The former Everton and Manchester United boss is without a managerial job at the moment, having been sacked as the Real Sociedad coach earlier this month.
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Speaking to the Daily Mail in his first interview since then, the 52-year-old admitted he was incredibly surprised by his dismissal and felt aggrieved that news of it was leaked to the media prior to him being speaking to club president Jokin Aperribay.
‘It was hard for me.
The former Everton boss inherited a title-winning squad and left the champions in seventh place when United swung the axe with four games remaining.
“I don’t think it’s a short-term job to get Manchester United back”.
David Moyes does not believe that his reputation has been tarnished by his sacking at Real Sociedad and insists his best years as a manager are still to come. So I can only manage what’s in my remit, I can’t make any decisions on if the ownership here changes what happens. No. It should have been enhanced because I now have a knowledge of the Spanish players, the Spanish league and a lot more idea of a different style of play. A few really good Premier League clubs came in for me and there are a few opportunities to go overseas again. “I won’t say which club out of respect for the managers but I had an 18-month deal with La Real and out of loyalty I at least wanted to finish the season there”. I followed Sir Alex at Manchester United and took a risk by going to Spain, to experience something new, a different culture.
“So wait a minute, let’s put this in perspective”. I don’t think he (Aperribay) did that in the end, Moyes told the Mail.
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“I think if I had known it was a ten-month contract and not a six-year contract I would have completely treated it differently. I certainly now see myself as a more experienced manager and better for the experiences I’ve had”.
