West Ham United boss David Moyes has said that his upbringing at Celtic is part of the reason why he wants to play attacking football, on the Hammers’ official website.
Moyes spent three years at Parkhead as a teenager, where he made 24 appearances for Celtic.
And even though his stay was a brief one, it seems that the learning experience of being with the Bhoys has still had a great impact on his managerial style.
“I was brought up at Celtic where you need to play well and it meant you needed to score goals and be attack minded and I’ve always got that in my background,” he said.
“I’m also someone very conscious that we need to be organised and good enough defensively to win games, so I’ve got to balance that.
“At the moment we’re getting the goals, but I’ve got to make sure we stop conceding them.”
Moyes hasn’t always been renowned as a manager who gets his sides playing the most flowing football.
However, West Ham have become one of the most entertaining side’s to watch in the Premier League this term.
Moyes has performed well above expectations, with the Hammers now really pushing for a top four spot.
West Ham won 3-2 against Leicester City at the weekend, just before Moyes made the comments about Celtic, to increase their hopes of playing Champions League football next term.
Moyes has actually been linked with a return to Celtic as a potential successor to Neil Lennon, but he has ruled himself out of the running for the job in Football London.
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