[엑스포츠뉴스 김정현 인턴기자] Coach Moyes, who has captured his rival coach Mourinho, is drawing the big picture with West Ham.
West Ham United, led by coach David Moyes, won the home game 2-1 against Tottenham Hotspur in the 25th round of the Premier League in the 2020/.21 season on the 21st (Korean time).
West Ham added three points to Tottenham, who had just made up for one goal after Mikhail Antonio and Jesse Lingard scored.
West Ham, led by coach Moyes, ran undefeated six games before the Crystal Palace in round 20 after losing 0-3 to Chelsea in the 14th round of the league, and lost 1-3 against Liverpool in the 21st round, but have been running undefeated again in four games since. .
In the 2021 game alone, West Ham won 6 out of 9 games and scored 18 points. West Ham, which finished in 10th place in 2020, is now in fourth place.
West Ham rose to fourth place in the league alone with 45 points in 25 games. It is the highest ranking after finishing third in the 1985/86 season in the league schedule of 25 games.
West Ham are only 4 points apart from second place Manchester United and third place Leicester City, so if they maintain their current uptrend, they can see a higher ranking.
After the match, coach Moyes said in an interview with Sky Sports that he was not satisfied yet. He said,’I told our players that I had only done half of our work yet. “We think we can get closer to the Champions League if we keep our form.”
He continued,’I don’t want to think negatively. It’s done great against Tottenham, and I’m happy, but I don’t want to be stupid. We will calmly prepare for the next and move up to a higher ranking.
West Ham have been in the UEFA Europa League playoffs in the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons, but have no experience in the finals. My most recent memory of advancing to the European competition on my own is that I won the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1998/99 season.
West Ham were relegated twice in the 21st century, but returned to the Premier League and maintained their rank in the middle of the league.
However, this season, in the second season with manager Moyes, we are aiming for the first European matchup in the 21st century.
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