Irvine hails Hammers’ application and attitude
Assistant manager Alan Irvine hailed the application and attitude of West Ham’s players following another eye-catching Premier League win against Leicester.
The Hammers followed up last weekend’s 4-0 victory against Wolves with a 3-0 successattheKingPowerStadium yesterday.
Their deep, organised defending denied Leicester any space and time, while at the other end they weredangerous on the break through Michail Antonio and Pablo Fornals, both of whom were on the scoresheet in the first half.
Jarrod Bowen rounded off an impressive performance by West Ham late on after Declan Rice had struck the crossbar. Asked about the secret behind the last two results, Irvine said: “Everyone is doing their job and doing their job extremely well.
“The shape of the team is fantastic, in and out of possession, and the players have showed a great work ethic and commitment to each other.
“The players understand the importance of a clean sheet, you could see that in the celebration of some of them when the (Leicester) goal was ruled out at the end.”
Irvine oversaw the team again in the continued absence of manager David Moyes who, along with players Issa Diop and Josh Cullen, tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the Carabao Cup tie against Hull on September 22.
Irvine was quick to highlight the part Moyes has played in the results against Wolves and Leicester despite having to self-isolate, revealing his fellow Scot should be back taking training again next week.
“David has been involved in everything,” said Irvine. “He picks the team and subs, we just deliver the messages.”