West Ham United boss Graham Potter He personally hopes the East Londoners will consider signing a deal Premier League A player on loan, the Englishman reportedly gave his thoughts on the arrivals after leading them to their first win under his stewardship earlier this week.
West Ham achieved their first win under Potter by defeating Fulham 3-2
It didn't take long for Potter to pick up three points on the Hammers' hot seat, as West Ham beat Fulham 3-2 at a raucous London Stadium earlier this week.
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A five-goal thriller saw summer signing Carlos Soler score his first goal for West Ham with a stunning side-footed shot past Bernd Leno against Fulham, with Tomas Soucek doubling his lead just two minutes later.
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Crystal Palace (home) |
January 18 |
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Aston Villa (away) |
January 26 |
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Chelsea (out) |
February 3 |
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Brentford (home) |
February 15 |
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Arsenal (out) |
February 22 |
Their goals came against the run of play, but Potter would have been pleased with West Ham's ruthlessness in front of goal. Alexi Iwobi pulled one back for the visitors with his first brace to make it 2-1, although Lucas Paqueta was close behind to restore the Irons' two-goal advantage after capitalizing on a dangerous Fulham error.
Iwobi's second goal was not enough to get Fulham any results, as West Ham eventually won 3-2, and after the match Potter revealed his plans to build a foundation of “togetherness” at the club.
“The starting point is the foundation of teamwork and the foundation of the team.” Potter said BBC Sport.
“We were far from perfect. But in terms of the application of the players and how they fought and struggled, they were really good.
“We have to look at the context of what happened. It has been a difficult week for the players and we have players missing, especially in the attacking areas. But nonetheless, the team spirit, the collective effort and the willingness to try was fantastic.”
Another part of Potter's business is helping West Ham's recruitment team as we head into the busy end of January. West Ham are in talks to sign a striker this month, and Nottingham Forest's Taiwo Awoniyi is among their targets.Florian Plettenberg). German media also reported this West Ham are close to reaching a deal for RB Leipzig's Andre Silvabut this has yet to gain traction closer to home.
Potter wants West Ham to consider a January deal for Chukwuemeka
According to ExWHUemployee, a club insider, their eyes are also on strengthening the midfield ahead of the February 3 deadline.
This led to their interest in Chelsea Carne Chukwuemeka. The 21-year-old's contract includes A.J 40 million pounds sterling Condition of release, however Potter appears to want West Ham to consider a loan deal for Chukwuemeka.
“We've listed names before, but Chelsea players Chukwuemeka and Dewsbury Hall are two loan names that Potter is said to be very keen to explore. said the former. “We are also still very interested in Dutch midfielder Panzozzi who we hope will join us instead of other clubs.”
While the former Aston Villa gem fell out of favor under football legend Enzo Maresca Marcel Desailly He has praised Chukwuemeka in the past, describing him as “clinical” and an “artist” on the ball.