The Hammers gave a remarkable 1-1 draw against the French team, after Cresswell was sent off shortly before halftime, with the game without a goal. The defender showed red by Zwayer for the fall of Lyon captain Moussa Dembele when he was the last man. But Moyes believes his team should have received a foul shortly before Dembele was sent off, after Bowen fell into disarray until the dismissal. Asked about Cresswell’s red card, the Scot said: “The only thing I want to say about it is that I think the tackle on Jarrod Bowen that led to it was a foul. “I think he is in the same phase of the game, in which I would expect the VAR to intervene and do something. This is the frustrating part for me. “If it’s a foul, the VAR should have intervened and come back – this is what we do in the Premier League. “It is in the same phase of the game and I would expect the VAR to control it.” Moyes received a yellow card at halftime from Zwayer after he faced the German referee in anger. The Scotsman was frustrated even before Cresswell’s red card, as Zwayer kept playing due to fouls and injuries, much to the annoyance of the home crowd. Image: German referee Felix Zwayer’s performance (right) disappoints West Ham crowd against Lyon Asked about the constant breaks and fouls, Moyes replied: “I see a lot of games in Europe. I think the way the games are played here [in England], we have moved on from the soft free kicks in this country. The referees have gone ahead and tried to change the way it goes. “And to be fair, I think the referees we had [Europa League] The games this season were all very, very good and allowed the games to roll and they did not accept the soft things. “I just thought the game never had a chance to really roll from the first part. It was pretty broken.”
Moyes: The refereeing meant we played differently
Moyes even suggested that Zwayer’s performance affected the way his players played, claiming that Michail Antonio missed the chance to score West Ham’s second goal, fearing he would be punished for provoking Lyon’s impulsive goalkeeper Anthony Lopes. Image: Michail Antonio challenges with Jerome Boateng, right, and Thiago Mendes during West Ham vs. Lyon He said: “I did not have the opportunity to talk to him [Antonio] there, but I felt he had a chance to get in touch with the ball. “I do not know if we should all have played the game slightly differently tonight under the circumstances, so maybe he felt that moving away from it was the safest thing.” Moyes was further disappointed by two attackers on the pitch in the second half, with the latter being particularly upset by a rare Hammers attack. Picture: West Ham players celebrate Jarrod Bowen’s goal against Lyon Asked if he was confused by them, he said: “I was. This is a very good football club and it does so many good things to improve. “But these things definitely did not help the team tonight, because we were on the counterattack at the time with the opportunity to score.”
What’s next at West Ham?
West Ham return to the Premier League on Sunday when they travel to Brentford. start at 14:00. The second match of the Europa League quarter-finals against Lyon will take place on April 14. start at 8 p.m.
title: “David Moyes West Ham Boss Frustrated By Referee Felix Zwayer After Aaron Cresswell S Red Card Against Lyon Football News " ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-28” author: “Michael Rindels”
The Hammers gave a remarkable 1-1 draw against the French team, after Cresswell was sent off shortly before halftime, with the game without a goal. The defender showed red by Zwayer for the fall of Lyon captain Moussa Dembele when he was the last man. But Moyes believes his team should have received a foul shortly before Dembele was sent off, after Bowen fell into disarray until the dismissal. Asked about Cresswell’s red card, the Scot said: “The only thing I want to say about it is that I think the tackle on Jarrod Bowen that led to it was a foul. “I think he is in the same phase of the game, in which I would expect the VAR to intervene and do something. This is the frustrating part for me. “If it’s a foul, the VAR should have intervened and come back – this is what we do in the Premier League. “It is in the same phase of the game and I would expect the VAR to control it.” Moyes received a yellow card at halftime from Zwayer after he faced the German referee in anger. The Scotsman was frustrated even before Cresswell’s red card, as Zwayer kept playing due to fouls and injuries, much to the annoyance of the home crowd. Asked about the constant breaks and fouls, Moyes replied: “I see a lot of games in Europe. I think the way the games are played here [in England], we have moved on from the soft free kicks in this country. The referees have gone ahead and tried to change the way it goes. Image: German referee Felix Zwayer’s performance (right) disappoints West Ham crowd against Lyon “And to be fair, I think the referees we had [Europa League] The games this season were all very, very good and allowed the games to roll and they did not accept the soft things. “I just thought the game never really had a chance to roll from the first part. It was quite broken. “We have a very difficult game ahead of us, but we expected it. The first game is always difficult and difficult to get a decisive result. “The game has to be played a lot, I would have won it at half time.”
Moyes: The refereeing meant we played differently
Moyes even suggested that Zwayer’s performance affected the way his players played, claiming that Michail Antonio missed the chance to score West Ham’s second goal, fearing he would be punished for provoking Lyon’s impulsive goalkeeper Anthony Lopes. Image: Michail Antonio challenges with Jerome Boateng, right, and Thiago Mendes during West Ham vs. Lyon He said: “I did not have the opportunity to talk to him [Antonio] there, but I felt he had a chance to get in touch with the ball. “I do not know if we should all have played the game slightly differently tonight under the circumstances, so maybe he felt that moving away from it was the safest thing.” Moyes was further disappointed by two attackers on the pitch in the second half, with the latter being particularly upset by a rare Hammers attack. Picture: West Ham players celebrate Jarrod Bowen’s goal against Lyon Asked if he was confused by them, he said: “I was. This is a very good football club and it does so many good things to improve. “But these things definitely did not help the team tonight, because we were on the counterattack at the time with the opportunity to score.”
The rest of West Ham’s games
April 10 – Brentford (a), Premier League April 14 – Lyon (a), Europa League April 17 – Burnley (h), Premier League April 24 – Chelsea (a), Premier League, live on Sky Sports May 1 – Arsenal (Premier League), live on Sky Sports May 7 – Norwich (a), Premier League May 15 – Man City (h), Premier League, live on Sky Sports * May 22 – Brighton (a), Premier League
- Subject to change due to the FA Cup final
