In the early morning of April 15, the second leg of the Europa League quarterfinals ended, and West Ham United led by Moyes defeated Lyon 3-0 away and advanced to the Europa League final four. This is the first time in 46 years that the Hammers have reached the top four of European competition. The last time they achieved such a record was in the 1975/76 season, when West Ham reached the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup, but ultimately lost 2-4 to Belgian giants Anderlecht.
In the first leg against Lyon, West Ham drew 1-1 at home, and In the first half, Creswell was sent off with a direct red card for a tactical foul to destroy Moussa Dembele's single knife. In the second half, although Bowen took the lead to break the deadlock, Ndombele's goal finally allowed Lyon to retreat.
The draw in the first leg plus a red card, apparently did not affect West Ham's morale in any way, and in the early hours of this morning, they attacked heavily away from home and opened the record with a header from Craig Dawson in the 37th minute. Six minutes later, England international Declan Rice scored from a distance to extend the score. In the first two minutes of the second half, Fornals assisted Bowen who scored in the first leg to score from a distance, and West Ham United finally won 3-0 to advance 4-1 on aggregate.
In this campaign, West Ham United only had 33% of the ball, but they scored 3 goals on 6 of the 10 shots, and the offensive efficiency was impressive, while the home team Lyon had as many as 17 shots on goal, but only 3 shots were unattainable. The offensive efficiency of the high judgment makes it reasonable for them to lose.
After the game, West Ham United manager Moyes spoke highly of his players, saying that after being sent off in the first leg, the team did not give up and scored a goal first, laying a solid foundation for the victory in this game, and he was extremely proud of the performance of his disciples. In addition, the experience is also quite wonderful for the team's huge progress from Premier League relegation to The European Final Four in recent seasons.
In fact, Moyes is right to feel so emotionally. He has twice coached West Ham in his coaching career, the first coming in November 2017, when the Hammers were mired in relegation and Moyes led the team to relegation and won the 200th game of his Premier League coaching career in a 4-1 win over Huddersfield. But at the end of that season, Moyes hung up and left. Pellegrini, who has returned from the Chinese Super League, takes over the team. However, Pei Gong's journey to the Hammer Gang did not go well, finishing 10th in the Premier League in the first season and only a pitiful 19 points in the first 19 rounds of the 2019/20 season, ranking 17th in the Premier League, just one point away from the relegation zone. In this case, West Ham United once again remembered the former fire manager Moyes.
Moyes, who came out again, did not disappoint West Ham, although they struggled to relegate in 16th place that season. But last season the Hammers revived with blood, winning 19 of the 38 Premier League games and finally beating Tottenham and Arsenal to a 6th place in the Premier League. At the end of 32 rounds of Premier League battles this season, West Ham United still ranks 6th with 15 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses, and the hope of reaching the top four of the Premier League is still there. Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham and other giants have fallen at their feet, and in the League Cup, manchester city has also become a stepping stone for them to advance.
Now this West Ham United under the tutelage of Moyes, can be described as full of vigor and vigor, the front line 25-year-old Bowen, 26-year-old Benahma, midfielder 23-year-old De Klan Rice, 26-year-old Fornals and 27-year-old Shochek and other people have a very good performance, of which Rice's value is as high as 75 million euros, coupled with the blessing of the British hukou, if he joins other Premier League giants, at least will bring the Hammers income of 100 million pounds, and his outbreak, Nature is inseparable from Moyes's knowledgeable and good use.
At the beginning, Moyes, as Ferguson's successor, signed a six-year contract with Manchester United. But a season was not finished before the class was announced. Although his coaching record at that time was indeed much worse than that of his predecessor Ferguson, Manchester United did not give him 100% support, and the players in the squad were not convinced of his coaching. Today, Moyes leads West Ham United to a great record. Manchester United, on the other hand, struggled again, falling to 7th in the Premier League, leaving the three major cup matches early, and the players in the squad had their own thoughts. Now that I think about it, there is nothing wrong with saying that Moyes is a strange injustice.