Potter delighted with West Ham players’ dedication in first game in charge despite FA Cup defeat to Villa
Graham Potter, the new manager of West Ham United, who has only been in charge for 24 hours before the team lost 1-2 to Aston Villa in the FA Cup third round at Villa Park on January 10, said that he was very excited to see 6,500 West Ham fans in the stadium. He was pleased with the team’s performance today because he saw what they tried to do and what they were told to do. But he admitted that he was disappointed to be eliminated. We tried to make every player as fit as possible and be united. In the first half, we started well. The defense was systematic and scored a goal. But losing striker Niklas Fulkrug to injury was not good for the แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ team.
Potter talked about strengthening the team, saying that now there are many attacking players who are injured, both Fullkrug who was injured in this game, including Mikhail Antonio who is recovering from a car accident. We have to see again how long they have to rest and when they will be able to return to the field. If they have to rest for a long time, we have to find a striker to strengthen the team. But the first game in charge of the team has just ended. Now we are just thinking about how to make everyone play together and what we can do.
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery said: “This victory is to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the club’s founding. But it started with conceding a goal. However, we did everything right and shouldn’t have conceded so easily so early in the game again. Villa has won the FA Cup seven times and winning it is very important for the fans. Hopefully we can do a good job consistently.”