West Ham boss David Moyes declared he was 바카라embarrassed to be speaking on behalf of the team바카라 after the Hammers바카라 European ambitions were dealt a significant blow in their 5-2 thrashing at Crystal Palace. (More Football News)
The visitors were already facing a 4-0 deficit 31 minutes after kick-off at Selhurst Park thanks to Michael Olise바카라s nodded opener and an audacious overhead Eberechi Eze effort as well as the first of two for Jean-Philippe Mateta and an Emerson own goal.
Antonio clawed one back before the break and Moyes바카라 men could take no credit for their second, a late own goal credited to Dean Henderson, who turned in Tyrick Mitchell바카라s backpass one minute from time.
Moyes, who shot back tersely when asked about his job security, was far more forthcoming when it came to his scathing assessment of the Irons바카라 performance, saying: 바카라The first half was as bad as I바카라ve seen us play. We바카라ve had three or four of these incidents.
바카라I don바카라t think the team in the three years I have been here have gone to the depths, in three or four games this year. The first half was unacceptable. We mainly were defending, the way we started the game, we바카라re not connected in the way we바카라ve played.
바카라You can바카라t play this level of football in the Premier League. We didn바카라t compete. It was hard to actually explain it.
바카라I바카라m so disappointed for the supporters who came here today and in truth I바카라m embarrassed to sit here and actually be speaking on behalf of the team and the way they performed today but I바카라m the manager.
바카라I바카라ve got to say I바카라ve not had many teams who have played like that in my whole career.바카라
Moyes refused to blame tired legs from Thursday바카라s 1-1 Europa League quarter-final second leg draw with Leverkusen as an 바카라excuse바카라, though when pressed for a 바카라reason바카라 conceded the tight turnaround probably did not help.
And while he was adamant Sunday바카라s defeat would have 바카라nothing do do with바카라 how he would approach potential contract negotiations, when asked if his side바카라s performance could take the choice of a continued tenure out of his hands, simply replied: 바카라If it is then it is바카라 then later refused to take further questions on the subject.
With Sunday바카라s defeat, the Hammers바카라 chances of returning to Europe next season look improbable, though the boss said his side will keep fighting until their fate is sealed.
He said: 바카라We might still have a chance. Because we lost a couple of games doesn바카라t mean we don바카라t still have a chance. We still do have a chance. We바카라ll keep going, keep trying to do it.
바카라We바카라re just off the back of three years in Europe and it now sounds as though you바카라re talking about West Ham as a regular European team which is a big compliment, thank you very much.바카라
Palace sealed back-to-back wins for the first time this season after their 1-0 triumph at Liverpool and a third for boss Oliver Glasner since he replaced Roy Hodgson in February.
Glasner pointed to the easing of the injury crisis that has plagued Palace all season as a key factor in their improvement, with Sunday바카라s victory still a rare chance to witness what the Eagles can be capable of when the influential Eze and Olise are both healthy.
He added: 바카라That바카라s our first back-to-back win and this is our challenge: to keep this motivation high, to keep the way we want to play in offence and defence.
바카라Because you always have to be concentrated, stay in your position, move the ball quick so that they don바카라t get the ball and this always starts in your mind if you are focused and concentrated.바카라
