David Moyes – aware of the problems of Thursday/Sunday games – is spending much time on getting the balance of his teams right.
Spurs seemed barely interested in their own Euro game on Thursday, putting out a very weak side and finally suffering defeat against Vitesse.
But with three Euro victories to our name and sitting sixth in the Premier League, the Hammers are looking good and a victory over the north London outfit would show that the manager is getting another step closer to achieving his priorities.
And speaking to reporters he said: “We’ve lost a goal in the last minute after the two European games, so we’re mindful of it, but on Thursday I was happy to play the players because maybe the momentum and regular football might be better for them.
At the moment, I want my team to win in Europe and I want them to win in the Premier League and I’m trying my best to get that balance right.
My thoughts were to win on Thursday. I wanted to get in a position where we had a really good chance to qualify from the group.
We’ve got a really busy period, we’ve started it well. We’ve got huge games coming up and we’re just going to get our heads down, take on our next opponent and we’ve got a good team. We’ll take on whoever comes and see what we can do.”
