David Moyes on another potential stint at managing a club but clarifies he does not want to be in a relegation scrap.
David Moyes says he is not ready to retire from football management just yet – but is prepared to be more picky with the jobs he chooses in future.
Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson are the only managers with more Premier League games than the 61-year-old Scot, who was named an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list for his contributions to football.
After starting at Preston in 1998, he has managed more than 1,100 games for six different clubs, including Everton, Manchester United, Real Sociedad, Sunderland, and West Ham United.
Since his second term as Hammers manager ended in May, Moyes has not been playing. He has fielded some approaches this season and been linked to a lot of roles, but for now, he is happy to take a sabbatical.
“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.
“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.”