With the likes of Dimitri Payet and Manuel Lanzini dictating the play for Slaven Bilic’s outfit in 2015/16, Carroll no longer represents West Ham’s obvious route of attack down at Upton Park. “The FA Cup has never lost its value and it’s special to the fans”.
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“So I would like to prefer to win the FA Cup – and perhaps finish in fifth or sixth as well!” The tie against Wolves at home is a tricky one considering the fact that the visitors are unbeaten in their last three games and have kept three consecutive clean sheets in the process.
The Croat said: “I would like to win the Cup”.
The Premier League outfit were matched by their Championship opponents until the final 10 minutes of a tightly fought contest, but Jelavic’s sweetly struck volley clinched a victory the Hammers barely deserved.
“I have learned that in the FA Cup you have to be honest with every opponent in this competition”.
“Iain Dowie had got injured, Tony Cottee went to the Far East and we were without options up front”.
Slaven Bilic’s West Ham are unbeaten in seven games and the hammers are flying at the moment having won their last two and in the process playing some of their best football of the season.
Bilic said: “Andy Carroll was important in being introduced because he is in good form and he must now stay fit, because he looks capable of doing many different things on the pitch”.
Afobe made a fabulous start to his Wolves career, forging a quick partnership with Nouha Dicko and scoring 13 goals in half a season.
Go here to make your selections on Chelsea v West Brom, Manchester City v Everton, Southampton v Watford, Stoke v Norwich, Liverpool v Arsenal and Tottenham v Leicester. “He’s very good in the dressing room and I know he’s happy here”, the Croatian coach disclosed.
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This was a meeting between two in-form teams, but for most of the game, it looked like they would play out a 0-0 stalemate.
