David Moyes insists he can use his experience from managing Manchester United and Everton to inspire West Ham to a comeback victory over Sevilla on Thursday.
The Hammers come into the game well aware of the fact that they need to overturn a 1-0 deficit after Munir scored the only goal in Spain.
It means that the Irons will have to score twice if they want to win in 90 minutes and Moyes insists that he has enough experience to know what he is coming into.
At United, his side lost 2-0 to Olympiacos in the Champions League before roaring back to win 3-0 in the second leg; at Everton, Moyes saw his side come from 2-0 down against Fiorentina to win 2-0 at Goodison Park in the UEFA Cup, only to lose on penalties.
And he believes he has all of the experience necessary to inspire his side to a huge comeback in east London.
Speaking to reporters, as per Football.London, he said: “I’ve told the players about a couple of my experiences. In the Champions League at Man Utd, I was 2-0 down at Olympiakos and came back to win 3-2. With Everton we were 2-0 down to Fiorentina and went on to win 2-0 at Goodison, but unfortunately lost on penalty kicks.
“I’ve been there before. You can’t go gung-ho and think you have to score in the first two minutes. I hope we do, but the game lasts 90 minutes, so at the worst, we have to win by a goal, but we have to see if we can get the home advantage. If we have to be ready to go to 120 minutes, we have to be ready for that.”
Moyes also believes that the Hammers fans can expect more nights like Thursday, as the Hammers aim to again qualify for Europe this season.
He added: “The fans better get used to it because we’re going to have a lot more of these types of games. I hope there’ll be more in this tournament and I want us to be challenging near the top of the league. If that is the case the you use this as a stepping stone. I’m sure our players will be nervous tomorrow and I hope they are, because it also gives you the adrenaline rush to realise how important the game is. We’ll have to play with great maturity, but I hope the supporters are right with us, which I’m sure they will be.”