderful job in Freiburg. He spent a lot of time in a club. We can’t wait to come back and play them again.
I thought they were the best team in the organization (we had an organization with Olympiacos and Freiburg in the organization), so we have to go back and see if we can win a second time.
I don’t think [beating them twice this season] makes it any easier. I do think the organization was very strict and the games were close. I don’t see a huge difference, there are notoriously massive organizations at the festival, most of them the best in the English league and the best in the German league, so try to avoid those organizations as much as you can, but that’s a problem. Challenging gameplay, whatever it is.
It’s the circular of 16 now, back and forth, they’ve just beaten Lens, who were in the Arsenal organisation, in the Champions League, which gives an idea that Freiburg is a team.
The smart thing is that we knew we would have European football after Christmas. This is the third year in a row that we have done it and we are really satisfied about it.
Once you’ve made it this far, just hope you can check out the next circular and see what happens. We’ve had some brilliant years in Europe, so let’s enjoy this one as good.
I hope he’ll still be busy towards the end of the season, because that will mean we’ll have more European football. So that’s what we’re hoping for.
I’ve had smart conversations with the owners and Karren Brady and there’s a contract for me.
I’m the one who’s deciding right now that I should wait. I have to wait until the end of the season.
I need to make sure that everything is okay and, first of all, that we are in this season and do our homework.
I have to make sure it’s the right thing to do for the club. I have to make sure it’s the right thing for me and my family. So far, I’ve talked to the board of directors and I get along very well with them.
I have enjoyed my 4 years here and one way or another I will make sure my contract comes to an end.
We’ll fix it, but I’ll wait.
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