David Moyes Go Back Stadium of Light, Talk Suffering for Football

Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England – David Moyes don yarn say e almost sick of football, but this experience don fire am up to rekindle him career with Everton and West Ham.

Moyes dey return to the Stadium of Light on Monday night, na im first visit since him resign after the only relegation wey e don experience for him managerial career. Wetin happen? Him resign so the financially troubled Sunderland no go pay him full contract. Na wetin dem call sacrifice, my people!

“It was a difficult period,” na wetin Moyes talk. “E be like sey no many managers fit waka this journey without going through some wahala.” (Abeg, take note of how we dey use ‘wahala’ to describe football palava, e no dey finish!)

Moyes don feel serious downgrade for him career when e spend ten months on Wearside, winning just six Premier League matches for the whole season. Imagine the shame! But he no lose hope; instead, he use the experience to toughen up for future challenges. “Being relegated no be small thing; I no wan go through that again,” e talk.

Moyes also talk sey dem reject am plenty times. During the tough times for Sunderland, e even get chance to jump ship to another club but him decide say make e stick dey try to turn am around. Now, after some better time with Everton and even winning European silverware with West Ham, him feel sey experience don make am grow.

“I think football fit sick you if you no shine your eyes well. You gatz dey focused, keep your head down, and remember sey you fit still do am,” Moyes add. (Hmmm, wisdom from a man wey don see all the wahala!).

Now, as Moyes dey prepare to face Sunderland again, e dey look back with mixed feelings. He don see sey Sunderland dey perform well dis season, picking up 17 points in their first nine games. Dem even dey above Everton for table, wey dey cause some serious palava among Everton fans.

<p“The crowd and the stadium make everything sweet. E go good for Northeast if dem fit remain relevant again,” Moyes talk. “Wetin I fit say? Maybe na when I dey there the last time wey the tables balance so much.”

As Everton wan face dem, no be joke! E don dey strategic plan now to ensure sey this time no go be like last time. Moyes know sey if him fit just win one game, everything go change. “We dey try turn our small wins into big successes. E dey possible,” na wetin dem dey call positive thinking, my guy!

So, all eyes go dey on dat match on Monday for 8pm. Na Sky Sports go carry the live action, and trust say dem fans go ready with plenty cheers and maybe some jeers too, especially from the Everton side. Will Moyes’ return be a sweet or bitter one? We go soon find out!