Moyes: Noble is a brilliant leader who can't understand the referee blowing off Bowen's goal

Live on 29 December 20Th round of the Premier League, West Ham beat Watford 4-1 away, ending a three-round winless run in the league. After the match, West Ham manager Moyes was interviewed by the BBC and commented on the game.

Speaking about the team conceding the first goal at the beginning of the game, Moyes said:

'We didn't play well in the opening, but in the first half we got back in time to build an edge and if a few details were handled better we would have scored more goals.

"We didn't really find the momentum and rhythm of the previous game, only showed it in certain moments. We came away from London and faced Watford, who were fighting for relegation, and it was really a really good result to be able to win 4-1. ”

West Ham United captain Noble scored a penalty in the 57th minute of the second half to give the team a 3-1 lead. Speaking of the veteran, Moyes also gave high praise.

"I think Mark Noble is as good as any player on the pitch today, he's doing well. Noble is a fantastic leader, he has the ability to contribute in the game, he instinctively gets more opportunities. Although he didn't play a lot of time, his attitude has always been positive. ”

It was West Ham's last game of the year and speaking about the team's outstanding performance in 2021, Moyes said:

"We've been excellent this year, really good. We've had a lot of wins this year and we've become a very competitive team again, which would have been unthinkable even two years ago. Being able to get into the top four of the league and play in European competitions is a big shift. ”

"But it's not us who're talking about the top four right now, it's you (the reporters), we're just talking about doing our best."

Bowen scored a goal in this game but was blown off by the referee, and Moyes's attitude to this decision is:

"We challenged but we didn't want to do that and I was surprised they blew that goal. For most of the season, the referees' decisions have been good, but I don't think the awards on that ball are very satisfactory. I wasn't complaining at the time, but it was really ridiculous and I couldn't believe that goal was invalid. ”

'It reminds us of what we had a year and a half ago, and if that's the direction we're going to go in the future, then I want to say it's a shame for this game.'

Finally, speaking about surpassing Harry Redknapp to become the third-most winning manager in Premier League history (237 games), Moyes said:

"I'm smiling, it's been a long journey. Everyone who has ever done this job will tell you how hard it is to win a game, or to keep a position at times. ”

(Albanian)