Hammers take on Fiorentina in Europa Conference League with ‘chance to create legacy’ within their grasp
West Ham United manager David Moyes at the Fortuna Arena, Prague, ahead of tomorrow's Uefa Conference League Final against Fiorentina. Photograph: Uefa/PAThe story goes back to Andriy Yarmolenko cutting in from the right flank and giving West Ham a last-minute win over Chelsea at the start of July 2020. David Moyes remembers it as a turning point; the moment everything started to come together.
Before long they were fighting back from 3-0 down against Tottenham, rescuing a point thanks to a stoppage-time thunderbolt from Manuel Lanzini. Once so flaky, West Ham discovered resilience. They were punchy during the 2020-21 campaign, defying expectations by finishing sixth and qualifying for Europe. They upset big teams and made the London Stadium feel like home.
It has been emotional. West Ham have been massive, to paraphrase the chant that will fill the Eden Arena in Prague tomorrow night, and who could have seen that coming when Moyes returned to the club for a second spell in December 2019? “I’ve been here three years,” said Jarrod Bowen, speaking before West Ham face Fiorentina in the final of the Europa Conference League. “If you’d told me we’d be in a European final I’d have bitten your hand off.
Of course, it has not been all plain sailing. Full of confidence after knocking Sevilla and Lyon out of the Europa League last season, West Ham were crushed when they lost their semi-final to Eintracht Frankfurt. They qualified for the Conference League after finishing seventh, but their league form tailed off.
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