The Paraguayan defender left West Ham to join Dynamo Mosco on a free transfer at the end of last season.
In his last year at West Ham, he was not one of the first choice defenders at the club and only made 14 appearances in the Premier League for the Hammers.
However, he stressed that he never felt isolated inside the West Ham dressing room despite not being a regular as Moyes and his staff continued to make him feel important at the club.
He insisted that Moyes’ ability to manage and keep the fringe players happy is one of his greatest assets as a manager.
The defender said that squad players feel part of the process under the West Ham manager and it is one of the reasons behind the spirit inside the team under Moyes.
“Even if you don’t play, Moyes and his backroom staff make you feel important”, Balbuena told The Athletic.
“In my case, whenever we’d do defensive drills in training, we all would do the same drill regardless of how many minutes myself, Issa Diop, Craig Dawson or Angelo Ogbonna played.
“Moyes is a good manager, but probably the best thing about him is he’s able to give you confidence when you don’t play.
“You still feel part of the team, and not every manager can do that. He knows that, at some point during the season, you’ll still be important.
“That was one of the major factors behind the team spirit being so good. The atmosphere at the training ground was always good. On the coach travelling to games, me, Aaron Cresswell and Michail Antonio would play poker.
“It was a family environment.”
Balbuena made just two appearances in the league in the second half of the season but was given a proper farewell by Moyes following the last game of the campaign.
