"You don't get the time to do the job" - David Moyes on his Manchester United tenure

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David Moyes discussing his time as Manchester United manager on Goals on Sunday.
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[@srk4manu]

Moyes is absolutely killing it at West Ham !! Glad that this cult former Everton manager is still in the game. Great come back 🙏💪

[@destianpatrianagara1119]

He's come a long way. Never thought he'd be able to turn his career around. Huge respect 🙏

[@aaronbanks8938]

Moyes is full of excuses - he bought Fellaini and changed the style to long ball at Old Trafford

[@eezlummockelchev420]

He was always this good. It was this shitty Manchester United that was left in a miserable state by Sir Fraud Ferguson thanks to the influx of anti-team players like David De Howler.

[@duncankowable]

give the job to Ole and 3 years. he'll surely turn things around

[@IncredibleMet]

3 years to build a foundation then he can kick on from that.

[@shebeshimillion7250]

@@IncredibleMet what foundation tho? He got in some big signings but anyone who manage Man U should be able to to that. He bought Maguire and put to much reliance on McFred, man united are a big club with big players, with no style of play.

[@iPro3million]

@@shebeshimillion7250 anyone who manages them should be able to do that? So why didn’t Van Gaal or Mourinho do it then?

[@96Rik10]

Finished better every season compared to the last. Came close to winning. Built a good squad. Ole did a better job than many would have expected. Got found out in the last few months tho. But it was even worse as he probably lost the players too. The board should have had a plan in place.

[@Sikhipacksweekly]

They've given him 3 years Duncan. You need to focus better.

[@gabrielpugliese13]

It's got to be said : Moyse did get the job on a "technicaliteh"!

[@fearlessformidableferociou8623]

...and his fellow countryman's recommendation

[@davidrowan3853]

A bit more to it than just being friends with Fergie, he's been the most consistent British manager for a long time (ferguson aside),

[@fearlessformidableferociou8623]

@@davidrowan3853 yip, doing well at WH, hope he wins Europa, if Leicester can't do it 👍🏼

[@dhanveerteeluck2751]

of a legend who recommended ya

[@videolad3057]

@@fearlessformidableferociou8623 Leicester are a sinking ship.

[@rohithraman6488]

Moyes has done well at West Ham but at Man Utd he got the job on a technicaliteh and he was a fuel.

[@Lucarocks92]

😂😂😂😂

[@canvas11xD]

David inherited a squad that only Fergie could guide to a championship. Not even Guardiola or Kloop could turn things around in a year. David needed time to get things going. After a iconic coach leaves, there is gonna be a low point. I don’t understand, why the board did not understand that.

[@reun1clus]

neither did the man u fans back then... they were crying for moyes to be sacked too

[@ajmalcosman46]

ED WOODWARD

[@nakata18]

Coz United's higher ups were a bunch of novice back then. They've only gotten marginally better after all these years.

[@zicomitchell]

People forget that SAF won his first league title in 1993, 7 years after his appointment in 1986

[@bunmeng007]

U do know David inherited a champion team of SAF right? While SAF inherited a struggling team right???

[@zicomitchell]

@@bunmeng007 That's true, but he also inherited an organisation that had been structured around SAF for almost 30 years. Restructuring takes time, and the Man U board knew this thus why they gave him a lengthy contract. Why hire a manager like Moyes who is great at building squads for long term success rather than hiring a manager like Mourinho who can bring in players for short term success?

[@josipperic5366]

Well it was ages ago of course they forget

[@AndresGomez-ct7qb]

@@zicomitchell Nah, Moyes was never the man for the job. Simple as. The board gave him a lengthy contract because they expected another Ferguson-like situation. But unlike Ferguson, Moyes never won anything or built a winning team before going to United. And don't forget even Ferguson lost faith in Moyes and agreed sacking him was correct. I remember that season very well: when things started to go badly Ferguson was the first one to defend Moyes and urge everyone to back him, but eventually (after the Fulham draw or the Olympiacos loss) he changed his tune and even said something to the effect of "A manager needs to be respected by his players. If he can no longer command respect, it's all over."

[@ChubbyChecker182]

People forget that Fergie came 2nd in 1988 (to Liverpool), then had a bad few years (finished 12th in 1989)

[@AM2K2]

Give it to Moyseh until end of season

[@stevemcelmy9354]

they'll get relegated

[@mwanikinjeru3326]

He stated that Van Gaal was being lauded by the media as one of the best managers before he went to United, but the same media became unforgiving to him when results were not going well. I hope the same does not happen to Ralf, the media has been praising him a lot already.

[@AndresGomez-ct7qb]

British media will never change. Just look at how they treated Cristiano in his return; scoring in the first few games and he's a great that can do no wrong, but after a string of losses there were "pundits" actually blaming him for United's poor form and even claiming he makes United a worse team

[@haziqsofian]

Yeah the hype is unreal, it's like he's a messiah or something

[@karimmoorad4128]

British punditry is the worst thing for football

[@MrFooFighter13]

Oh it will. They even loved Jose once, now he is Satan basically.

[@PaulNunez404]

I feel ashamed sometimes as a United fan because of other nonentities calling themselves a United Fan. Y’all were screaming FERGIE OUT back in the 90s. The least a fan of any club can give Is Respect & unquestionable Loyalty but unfortunately that’s what most of these crack headed fans lack. We’ll be changing managers every year if the clubs BOARD keep listening to nut jobs who think they are fans of manutd.

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

It’s even worse now with most Ronaldo fans who don’t support teams but support the player. So they were Real fans, then Juve fans, now Utd fans. These types of fans are usually from India or the Middle East or wherever and they have no patience (or brain cells), and want to see their player win trophies ASAP and are always looking for a scapegoat to protect their player. Same with Messi fans, they are now PSG fans. This is the new era. You get the same in basketball when it comes to Lebron James. His fans just flock to whatever team he joins, demanding instant success so their guy looks good

[@shadibrahim1489]

Every manager since Fergie deserved the sack, maybe Moyes could have been given more time. You act like the fans demand a manager be sacked when they’re only a few weeks in. The issue isn’t the fans who wanted LVG and Jose sacked, it’s the board who appointed them. Both were poor decisions from the beginning

[@boxingenthusiast4016]

@@shadibrahim1489 you're literally the type of fan that was mentioned in the previous comment

[@shadibrahim1489]

@@boxingenthusiast4016 how, are you saying LVG, Mourinho and Ole should have stayed? If you do think that then it’s pointless discussing anything with you

[@stevemcelmy9354]

Ferguson took over a team next to bottom of the league in 86. Moyes took over a team that had won the league by 13 points and ruined them in 13 games

[@tomsmith9048]

A good honest interview I think United made a mistake letting him go so soon ⚽️

[@hadysoliman7734]

Shut up

[@tomsmith9048]

@@hadysoliman7734 🙄⚽️

[@jonathankennedy1715]

The Fellani signing was the nail in the coffin and a certain incompetent banker is to blame for that together with the thieving owners who appointed him.

[@danielmcleanfisher]

He made a fatal mistake. Brought in his own coaches

[@wasifanam1370]

A guy like David Moyes should absolutely feel hard done by all this patience that’s been given to an inferior manager to him like Ole compared to his time at Man Utd, unfortunately for him unlike Ole now, he came to a Man Utd with the still elite mentality/residue of SAF there

[@stevemcelmy9354]

Both Ole and Moyes should never have been given the job. Both got it by being friends of Ferguson and were out of their depth

[@ianbailey3924]

It needs more time it does...precious.

[@bluebillbo]

Why don't you ever put the year on the description?

[@alexbowman7582]

Ferguson was on the brink of being sacked, coat was on a shoogly peg as they say, saved by that cup win.

[@stupenman301]

Give moyes time as you see results ask west ham fans at man u will always struggle because of the owners

[@yesway980]

It would be interesting to see how Moyes would have fared if he was given a three year contract instead of a six year.

[@SRPC21]

What difference would’ve of made?

[@ahmadjuwaidi5271]

@@SRPC21 he would have build the club for 3 years champion. Not 6 year project

[@yesway980]

@@SRPC21 Well that's the thing isn't it? Perhaps he would have moved things on quicker if he thought he had less time to do it.

[@thehairysnot8069]

Big Sam will sort it out 😂

[@paulhegarty8380]

Big strong lad up front

[@jonathankennedy1715]

'chopping and changing manager doesn't work' David was so so right and time has proved him to be spot on.

[@alfiefischer3295]

3 years to Ole. United kicking themselves seeing what he’s doing with West Ham they’re on fire

[@simoverde1351]

Give it to Giggseh till the end of the season

[@fearlessformidableferociou8623]

I have nussing 2 saye

[@stevemcelmy9354]

give the Man United women's team job to Giggsy. He'll inject some punch into the dressing room

[@Gvomikez]

Proud to have him as my manager

[@MiguelBaptista1981]

MU: Burning managers (and contract-termination expenses) since 2013.

[@mementomori5958]

Retro back at it again.

[@MiloFPS]

Although Manchester United were champions in 2013, Scholes retired that year with Giggs and Ferdinand retiring the next year, all club veterans who were the identity of the club. It needed rebuilding with a new intake of academy players, and a couple of foreign purchases, Moyes had no time to do either. The only case for sacking him was that still didn’t justify coming 7th in the PL.

[@Blindswordsman1994]

This fella told Vidic and Ferdinand to learn from Phil Jagielka. Enough said!

[@Kevon420]

As he should! Jags is a legend.

[@taliamason7986]

No he didn't. That was literally made up and Rio himself debunked it when asked the question on BT Sport a few years back.

[@ethana6471]

What he actually did was describe positioning that he wanted in the way he wanted to play

[@finsyaanugrah3691]

He had the time and he putted Wayne Rooney in Defensive Midfielder🤣

[@Blxse]

its because the owners didnt know what they were doing, they saw Ls in their record and thought they should move on as soon as possible, instead of putting actual trust in the manager

[@mynameisjudge4386]

Him explaining sums up why he was fired.

[@FelixGallardo1946]

Swings and roundabouts, look at what Moyes has done with West Ham, and look at the state of United, regardless of Rangnick. A team heavily dependent on a 36 year old, and very lucky to get a point at Chelsea yesterday.

[@96Rik10]

People forget Sunderland and Real Sociedad. Jeez.

[@MrBerksboy]

David Gill please come back all is forgiven. Just when we thought Woodward was on his way out, he might be staying, mind what is Arnold like? there all bankers.

[@roncatton7101]

Should have put more faith & patience in him?

[@JoshMacT18]

and what about tuchel?

[@gueomduduto]

Club higher up is the major problem

[@gueomduduto]

even saf in his last couple years having a hard time getting good players and winning big

[@SRPC21]

In hindsight I think any manager straight after Fergie would’ve failed at United (Mourinho & Van Gaal appointments basically proved it). I honestly think sticking with Moyes would’ve been for the best, he’s proven he’s a great manager at this level and would’ve been in it for the long run. I guess we’ll never know.

[@whittaks215]

Putting PhyIIis NeviIIe on the bench was his biggest mistake, Fergie was having none of that!

[@Felix-rising]

The thing he could have done different was not sack all the back room staff that were clearly doing a good job when he came in

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

David moyes got the job because he was scottish and a prem manager. It didn't work but he is now doing wanders at west ham.

[@michaelodetola]

02:50

[@timhuggins1993]

Sir Alex was 1 match away from sacking after loosing to Oxford united in 1985 - 88 i believe when he was new in the job ! Sad true story in all 4 divisions from premier league to league 2 now . In 2014 my oxford utd boss now ex Sheffy utd boss Wilder was the joimt 2nd longest serving manager 2nd to Arsene wenger at the time in all 4 divisioms , he only served 5 years at OUFC , so its likely evem less the lomgest stay now ! Everytime trigger happy owners hire , sack early , pay more in compo than they do in current serving managers , it no doubt takes 1 season of chamge for each boss to brimg their players they want etc . If they do a chelsea chamgin yearly then you wont win anytbing now !

[@lwandajafta7741]

Moyes with the Piguet

[@davidmcintosh3695]

Manchester United had the good sense not to give Moyes too long

[@adamw1145]

Ole for Everton soon

[@edrisyusuf7317]

He was to drop all SfA team but he only brought one player

[@chrisdunnet5662]

If he had time Man Utd would have been champions bye now plus the millions they spent

[@stevemcelmy9354]

champions of league one?

[@chibratoons9290]

Get time to do what job! You inherited a league winning side all be it with some players sold but nevertheless a league winning side

[@JamesFoxx]

There’s a big difference between not having enough time to do the job and taking a team that won the title by 11 points to 7th the very next season, it’s unacceptable and please stop with this Man U got rid of him too soon… no they didn’t, he wasn’t good enough for the job, he tried to change far too much too soon when the clever thing to do would have been to keep the remaining infrastructure of coaches in place while he had time to find his feet and he just brought a mentality that was ‘small club’ none more so highlighted when he said ‘we should aspire to play like Man City’ and then showed videos of Phil Jagielka to Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic 😑😂 his level is where he is now, a mid table club with little ambition or ability to win the major prizes and a squad of players that fit his way of playing…

[@ultimatemachine457]

Finally someone with some sense, not every coach can do what sir Alex Ferguson can do, and modern football is very fast paced, so many talents rising everyday, so it's more quicker to rebuild a team that it was decades ago

[@sahajshetty1844]

He would have eventually won us the title but so could Jose and Van Gaal the luxury of time is something top clubs cannot afford nowadays and he became a victim of the success he inherited in my opinion.

[@gehp5238]

That ‘mid table club’ are 6 positions higher than United currently.. 😂

[@JamesFoxx]

@@gehp5238 yeah massive club West Ham are… 🥱🥱 of course, teams can be above other bigger teams at different points over the length of a season… but let’s not even begin to compare the two clubs in terms of stature, history, standing in world football, pressure to win, I could go on………..

[@gehp5238]

@@JamesFoxx I wasn’t talking about which club is bigger you donut. I’m trying to point out that Moyes is clearly a good manager. Significantly better than Ole who got much more time than he did.

[@shannonnaicker4040]

David Moyes sacked all Fergies staff.

[@razy0148]

The problem with Moyes is he was handed a winning team who just won the league and with that winning team, suffered loss after loss after loss. That's why he wasn't given a chance.

[@taliamason7986]

That winning team was a mostly ageing, average squad that everybody now knows overachieved massively in SAF final season in charge. It was always going to fall apart and drop out of the top 4 regardless of who the Manager was.

[@jbo4547]

Yeah like Talia said, EVERYONE of a certain age knows that squad was relatively weak and aging and Fergie winning with them was an incredible feat.

[@Howiedewitt123]

You may not get time but you do get nearly 200 million pounds to spend on players who flop

[@thetabbyguy921]

No matter how much money you get it's next to impossible to rebuild almost the entire team in less than a year

[@Howiedewitt123]

@@thetabbyguy921 look at moyes with West Ham….. plus West Ham had literally no money

[@thetabbyguy921]

@@Howiedewitt123 but he didn't have to rebuild everything also it's now his third season with them if you consider his previous spell

[@connorroyse7914]

How many years did Ole get?

[@crabdabo1825]

Nearly 3 full seasons

[@hvern0n]

@@crabdabo1825 and £400 million lmao

[@happy_camper]

@@hvern0nAnd almost 1/4 of that on Maguire alone 😂

[@finneas9894]

Maguire is honestly a disgrace of a player he should be sold asap.

[@IncredibleMet]

@Paul Established English player pushed his price up by £40m. Ben white is the same, probably up by £20m

[@shauncrossey8184]

Didn’t get enough time to do what? Take another sledgehammer to the club and bash it into the ground some more? Never had the right attitude for me, I remember losing 3-0 to Liverpool at old Trafford and he turns round and says we played well. And that’s not the only time. Don’t think we ever played badly in his eyes. Doing well at West Ham I see and fair play, but this whole thing about deserving more time at United, not having it.

[@MB-ko3mr]

As a United fan, it still both angers me and confuses me to why they ever appointed a manager with the track record he had to manage a club like United in the first place, why didn't they appoint a manager with a better winning record??

[@steinhogger]

Hi mate. What he did at Everton is good. Everton didnt have a big budget and not as attractive for big players like the bigger clubs. He was also stable in the performance then many others. Ye his win/los ratio wasnt top top. But with that budget id say he was suited for the job. He should have been given a longer run though. Hope things wil get better with our german man ❤️

[@OGS2099]

He did get time, he got as long as it took to lose the room. When he lost the room he was out. He never should have been Manchester United manager, he's not a big club manager... He likes being the underdog, having low expectations. That's where he thrives. When he's EXPECTED to win, he buckles & folds.

[@finsyaanugrah3691]

He had the time, and putted Wayne Rooney in Defensive Midfielder..🤣

[@leroymane]

meanwhile Ole with time and money 👀

[@martinrooney3670]

Look they not lost fergie they lost Scholes Beckham two nevilles Cantona Keaneburr irwin stam vidic and many more great guys can't replace thet talent it will take from now maybe five years to kick ass again it def won't be thirty years

[@MrFooFighter13]

It probably wasn't the right time to give him the job. But sacking him after 8 months was just embarrassing.

[@timlane2642]

He's extremely naive if he thought he had six years to do the job.

[@mikecheq45]

You bought fellaini, you didn’t deserve time after that.

[@jonathankennedy1715]

David Gill would never have bought that player it was the useless incompetent Ed Woodward. He was so not Manchester United. And the thieving owners are to blame for appointing a banker in charge of the most famous football clubs in the world.

[@rossicourvosi218]

Alex Ferguson know exactly what he was doing when he left 😂 he knew that squad was over the hill and other teams were spending big money and becoming better than man utd

[@MrBlodhund]

Not true

[@Alex-ry6cd]

@@MrBlodhund very true. Signed an older RVP to win the league one last time. He knew it was then or never with the rise of city and the Glazers transfer policy. His last squad was not a squad for the future. Maybe he deserved that chance with what he achieved but he did leave an aged squad to Moyes. That's a fact. Moyes was shafted in the transfer market by Woodward and had to panic buy Fellaini. If UTD signed a Rangnick type after Fergie as director, they'd have another few premier league titles by now. The inmates are running the asylum.

[@MrBlodhund]

@@Alex-ry6cd he could of bought Thiago but didn’t want him

[@WhosAr7z]

Sacking moyes after 10 months turned them into every other club, sacking after sacking now look at them.

[@kevinlemarchand5714]

Simple, Moyes couldn't handle the job. I think he was simply out of his depth.

[@pacman4186]

Moyes sacked all winning staff and brought in fellaini. 8 months was more than enough damage

[@fearlessformidableferociou8623]

And brought in lukaku ini'

[@pacman4186]

@@fearlessformidableferociou8623 that was Mourinho

[@fearlessformidableferociou8623]

@@pacman4186 yip, you are correct 👍🏼

[@habilhussain3387]

Lmao damn

[@lxxkxlly1783]

don’t care, Sanchos just scored

[@rikkeelsharafat9880]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@seansean3659]

Aaannd again

[@KrisBowman1992]

Everton was always a mid table team and he destroyed Sunderland as if they couldn’t get any worse than they already were, but they did, and sociedad nobody even remembers his spell there it was that bad….. It’s the squad he inherited at West Ham not his man management. Don’t be fooled, Moyes is definitely not a good manager!

[@johnpederson5873]

He had Everton above mid table and was doing very well before the united job

[@aaronwilson7947]

The squad he inherited at west ham???? A relagation threatened side every season were playing european football. Moyes is a brilliant manager

[@d.s5508]

Don’t get time on the job unless you manage arsenal

[@tomeskdale2642]

Time has vindicated Moyes.

[@markw4613]

wee bit naïve he thought he would get 6 years.

[@DJZedi]

Man Utd sacking Moyes was the biggest mistake. Full stop.

[@Cha.21]

Too much Bandwagon fan in ManUnited, the MAIN REASON

[@spark556]

Manure

[@Kamal-nj8ch]

This guy and ole should never had Man Utd Job.

[@DramStihe]

nowhere near enough time imo

[@Kommaer]

Actually Moyes character was too weak for United. as Ole s was either.

[@FF-oo8nz]

You got the time to lose 11 games with a team that won the league the previous year though

[@jonathankennedy1715]

The thieving owners were to blame for appointing a banker who knew nothing about football in charge of the most famous football institutions in the world.

[@jonmillward8201]

Been a manager for years. Never won a trophy

[@Lushomo592]

Moyes made us worse

[@alexandarbabic9409]

The worst trainer I have seen. He was in Everton nothing Manchester united Nemanja Vidic the captain goes because of him zero....I do not understand interwie...good for tv station .....bla bla bla

[@modern_method]

sorry Moyes was a mediocre manager back then, and I think he's got the job because having that accent in the first place. I still think that he is a mediocre manager overall.

[@AndrewAllen]

He never takes responsibility for what happened, which is why he was never fit for the job.