So to was their first match at the new London Stadium.
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Lille had been held to a 1-1 draw at home in last week’s first leg with Eder watching on from the stands.
“We wіll do the same thіngs – go for a meal, get on the coach, but іnstead of Upton Park, we’ll be comіng here іn front of 54,000”, added Bіlіc.
The Hammers beat NK Domzale 3-0 on the night, 4-2 on aggregate, and big Slaven loved it.
The king is dead, long live the king.
Likewise, even the seating closer to the pitch does not bring the supporters close enough to the action, with Kouyate nearly out of breath as he ran to celebrate near the fans after becoming the first man to score here. Eight minutes and nerves were settled.
The less said about West Ham’s Europa League campaign last season the better.
West Ham fans finally got a look inside their brand new stadium on Thursday but not all of them were pleased with what they found.
“It was hard psychologically for us but for the stage we are at we played really good; we were fit, aggressive and played good football”.
“The atmosphere, I wasn’t anxious about but I didn’t know”.
France midfielder Dimitri Payet, Wales defender James Collins and Italy defender Angelo Ogbonna are not yet available for West Ham after their involvement at Euro 2016.
And the Croatian is determined to dip into the transfer market before their Premier League opener against Chelsea a week on Monday, with a left-back and a striker the priorities.
The game came five-and-a-half years after he left London rivals Arsenal for Borussia Monchengladbach having failed to break through under Arsene Wenger. “He’s a very good player but we were looking for back-up”.
Bilic said he is staying positive ahead of the move despite highlighting the likes of Arsenal and Southampton, who took time to adjust to their new surroundings after moving into the Emirates and St. Mary’s respectively.
The other worry a great deal of us Hammers had was that some integral part of the club’s character would be lost somewhere during the move. That’s all I can say about it.
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“I am a bit sorry for him and a bit surprised that he didn’t pass the medical”.
