supervisor revealed that his aged father was amongst these affected by the post-match hooligan violence that marred Thursday evening's victory over AZ Alkmaar, a outcome which noticed the Hammers into this 12 months's Europa Convention League last. A gaggle of black-shirted Alkmaar followers have been seen working in direction of the away part simply moments after the ultimate whistle with a purpose to assault visiting supporters, with a number of West Ham gamers racing to the scene in an try to guard their households and others round them.
The likes of Flynn Downes, Stated Benrahma and Aaron Cresswell all jumped over the barrier to try to calm issues down because the violent scenes continued to unfold within the stands, with Moyes happening to confess in his post-match press convention that his 87-year-old father, David senior, was amongst these affected.
When requested if his dad or every other members of his household have been positioned within the space of the stadium focused by the hooligans, Moyes mentioned: "Sure, however you hope they may to get themselves away from it. I used to be on the pitch on the finish and safety wished to take me inside however I wished to verify the gamers did not get too concerned.
"We'll want to attend for the mud to settle however quite a lot of the gamers have been getting offended as a result of they could not see if their households have been OK. We should wait and ask the officers what actually occurred.
"To get to a European last, after going so shut final 12 months, is a unbelievable achievement however perhaps we should not be too stunned as a result of we have received 13 and drawn considered one of our video games in Europe. I spoke to the gamers in regards to the disappointment all of us felt in Frankfurt final 12 months, and the way we did not wish to really feel that manner once more after a semi-final."
Hammers goalkeeper Alphonse Areola went on to elucidate that a few of his team-mates felt compelled to intervene within the post-match violence as they have been involved in regards to the security of their households, who have been prone to being damage by the scores of Alkmaar followers dashing into the away finish after the ultimate whistle.
"We have been a bit fearful about them, you recognize? Safety is a very powerful factor in a stadiums specifically in this sort of occasion and we have been fearful about our households," mentioned Areola. "When households or followers are coming to the stadium we do not wish to see issues like that. They wish to benefit from the occasion and we wish to take pleasure in it with them as nicely. We have been fearful about them."
In the meantime, it stays to be seen whether or not West Ham will be capable of comply with up their semi-final victory over Alkmaar by profitable the Europa Convention League after they face Fiorentina in subsequent month's last on the Eden Area in Prague. The fixture will mark West Ham's first European last since 1976, whereas it'll additionally see Moyes concerned in solely the second main last of his 24-year managerial profession because the Irons look to make historical past in opposition to their Italian opponents within the Czech Republic.
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