MX23RW : Saturday, November 9 01:53:13| >> :120:46999:46999:

Royston Drenthe: 'David Moyes saved my career'

Drenthe: 'Moyes saved my career'
© PA Photos
Former Everton loanee Royston Drenthe says that he owes the fact that he still has a football career to David Moyes.

Royston Drenthe has conceded that he may not have continued to be a professional footballer had it not been for Everton manager David Moyes.

Twenty-five-year-old Drenthe joined the Toffees on a season-long loan basis from Spanish champions Real Madrid in the summer of 2011.

However, a number of controversies off the pitch resulted in Moyes ending the agreement a month earlier than had been originally planned.

Despite the fact that it didn't work out at Goodison Park, Drenthe has insisted that he will always be in debt to his former Scottish boss.

"It was David Moyes who has opened my eyes. I can only say that Moyes was right in every way. I was not living like a professional player in Liverpool," he told reporters.

"I can try and come up with all sorts of excuses, but that is not fair on anyone. I look in the mirror and I have to admit that I had to stop living the way I did. All players love to go out and hit the town. But I had no discipline at all. I hit rock bottom.

"I was close to ending up on the street again where I once was before I ­became a footballer. I am fighting for my last chance in life and in football. I have just lost a stone in weight."

The Dutch international went on to add that he was disappointed in himself for blowing his chance on Merseyside.

"I was living in a ­different world," he said. "I realise I have ruined it all myself. I used to confront David Moyes, thinking I had the right to talk to him like that. But in hindsight, he was so right about me most times.

"Now I can't believe I blew it at ­Everton. It is one of the most fantastic clubs in the Premier League. My ­attitude and poor mentality are the reasons I ruined my career there."

Drenthe now plays for Russian side Alania Vladikavkaz.

ID:69783: cacheID:69783:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2762:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez during the match against Manchester City on November 28, 2012
Read Next:
Martinez tops Everton list?
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool108111961325
2Manchester CityMan City1072121111023
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest10541147719
4Chelsea105322012818
5Arsenal105321711618
6Aston Villa105321715218
7Tottenham HotspurSpurs1051422111116
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton104421714316
9Fulham104331413115
10Bournemouth104331312115
11Newcastle UnitedNewcastle104331010015
12Brentford104151920-113
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd10334912-312
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham103251319-611
15Leicester CityLeicester102441418-410
16Everton102351017-79
17Crystal Palace10145813-57
18Ipswich TownIpswich100551021-115
19Southampton10118719-124
20Wolverhampton WanderersWolves100371427-133


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!