Moyes calms quit fears

Scot quashes exit talk after defeat in Belgium

By Elliot Ball   Last updated: 3rd October 2008   Subscribe to RSS Feed

Moyes calms quit fears

Moyes: Keen to continue

We have had tough tests - all managers face difficult times, and I have had some

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Everton boss David Moyes has insisted he wants to stay at the helm after crashing out of the Uefa Cup on Thursday.

Moyes was left seething after his side were dumped out of Europe, losing 2-1 away to Standard Liege in the second leg.

And the frustrated manager maintained he intends to stay with the Merseyside club despite the ongoing speculation surrounding his future as contract rumours continue.

"We have had tough tests - all managers face difficult times, and I have had some," Moyes said.

"Nobody has a divine right to win football games. You have to earn the right to do so.

"Managers can get into situations where it can be hard, and I have had it before. That's your job.

"There's no manager in football who thinks they have an easy ride, that's for sure. That's part of it. But I want to stay."

Rant

Moyes had few pleasant words to say about Peter Sippel's refereeing following his side's cup exit.

The Everton boss was perplexed by Sippel's failure to send off Steven Defour, claiming the German official could have changed the course of the game at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne if he had dismissed the Liege skipper.

Defour was yellow-carded for dissent early in the first half after protesting too strongly about a decision that went against his team.

And Moyes was left bamboozled as to how Defour's actions only warranted a booking, while the Scot also felt Sippel failed to spot a clear foul later in the first half which could have led to a second booking, and potentially a sending off.

"I am thinking about the referee's decision not to send off Defour, which I thought, on two occasions, was so poor.

"In England you are not allowed to do what he did to referees. Maybe in Europe it's different.

"Then there was a professional foul after it, which was maybe another yellow card.

"I think the crowd were very good for Standard. They influenced the referee - they did a very good job.

"If he (Defour) had been sent off it would have made a difference because he had the shot that led to their first goal.

"We were playing well against 11, so against 10 we would have had more space.

"I think it (a dismissal) would have made a big difference to the tie at that time."