Former Celtic defender David Moyes wants football return after OBE | OneFootball

Former Celtic defender and legendary Scottish manager David Moyes has insisted that he is looking to get back into football despite being awarded an OBE. The 61-year-old left West Ham in the summer after a successful second spell with the Premier League side.

Speaking after receiving the reward, Moyes is looking for his next challenge but remained coy on what the future holds next for him.

“I don’t consider myself done yet but I am certainly enjoying some time off,” he told BBC Sport.

“The one thing I won’t do is put any manager under pressure personally, because I don’t believe in it. I have not liked it when I have been in that position myself.

“We are all getting a little bit older and I have to make sure I am doing the right thing for myself.

David Moyes and Gordon Strachan Copyright: Ian Rutherford

“Football is in my blood. It has been since I was a boy. I love watching football and I have enjoyed my career.

“If there is another part to it, so be it. But I would only want it to be a good part. I wouldn’t want to be coming in and doing something which is very difficult.

“I don’t want to be at the bottom of the league and fighting relegation which I have had a few times, so we will see how things go.”

The former Celtic defender has had an impressive career as a manager and now has silverware to show for his toils. Moyes made 24 league appearances for Celtic with a Championship medal to show for his time in Glasgow.

Moyes had been linked with the Celtic vacancy and was even sounded out about the job in 2016 before Brendan Rodgers was appointed. The Scottish manager has a fairly rigid style of play that is built upon defensive solidity, similiar to that of Gordon Strachan, this is somewhat at odds with the style that Celtic fans expect under Brendan and Ange.