“I’m someone who cares a lot about their dogs and horses. I’m so disappointed in Kurt, I’m mad at him. But I am also responsible for the results of West Ham, ” Moyes explained to the British media after the match why he did not suspend the 27-year-old defender for the heinous act. An experienced coach declared that he could not understand the deed of Zouma. Even if he apologized through social networks, most people will not forgive him.
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“Everyone in the club has the same feeling, we did not expect something like this from Kurt. There were no signs in his behavior that he was capable of such a thing. He apologized, I think sincerely. But I understand that a lot of people won’t accept an apology. And they probably resent me for putting him in a fight. But again I say that I just had to pick the eleven that gave me the best chance to win the game as coach of West Ham, ” added the Scottish coach.
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| “Three points from the match with Watford is great, but we need more. I am pleased that Jarrod scored, he is a great person and a football player, which he proves every day in training. He’s in great shape, he’s very important to us. But we have a great 20 players who make a strong team together. That’s why we are where we are. We are happy to move in the table at the top.” |
| Tomas Souček, midfielder of West Ham, after the match with Watford |
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However, not only many fans, but also some former football stars disagree with Moyes’s actions. “I do not remember encountering animal cruelty in football. I’m surprised that Zouma played against Watford, ” said the channel BT Sport former midfielder West Ham Joe Cole.
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“Sure, Zouma is the team’s best stoper, but I assumed he’d be out for at least a couple of games. In any case, this will not be the end, the club and the player will continue to be under a lot of pressure, ” added former England midfielder Owen Hargreaves.
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The duel that Souček and Coufal played out was decided by Jarrod Bowen’s goal from 68. minute. During it, both groups of Zouma fans booed. His behavior condemned in an official statement also West Ham, the incident is resolved with the player internally. On a possible punishment for Zouma from the club, which is co-owned by Sparta owner Daniel Křetínský, Moyes refused to speculate.
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“The management will deal with it, the public will be informed about everything in time,” said the coach after the match, in which both teams entered with pink ribbons as a tribute to the memory of the Hammers fan Isla Caton, who succumbed to cancer at the age of seven.
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