Everton’s “challenge” for next season in the Premier League should be to try to finish in a position to qualify for Europe, says manager David Moyes.
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live about his European success with The Hammers, Moyes said:
“It was amazing for the club and it transformed West Ham. European tours for the supporters, the money that was getting brought in from the home games, and we got to the semi-final of the Europa League.
“I don’t really see why we should not attempt to do that here at Everton. That has to be the challenge.
“We are seeing the odd team now maybe having a go such as Bournemouth and Fulham, while Brentford have tried to show over the years that they can get close to it.
“I don’t see why we shouldn’t try to get ourselves into that group. If we keep playing the way we have been doing, get results, then we will give ourselves every chance.”
He also spoke about how the mood changed since his return to Goodison Park, on the back of what would become an nine-game unbeaten run that took The Blues 17 points clear of relegation before it ended controversially to an offside goal scored by Liverpool.
“When we came in, we were saying it would come down to the last three games and how we were going to do to get there.
“Every win makes you feel a little bit better. Before you know it, you are saying, ‘this is going great’.
“The confidence of the players picked up as well and some of them have done remarkably well and given us every chance of staying up.”