But with West Ham finally starting life in their surroundings, Bilic admitted he was pleasantly surprised by the atmosphere at the former Olympic Stadium. It’s a totally different thing.
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Either way, the London Stadium passed its first test, as did West Ham, but there are still some questions that are likely to linger for some time.
He continued: “We deserved it” as “we pushed and concentrated for the whole 90 minutes but 3-0 is a good result for us” and admitted “it’s important because it is in front of the crowd in the new Stadium”.
The Irons secured a shot at joining Manchester United and Southampton in the group phase of Europe’s second-tier competition when they defeated Slovenian side NK Domzale 4-2 on aggregate, thanks to a 3-0 victory in the first competitive match at their new Olympic Stadium home on Thursday night.
But history could be set to repeat itself as Slaven Bilic’s men have been drawn against the same team that knocked them out a year ago. This news story is related to Print/140239-Wins-will-help-West-Ham-adjust-to-new-home-says-Bilic/ – breaking news, latest news, pakistan ne.
“It’s a good feeling, we played well but we ain’t going to go overboard”, said Hammers boss Bilic.
We were fit, we played good football and for most of the time, we were in control.
With nine minutes remaining, Feghouli raced onto Mark Noble’s pass and crashed in the killer third to prolong West Ham’s European adventure. ‘Now I’ve played in Bundesliga I know how that league is and I want to try to get as many games as possible in the Premier League and also the other cups and everything here with West Ham.
One player who may be staying at the club is Diafra Sakho, whose move to West Brom fell through on Thursday over concerns about the striker’s fitness.
‘I felt comfortable from the first minute, I thought the fans might be too far away here but you could hear them as soon as we walked in’.
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“We could have scored more goals, but it was a very mature performance. We will have four or five games before the worldwide break but hopefully we will have a minimum of five players to add before then”.
