West Ham’s form in this season’s competition has been quite impressive and they are deservedly in the final.
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West Ham United are on the cusp of creating history as they prepare for a European final on Wednesday. The London outfit will take on Italian side Fiorentina in the final of the Europa Conference League. It will be difficult to call a winner in this competition. Normally, Fiorentina might have been expected to hold an advantage in a clash against these two teams. However, West Ham’s form in this season’s competition has been quite impressive and they are deservedly in the final.
David Moyes, manager of West Ham United, spoke about how much it feels for a manager to be in a final of a European competition. “To be in a European final for any manager is a thrill,” Moyes was quoted as saying by the club’s website in a pre-match press conference. “Whether you’re an experienced manager or a young one, one of the goals you set when you start out as a coach is ‘can you reach a final?’. Hopefully this is just the start for us. I’ve always said the best years are to come, but I’m certainly enjoying this one and enjoying the moment with everybody.”
Moyes then labelled it as the “biggest moment” of his career. He then spoke about his longevity in the game. “To be a football coach for as long as I have been must mean I’m doing something right. Longevity is really difficult. There are a lot of very good coaches out there but, for those young coaches, they have to see if they can do 20 or 25 years in the business, because that’s what it takes. For me to do something different [in preparing for this game] and not be myself would look slightly odd. But this is something slightly different and something more special than we’ve had for a long time,” he stated.
The West Ham United manager also gave an insight into his approach for the final. “I don’t really have anything specific lined up for the players, but I’m hoping on the night I can give them the motivation, the inspiration, commitment, attitude, all the things players need to be successful. Ultimately you need to find a way to get a win, this job in football is to find a way of winning and that will be the key message in the end. I think you’re continuously thinking about how we’re going to play, how we’ll cause problems and how they’ll cause us problems,” he elaborated.
David Moyes believes the players should focus on what helped them get this far in the competition. “But I also think having plan B and plan C is always useful, but the most important thing is being prepared and doing the things that got you to this position in the first place. We’re unbeaten in Europe this season and we got to the semi-final last season so our record in European football over the last two years has been so good. Hopefully we can continue that on Wednesday,” he added.
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