David Moyes’ verdict boiled down to relief as the Hammers finally found a way to beat Olympiacos tonight courtesy of Lucas Paqueta. Although the midfielder was not at his best during the 90 minutes volleyed home a fine effort and the manager was delighted. He explained that the Brazilian does so much stuff that goes unnoticed it was great that he should be the match winner.
David Moyes’ verdict on victory
Paqueta scored a beauty in Greece and another tonight scoring from a beautiful ball forward from James Ward-Prowse. Moyes, however, admitted the team hadn’t played well over the 90 minutes but was pleased and relieved to have got three points which keeps them on top of Group A.
He said the team had kept trying to do the right thing by getting the ball into the final third but couldn’t create much from there or make many chances.He added: “From that point of view we let ourselves down but Olympiacos defended very well.
He then added his thoughts on Paqueta saying: He really did score a great goal out there and I’m really pleased for him that he got another here. He deserved it because I said he does an awful lot of stuff that goes unnoticed.”