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Profile: David Moyes, the alchemist handed a pot of gold
From Fergie to Moysey, Pic: HuffPostUK
IN SELECTING David Moyes as the man to succeed legendary manager Alex Ferguson, Manchester United have chosen a successor hewn from the same stone as the man he must try to replace.
Moyes, 50, is a fellow Glaswegian, and he has built his reputation on a fierce will to win and a knack for rooting out transfer bargains in unexpected locations.
Prior to his appointment as United manager today, Moyes had been the third longest-serving head coach in the Premier League, trailing only Ferguson and the Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
He spent 11 years at Everton and although he leaves Goodison Park without having won a trophy, he was widely praised for keeping the club in the upper reaches of the English elite despite operating on a shoestring budget.
“Evertonians owe everything to David Moyes. He took on our club when it was on its knees,” said Everton chairman Bill Kenwright in 2009. “We laid out a plan and he has never come off it. I worship the man. He is the greatest manager in the world.”
Since arriving from his first managerial role at Preston North End in 2002, Moyes has rarely had much money to spend on improving his squad, but he has proved particularly adept at si
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DAVID MOYES interview: I used to just want to get out of Old Trafford alive... but this is my team now, I'm in charge
By IAN LADYMAN FOR THE DAILY MAIL
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He is less than a month into his tenure as Manchester United manager and already David Moyes is beginning to understand what it means to be in charge of the world’s most famous football club.
Having spent the last 13 days in Thailand, Australia and now Japan, Moyes has already found himself having to handle the ongoing issue surrounding Wayne Rooney while trying to land the first major transfer of his reign, Barcelona’s Cesc Fabregas.
Here, in his first detailed interview, Moyes takes time out to talk about the pressures of succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson, dealing with the club’s superstars players and how badly he wants to bring United their first trophy of his era.
David, the start to your Barclays Premier League season is not easy. How are you feeling about that?
It could map out our whole season, which is why we are trying to get ourselves right for the opening games. We have to play some of the better teams at the early stages, so we have to make sure we are in good form, but the same applies to them.
Do you have butterflies in your stomach?
Yeah, that comes with the excitement of the job, but