David Moyes insists West Ham lost their Europa League semi-final tie against Frankfurt “30 seconds” into the first leg.
The Hammers’ European dream came to an end after Frankfurt’s 1-0 win on Thursday night sealed a 3-1 aggregate victory for the Bundesliga outfit.
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It was an uphill battle early on in the first leg for West Ham after going behind in the first minute at the London Stadium.
Moyes – who was sent off in the second leg – says he is “really proud” of his players for their efforts after Aaron Cresswell was sent for an early bath in the 19th minute.
Moyes told BT Sport: “Really disappointed. Things didn’t go for us on the night. Small things didn’t happen but I am really proud of the players. How they played with 10 men was fantastic. They stayed in it. Other teams would have folded and lost two or three. The boys here are great. Tough boys.
“I thought we tried. We created chances. I thought we had better chances than Frankfurt. But we congratulate them. They go through, we don’t and we give them our best wishes.
“I don’t feel any of that [pride] at the moment. I just feel disappointment as I felt this was a chance. We have played better teams probably than Frankfurt. Let’s be honest, we probably lost the game in the first 30 seconds at the London Stadium when we conceded. We were chasing the game since.
“We have enjoyed being in the competition. Not sure we have enjoyed the officiating. We have a pretty good team so I think we can try again. We will be a bit wiser and can hopefully do it more often.”
On if he had any complaints about Cresswell’s sending off, Moyes responded: “Lots of complaints, yeah.”
On his red card, the former Everton boss said: “I kicked a ball back at a ball boy so I apologise for that. He threw it very softly at me.”
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