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After their stunning 1-0 win against Chelsea at London Stadium on Saturday, West Ham United manager David Moyes was in all praise for his team’s spirit and effort.
Terming it to be a great result, Moyes said, “We needed to find a result and we’ve done that. We came close against Manchester City and for long periods, we thought we were going to get it. But today, the spirit of the team, how we stuck together and our effort was fantastic. The basics were done very well today.”
“Don’t get me wrong, it was really tough today, Chelsea kept us under pressure. But we played well, we scored a good goal in the first half and if we’d been better with the ball in the second half we’d have got another goal,” Moyes was quoted by www.whufc.com.
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Thrilled with the team’s defence that helped West Ham thwart Chelsea’s chances, Moyes said, “I have two really good goalkeepers. Joe’s professional when I told him he wasn’t playing, and Adrian played very well last week. We have kept a clean sheet today, so at the moment Adrian’s done well and played well again today.”
“We were fighting to not concede and the crowd were great and they played a big part. They appreciated the effort the players are putting in, and if they’re putting that effort in, then supporters will cheer them,” Moyes added.
Meanwhile, Manuel Lanzini credited Moyes’ tactical approach for the win. He said, “We really needed the win, especially given our situation in the table. We knew that it was going to be an extremely hard match but we had the right system, like we did against City, where we could also have got a point, but this time luckily everything clicked. We played great in defence and we converted the chance we had, which was really important and we played a great match.”
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