David Moyes | "I’ve been the manager - I couldn’t tell you what the West Ham Way is”
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4.6 • 778 Ratings
🗓️ 1 August 2024
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
On today’s episode, we are joined by a respected and constant figure in English football management. David Moyes sits third in the number of games managed in the Premier League, behind only fellow Scotsman Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger. Having begun his managerial career at the age of 34 at Preston North End, Moyes has risen through the football pyramid and become synonymous with stability and success, notably at Everton and West Ham.
Moyes sits down with Simon to discuss his longevity in the game and the successes he achieved with Preston, Everton, and more recently, West Ham. He also talks candidly about his challenges, particularly his difficult period at Manchester United. Moyes shares his insights on following in the gargantuan footsteps of Sir Alex Ferguson and the key factors that led to his downfall.
Additionally, Moyes discusses how he had to reinvented himself after leaving Old Trafford, reflecting on his time at Sunderland and Real Sociedad whilst addressing the opinions about his “negative” style of play. Join Simon for this insightful conversation with David Moyes.
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| 0:00.0 | Manchester United's biggest problem will not be their manager, their players at the moment. |
| 0:05.0 | Manchester United's biggest problem is Manchester City and Peck. |
| 0:09.0 | Nobody ever knew what the West Hamway was. I've been the manager. |
| 0:13.0 | I couldn't tell you what the West Hamway is. |
| 0:15.0 | It feels like it's centre-back management in terms of a bit like Garav Southcott. |
| 0:19.0 | I'm worried about what the opposition might do to me, |
| 0:20.9 | rather than what I might do to the opposition. |
| 0:23.0 | He was a man at 16, incredibly strong physical specimen. |
| 0:27.9 | But let me tell you, he was really hard work as well. |
| 0:31.3 | Vincent Company's done, you know, |
| 0:33.1 | he's going to go out with a great coach, |
| 0:34.6 | but I don't know about you to justify getting the Bayamunic job. |
| 0:39.6 | This is up front with me, Simon Jordan. |
| 0:41.8 | I believe there are a lot of vacuous, uninformed, unchallenged opinions out there. |
| 0:45.3 | I want to get to the bottom line and cut through the nonsense. |
| 0:47.8 | So on this podcast with William Hill, I'm going to get people with strong views |
| 0:50.9 | who think they can stand them up under proper scrutiny. There's a good chance |
| 0:54.3 | I might learn something along the way, but more importantly, so might you. Joining me in today's |
| 0:59.3 | episode, a respected and constant figure within English football management. Over two decades |
| 1:03.8 | of experience in the dugout, only Sir Alex Ferguson and Arson Venger have overseen more Premier |
| 1:08.5 | League matches. His managerial CV includes promotions, |
| 1:11.7 | Europe, Cup Finals and Old Trafford. Before ending, his most recent chapter securing West Ham's |
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