avid Moyes believes West Ham’s 2-2 draw at Leeds was a “step in the right direction” after their abysmal current run, however bemoaned a missed alternative to take all three factors at Elland Highway.
The Hammers travelled to Yorkshire on a run of 5 straight defeats within the Premier League and with Moyes underneath main stress.
The house facet took the lead by way of Wilfried Gnonto halfway by way of the first-half, however Lucas Paqueta’s penalty and Gianluca Scamacca’s strike both facet of the break turned the sport on its head.
Nonetheless, the Irons have been unable to carry on as Rodrigo Moreno’s Seventieth-minute strike noticed the house facet draw stage, earlier than each groups missed late alternatives for a winner.
“I thought it was a sort of good old fashioned game at times,” Moyes stated. “I thought when we went 2-1 up we would go on and win the game and actually, if anything, we gave the game back to Leeds United. We shouldn’t have done it.
“It felt like a step in the right direction. Getting a point away from home at Leeds United is a good result for lots of teams and it is for us at the moment.
“I actually felt like we missed an opportunity to get all three, I really do.”
Moyes additionally paid tribute to West Ham co-chairman David Gold, who handed away earlier on Wednesday on the age of 86 following a brief sickness.
“David Gold was incredibly supportive to me personally,” he added. “He wanted me to stay after the first time and was thrilled when I came back the second time.
“He was regular visitor to the training ground at Rush Green when he came in and saw us for his dinner. He was an old man, but a good man and when he talked, he was a sensible man.
“It’s a big miss for us, but obviously his family is the biggest, they’ll be really disappointed to lose him but he hasn’t been well for a little while. Everybody’s really saddened by it.”
