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Slaven Bilic reveals who will be West Hamâs new talisman following Payet exit
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After the first win of the post-Payet era, Slaven Bilic wanted to talk.
The last stressful month has seen his best player go on strike and leave and Roberto Mancini lined up as his replacement after two horrible home losses to Manchester City .
But this victory, with Andy Carroll taking the talismanâs role, was more like the fun of last season.
So Bilic sauntered into a small room in St Maryâs, shook hands with everyone, sat down and gave his version of his troubled second season.
And after seeing his team return to the top half of the table after a sixth Premier League win out of nine, the Croat confessed his bewilderment about doubts over his West Ham future.
âIf I am honest, it does surprise me - I donât understand why,â he said.
âI can live with it. I donât let it affect my daily job. But if you ask me honestly, and I always try to be honest, I donât understand those questions.
âIâm not the manager of Chelsea or Man City so we are like in a strange position that West Ham wasnât expected to be in. I can say without being big-headed, me and my staff are doing an excellent job here, especially considering the difficulties of this season.
âWe had so many and still have this season - changing of the stadium, so many injured players, some of the transfers didnât work out, not for the players and not for us. But we are swimming in those difficulties really good.
âThe boys showed in those difficult situations that we ainât going to sink, we ainât going to crumble, we are not going to go: Oh no, we have lost our talismanic player. No, we have to take more responsibility, individually and as a team.
âAre we in a good position? Yes we are, not only in points but more in the way we are playing. And that gives me hope and joy.â
Southampton took the lead through a superb debut strike from Manolo Gabbiadini after only 11 minutes. âI almost jumped up, that goal was so good,â said Bilic.
But the Croat was even more pleased with his teamâs response as Carroll equalised three minutes later, Pedro Obiang rolled home his first Hammers goal just before the break and Mark Nobleâs free kick was deflected home by Steven Davis after 56 minutes.
Bilic praised the contributions of his two âBritishâ January signings Robert Snodgrass and Jose Fonte and the irrepressible Carroll. âYes he is our talisman now â he is brilliant at everything â brilliant on the pitch, brilliant off the pitch, brilliant in the dressing room. He has matured, he has got three kids. Now he is happy.â
Bilic compared West Ham with Payet to Barcelona with Lionel Messi where the team always look for their star â but said now his side had more options. âNow there is danger from here and from there, from the right, danger from long balls,â he said.
So are his side now stronger without the enigatic Frenchman? Bilic did not take the bait.
âNo, no, no,â he insisted. âIt looks like that at the moment but you can judge that only if it continues in the long term. And make no mistake, a really good Dimitri Payet would improve our team. It would be stupid and even not fair to him to say now we are better now.â
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In-form Carroll was on target for the fourth time in as many games as the happy Hammers came from behind to topple injury-hit Southampton. And Bilic says reckons Carroll has helped the Londoner recover from the departure of Payet. Bilic said: âI have said it since I have been here Andy has been brilliant for us. âHe is brilliant at everything â brilliant on the pitch, brilliant off the pitch and brilliant in the dressing room. âHe has matured. He has got three kids now. Now he is happy, he has got his daily routine, he is enjoying his training and is benefitting from that, big time.
âThe boys showed in those difficult situations that we are not going to sink, we are not going to crumbleâ âDonât get me wrong, we lost a great player in Payet but these things happen in football and the team reacted in the best possible way. âWe have a great team spirit now, we have a really good team work rate and atmosphere in the camp. âThe boys showed in those difficult situations that we are not going to sink, we are not going to crumble. âWe are not going to go, âOh no, we have lost our talismanic playerâ. âNo, we have to take more responsibility, individually and as a team. And we want to do it.â West Ham have now won six of their last nine games but their afternoon did not start well when ÂŁ17m new signing Manolo Gabbiadini gave Saints the lead 12 minutes into his debut.
Carroll then raced onto Pedro Obiangâs through ball just two minutes later before slotting coolly past Fraser Forster to cancel out Gabbiadiniâs thunderbolt. Obiang put the visitors in front with a long-ranger on the stroke of half time and Mark Noble sealed the points with a deflected free-kick early in the second half. Defiant Bilic afterwards laughed off claims his job is under threat following the Hammersâ difficult first half of the season. He said: âI donât understand why people question my posiion. Maybe the other managers get the same questions. âIt is not affecting the confidence and the work and I can say, without being big-headed, we are doing a really good job here â me and my staff. âI can live with it. Iâm not laid-back. I love my job and Iâm trying.
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Slaven Bilic has revealed that he never understood those questioning his position prior to Christmas following a run in which West Ham failed to win in seven matches.
The east London club are currently in a rich vein of form, having won six of their past nine games, and Bilic feels that a healthy dose of perspective is required from supporters as the team rise back to the top half of the Premier League.
âI donât understand those questions,â said the Croatian. âMe and my staff are doing an excellent job here, especially considering the difficulties of this season.â
The difficulties he points to include injuries, the adjustment to playing in the London Stadium and the protracted Dimitri Payet saga.
âOf course he is a great player but these things happen,â said Bilic of the French playmaker.
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Wayne Rooney became Manchester Unitedâs all-time top scorer when he netted his 250th goal and beat Sir Bobby Charltonâs record.
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Dimitri who? West Ham moved into the top half of the Premier League after recording their sixth victory in nine matches at Southampton on Saturday and the absence of Dimitri Payet was barely noticeable.
The France midfield player was so often held up as the inspiration behind the Hammersâ outstanding 2015-16 season that a slump in the clubâs fortunes would have been the logical expectation after his return to Marseille. But according to Slaven Bilic, the manager, the rest of the squad have responded to the challenge of doing without him.
âDonât get me wrong, we lost a great player, but these things happen in football and the team reacted in the best possible way,â Bilic said. âWe have a great team spirit now, we have a really great work rate and atmosphere in the camp. It wasnât because Payet left â Payet was brilliant - but the boys showed in those difficult situations that we ainât going to sink, we ainât going to crumble, we are not going to go: âOh no, we have lost our talismanic player.â No, we have to take more responsibility, individually and as a team. And we want to do it.â
Bilic admitted that the players had been tempted to look to Payet first to rescue unpromising situations. Without him, other destinations for passes have to be considered, and, of course, opponents can no longer count on stopping the entire team by bottling up one player.
âIt [happens] everywhere,â the Croat said. âWhen Barcelona have problems, they give the ball to Messi. When Man City have problems, they give the ball to Silva. There are always those kind of players. Now, without [Payet] of course with people like Lanzini, you spread that. A lot of times it gives you more options because now teams canât say: âWe close Payet down and we are able to close them down, or we are able to take the ball off them.â Now there is danger from here and from there, from the right, danger from long balls. So that is good.â
Ah yes, the danger from long balls, which brings us to Andy Carroll. At St Maryâs he showed his range of qualities, including a neat finish after a well-timed run between the central defenders and a deft first touch. West Ham became less of a threat after he was substituted as a precaution following a twinge in his groin, which had also bothered him in the win against Middlesbrough. But lesser strikers than Carroll will cause problems to the Saints back four, weakened as they are by the absence of the injured Virgil Van Dijk and the departure of Jose Fonte to West Ham. Fonte may end up congratulating himself on his foresight in avoiding what may turn out to be a relegation battle on the south coast.
West Ham, in contrast, are looking up again after a tough start to the season, which makes questions about Bilicâs position following reports late last week that his employers are thinking about bringing in Roberto Mancini in summer all the more surprising â not least to Bilic. âIf you ask me honestly, and I always try to be honest, I donât understand those questions,â he said. âIâm not the manager of Chelsea or Man City so we are in a strange position that West Ham wasnât expected to be in.
âI can say without being big-headed, me and my staff are doing an excellent job here, especially considering the difficulties of this season, the changing of the stadium, so many injured players, some of the transfers didnât work out, not for the players and not for us. But we are swimming in those difficulties really well.â
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THE VERDICT: Saints need unity ahead of Wembley
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Rarely can a club just days away from potentially achieving the kind of success they have craved for decades have felt so frustrated and divided.
You would be tempted to say it was a remarkable feat if it wasnât for the fact that might be seen to be taking things too lightly at a time when feelings are running high.
Put into context, Saints reaching a major cup final is so rare as to make it virtually once in a generation. You can literally count them on one hand.
And with supporters having been crying out for some cup success for so long, having been so ravenous for it, you would think that 20 days out from a huge day at Wembley it would be one, big, happy unit.
It hasnât exactly been a united club for most of the season, as the judgements on Claude Puel, the board, the transfer policy have caused friction.
Even since booking a place in the League Cup final there has been significant division between those who want to stay untied and optimistic, at least until Wembley, and those who want to vent.
Ultimately, it is always based on results, and with six Premier League defeats in the last seven, things have been grim.
Leave Tottenham and Everton aside and the losses have been against West Brom, Burnley, Swansea and West Ham, which makes it even worse.
Saints are not at this point in a relegation battle, but their cushion to the bottom three is being eroded and, given they have to play all of the top six between now and the end of the campaign, they need to find an upturn in form fast.
Not only do they need some momentum, some semblance of confidence, to take to Wembley, but they have to address this poor league form.
Puel is of course getting a lot of the blame. He has to shoulder some of that. He wonât duck it either, thatâs not his style.
But you also have to question what he has to work with, in particular in the centre of defence.
Alright, having a significant injury to Virgil van Dijk is unfortunate, but not replacing Jose Fonte before the close of the transfer window when you knew your best defender was out is baffling.
It has left Puel exposed in that area, as he arguably was a striker light in the first half of a demanding season which, put into context, notched itâs 38th game â that is an entire Premier League campaignâs worth of fixtures â on February 4.
However, for all the recriminations, it is surely time to stay united.
It is now so close to the EFL Cup final that now doesnât feel like the right moment for finger pointing blame.
Now is the time for everybody to get behind Saints, to try and give the players the best possible chance of approaching Manchester United in the right frame of mind to win.
It is, after all, only asking for these thoughts to be put on the backburner for three weeks. After that, with just the remainder of the Premier League season to go, focus can go back to other things.
If this doesnât happen, it could be a major regret if Saints lose and then have to wait so long again for another major final.
There were positives to take from the West Ham defeat.
New signing Manolo Gabbiadini not only scored a wonderful goal, but looked such a threat when he was playing through the middle, lurking on the shoulder of the last man and threatening runs in behind.
Fraser Forster had hardly anything to do other than pick the ball out of the net three times while Darren Randolph was making a string of saves at the other end.
The problem is that you just cannot defend the way Saints do at times and get away with it at the level they are playing.
It all seemed as if it might be heading their way when Gabbiadini was played in by Jay Rodriguez on 12 minutes and produced a stunning left footed finish to beat Randolph via the underside of the bar before the Hammers keeper even had a chance to react.
But Saintsâ tendency to concede shortly after scoring bit them again as the Hammers levelled two minutes later.
Pedro Obiang was allowed too much time on the ball to pick a pass, and his ball to Andy Carroll found centre half pairing Maya Yoshida and Jack Stephens on different wavelengths. It allowed Carroll the chance to slot low past Forster.
West Ham went in ahead at the break as a Robert Snodgrass hit an outswinging corner from the left which was cleared out of the area to Obiang.
Saints had everybody back in the box, didnât get out nearly quickly enough and it allowed Obiang time to collect and drill in a low shot from 25 yards that flew past Forster diving to his right. There were some pointing fingers of blame at the keeper, but given the number of bodies it came through it was very tough for him given how late he must have seen it.
West Ham put themselves in total control seven minutes after the restart as Mark Nobleâs free kick on the left side of the area was inadvertently directed into the far corner of his own net by a slight touch from Steven Davis.
Randolph was called into action a number of times, while Gabbiadini missed a chance far easier than the one he scored from as Saints tried in vain to get back into it.
Key now is how much confidence has suffered and whether everyone can stay united enough to get some of it restored before Wembley calls.
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Saints will today assess the injury to Sofiane Boufal with fears he could become the latest player forced out of the EFL Cup final.
The club record signing came off early in the second half of the defeat with West Ham after injuring his ankle.
He looked in some discomfort as he was helped from the pitch, and manager Claude Puel admitted the club will try and ascertain the extent of the problem today.
âFor Sofiane it is the ankle and we will see how long he stays out. I hope itâs not important for us,â said Puel, who already has a lengthy enough injury list with just under three weeks to go until the Wembley showpiece.
âWe will see this in the next days. I think now of course itâs an important player for us and we hope he can stay at the level for the next game and for the final also.
âI hope but we will see this on Monday.â
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Claude Puel says he needs to find solutions within his squad to balance Saintsâ abundance of attacking talent and manage their lack of defensive numbers.
New signing Manolo Gabbiadini hit the ground running with a stunning goal on his debut against West Ham.
Puel now has an embarrassment of riches in terms of attacking options, even with Charlie Austin out injured.
However, at the back, and in particular in the centre of defence, it is much slimmer pickings.
âNow itâs important to find the solution inside the squad since the market is finished,â insisted Puel.
âOf course it is difficult to play without Virgil and he is one of the best defenders in the Premier League.
âFor us itâs strong to take but itâs important now to see a solution and to improve together in a defensive solution and find a solution with the squad of course.â
Speaking of his attack, he added: âWe have Rodriguez we have Long, we have Gabbiadini, Boufal, Tadic, Redmond. We have solutions.
âFor the moment I think it is important to correct defensive with free kicks against us and situations and give presence for the opponent like this.
âAfter for the offensive we have a different solution.â
Puel was asked whether he made an error by not starting the 3-1 West Ham defeat with Shane Long, and replied: âWe can make other team at the end of the game and choose different players.
âShane played the two last games in three days and doesnât start this game but stays important for the team.
âWe have a solution and I am happy for the game with Gabbiadini.
âIt is a strong striker with a lot of quality and you can see this on his goal and many situations, possibilities, to give good runs behind the defenders and between the lines.
âThis is important for the future.â
The West Ham defeat marked a sixth Premier League loss in seven for Saints, and has given Puel plenty of thinking to do with just a trip to Sunderland now standing between his team and the EFL Cup final.
âI think also West Ham played four games less than us and itâs strong for us always,â said Puel.
âI think for the first half sometimes the physical we lack energy to win the duels.
âI think is effective second half with the ball and the quality and the duels is better for us because we can play and find solutions.
âFor this moment we play at the beginning of the game strong and itâs true.
âThe players play the direct play of West Ham is difficult and it is difficult to attack and come back quick with long balls, second balls, and all this needs energy and is difficult.
âWe have to adapt with all this system and all this play of the opponent.
âWe have to find the good answer and second half it changed a little the system and it was better to find a solution to keep the ball and many chances.
âIt is important now to find the good clinical to score but it was interesting to see the second half all the possibilities we can have.â
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