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David Moyes was full of pride after watching his team West Ham United overcome an early Leeds United goal to score a magnificent 2-1 Premier League victory at Leeds United.
The Hammers could have easily collapsed under the pressure created by unbridled Leeds, particularly after Mateusz Klich scored a twice-thrown penalty, recovered after VAR official Jarred Gillett ruled that Lukasz Fabianski had drifted off his line before save your Polish partner’s starting shot.
But instead, the Irons proved they are made of strong material these days, creating a succession of opportunities and ultimately changing the game through unstoppable headers from Tomáš Souček and Angelo Ogbonna on both sides of halftime.
Speaking to West Ham TV after watching his team climb to fifth place in the Premier League table after reaching 20 points from 12 games, Moyes was delighted with the application, confidence and quality shown by his players at Elland Road.
Everyone is very interested in seeing Leeds for their energy and the way they play, but I have to say that the players did a brilliant job.
David moyes
“I think every game we’ve played – when we lost at Liverpool I thought we were unlucky when we lost on a penalty, we’ve played Manchester City at home. [and drawn] and we had a terrible decision against us against Manchester United at home that changed the game. We have come in and we have believed that we can challenge all the teams that we face, ”he said.
“We need to keep the bar high. We have some really outstanding performances at the moment, but I think tonight is up to the task because of the kind of game it is, the club we’re playing against and the way they’ve been playing. Everyone is very interested in seeing them for their energy and the way they play, but I have to say that the players did a brilliant job tonight.
The West Ham players had to deal not only with disappointment that the penalty was re-taken, but with the frustration of believing it had cost them a lot of work after the incident was shown on the big screen at Elland Road, and they felt that Fabianski had not left. his line before Klich took his penalty.
“I am really angry about that, but I am not going to allow West Ham to be pressured. I’m not going to allow a decision when the ball is two yards over the line and a penalty kick when the goalkeeper’s heel is on the line and it’s a case of ‘Okay’. It’s West Ham. We will just give them that kind of treatment. ‘
“We have to defend ourselves and fight for it and that is why, when we recover the fans, they will have to fight for every decision in the stadium because at this moment we have had some, but I have to say that the last couple we have had has been difficult to to accept “.
West Ham regrouped after falling behind and created one opportunity after another from open play, finding Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier in inspired form, but their goals came on two set pieces. The first when Souček hit Jarrod Bowen’s corner and the winner when Ogbonna headed off a free kick by Aaron Cresswell.
“It’s a big part of the game, isn’t it?” Moyes asked rhetorically. “We want to be good and we want to score goals if we can and their goalkeeper was outstanding and stopped three or four goals, I thought, but we went ahead and plugged in.
“There were times when they were at the top and times when we were better, but overall, I’m very happy to have arrived and scored another three points and continues to progress well.”
West Ham have now scored in their last eleven Premier League games and 14 of the last 15, and racked up 32 points in their last 19 games dating back to early July.
Moyes prides himself on that level of consistency, but demands more.
“It was quite difficult when we came back from the confinement and we had to win games to stay in the league and we won three, we tied three and lost three of the nine games, but I thought, from where we were, it was a good return,” he reflected.
“I just praised the players for how well they have done since the lockdown and for how they came back, picked him up and left. His energy levels and fitness have improved tremendously. Some of it has to do with acquisitions and some of it has to do with players squeezing.
“I don’t know if six months ago we could have faced a Leeds United who are as physically powerful with their career as they are.”
