David Moyes hopes it is finally his turn to lift a major trophy with West Ham, as Scot hopes to give his 86-year-old dad a night to remember as he joins travelling support in Eintracht Frankfurt for Europa League semi-final
David Moyes is hoping it is finally his turn to win a trophy at the climax of West Ham’s march through Europe – and that his father will be there to see it.
The Hammers go into the away leg of their Europa League semi-final at Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 down but with high hopes of overturning that deficit and reaching the final in Seville in a fortnight.
Moyes’ father David snr, 86, has been there at every step of the remarkable journey which saw West Ham top a difficult group before knocking out Sevilla and Lyon.
A managerial career that began with Preston 24 years ago is now hitting the heights, and beyond, of Moyes’ successful spell with Everton, and the Scot wants to cap it with a major European trophy – West Ham’s first in 57 years.
Yet on the eve of arguably the biggest match of his career, Moyes said: ‘You know as a manager there are other big things, like to win a game at Preston North End to get to a play-off final.
‘There are lots of games throughout your career, so when you get to a big one you think ‘it’s big’. But there’s lots of big games, lots of ups and downs.
‘It’s hard to be a winner all the time because everyone is fighting for that prize. But when you get this close you are thinking ‘is this my turn, my chance?’ I hope this is my turn.
‘My dad’s coming tomorrow, and I hope my son takes me to matches when I’m 86. My brother’s bringing my dad and it’s great he can see us at this stage. I hope we give him a night to remember.
‘If he saw us win tomorrow it would be special, and even better if it was the final. He wants it to be and so do I.
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