David Moyes happy to play the expectation game at high-flying West Ham

David Moyes happy to play the expectation game at high-flying West Ham

by Joseph Anthony
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Hammers boss David Moyes

West Ham boss David Moyes says he is comfortable living with high expectations at the club.

Moyes has turned the Hammers from relegation battlers to top-four challengers in less than two years and Premier League wins over Liverpool and Chelsea this term have shown that last seasonโ€™s impressive campaign was not a flash in the pan.
They travel to Burnley on Sunday looking to consolidate fourth position and Moyes is enjoying the pressure.
โ€œI think raising expectations is part of the managerโ€™s job because it probably means you are doing well with the team,โ€ he said.
โ€œWhen you raise then you start saying, โ€˜Hang on a minute, this is expecting a lot of a team that is relatively newโ€™.
โ€œI think our rapid climb to the higher reaches of the Premier League is something that has been unbelievable, it has been a great achievement and not only that but to keep it going.
โ€œWe have only been doing this for a year and a half, we were in the relegation zone a year and a half ago.
โ€œSo we are at the early stages of being a side who has got big expectations but I am quite happy that we have got big expectations and I hope we are able to keep it up. Maybe we can, maybe we canโ€™t.โ€
After last seasonโ€™s sixth-placed finish, which brought Europa League football, questions were asked whether Moyesโ€™ men could repeat the success, but the Scot thinks they have kicked on.
โ€œI said at the start of the season, โ€˜Is there any chance we could get two more points than last year?โ€™, because that would have caught Chelsea in a Champions League position,โ€ he said.
โ€œIt doesnโ€™t mean we are going to get there. Thatโ€™s the challenge for us, to get another strong season. I was always worried that after last season you can sometimes have a bit of a dip, but I think weโ€™ve done the opposite and got better.
โ€œWe have improved and gone again. We have got to keep those standards up. In recent weeks we have been playing a lot better than we have played.
โ€œOverall, the players are still producing at a high level. I want that to continue right through the season.โ€
Moyes will be able to call on his big guns after making 11 changes for Thursday nightโ€™s Europa League loss to Dinamo Zagreb.
Kurt Zouma, Angelo Ogbonna Aaron Cresswell, Ben Johnson and Ryan Fredricks are all injured.
REUTERS

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