LONDON ¨C David Moyes praised West Ham United¡¯s supporters after a 1-1 draw with Leicester City in the Premier League on Friday, the first match at London Stadium since the Scot took over as manager.
While the fans expressed dissent in Moyes¡¯s first game in charge at Watford last weekend ¡ª holding up signs slamming the club and its owners ¡ª they were vociferous in their support on Friday.
¡°I thought the crowd were fantastic, so all the negatives I¡¯ve heard about the crowd, I thought the opposite and that they were great, they really were,¡± Moyes told reporters after the match.
¡°I think any player will tell you that West Ham has always been a tough place to come over the years, with a tough crowd and they can make it that way in this stadium as well, and I think they did tonight.
¡°I thought they got right behind the players, but I also thought the players gave them something to shout about as well. It was a start for us tonight.¡±
West Ham halted a two-game losing streak but the club remains in the relegation zone and Moyes believes there is still much room for improvement.
¡°We¡¯ve learnt that we can run and they have now set the standard and cannot go below that,¡± the former Everton and Manchester United boss added.
¡°Even then, we only got a draw, so we¡¯ll need to play better with the ball when we get it and at least keep those levels up if we are going to take something from every game.¡±
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