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Nutsin
7:56 Thu Aug 26
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The sign of a good manager is how he develops players.
Moyes brought out the best in Arnautovic just like he has in Antonio.
He has done the same now with Fornals and Bowen and Cresswell too.
Lingard played his best football under Moyes last year too.
At some point young promising players will take note and will make our recruiting much easier.
The future is Claret and blue!
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Balto
7:40 Thu Aug 26
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If David Moyes comes to be known as the Manager that can get you noticed by the international team then that is no bad thing.
He has Lingard and Fornals in the England and Spain teams respectively. That's not shabby.
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Haz
2:42 Thu Aug 26
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I fucking love the guy and I have to say that I've felt that way since the beginning. Usually when we sign someone from across the seas I know very little about them, apart from Youtube (which even I would look good in to be fair), but I got to see Jimmy play in the U21's for Spain and he was a class above even then.
Yes, he took a few games to get up to 'Premiership' speed but I cannot understand those who couldn't see his skill and commitment to the cause, and his joy and passion in playing for the claret and blue shirt. You literally never see his head go down.
Oooh Jimmy, Jimmy!
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Coffee
2:32 Thu Aug 26
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As has his manager.
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Manuel
2:24 Thu Aug 26
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After his goal Monday he looked like he couldn't believe it himself. Then after celebrating with the others he did his little own cameo, like a bullfighter, and you could see then that he has bulked up.
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Lee Trundle
2:22 Thu Aug 26
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Yeah, I've seen those too, Mad Dog. He celebrates as much as a fan does, and even does it if he's had no involvement in the goal.
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Mad Dog
2:09 Thu Aug 26
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Minor thing, but I love how involved he gets with goal celebrations. He fucking loves it.
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Manuel
2:06 Thu Aug 26
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Pleased for him he's in the Spain squad, will boost his confidence further and increase his value (not that we will sell him)
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The Mercernary
1:59 Thu Aug 26
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Pablo, first off, how are you?
“I’m really happy to be back playing matches and to start a new season. The summer was short but that’s the same for everyone, always the holidays are short, but I had a really good one spending time with my family and that’s all I needed.”
But I heard you were missing your teammates over the summer?
“I don’t feel football is my work, but my passion, so when I go more than one week without doing it or being with my teammates, I feel I need it again! I missed everyone. It’s really good dressing room and a really good team, not just on the pitch but outside the pitch as well, so everyone was missing each other. I talked with a few of them during the summer, so that was good.”
Before you got to have your holiday, you got to train with Spain ahead of Euro 2020, so how was that?
“It was unbelievable. It was like a dream because I felt I finished last season really well. I couldn’t be with the national team in the Euros, but I was really close to being with this unbelievable national team.”
West Ham finished sixth last season, so how important is it to continue that momentum at the start of this season?
“It’s massive for us because we’re going to have four competitions this season. Obviously, we want to try to keep passing rounds in the Premier League and in the cups and the Europa League, but next season of course we have to be in the Premier League, so we have to be focused on that as well.”
You have switched your squad number to eight, so what’s the story behind that?
“Before West Ham, I played in Villarreal with the No8, so when Felipe Anderson left the team. I was really close with him and he said ‘Please, Pab, take the number eight’ and I asked the skipper, Nobes, with whom I have to talk to change my number and he said ‘Please speak with Jamo the kit man and I’m going to support you in your decision’. The kit man spoke with the Gaffer and all of them said ‘Yes, no problem to change the number’, so I’m really proud and really happy to take this number again.”
I hear your footballing idol was also a No8?
“Yes, not just for me but for my whole country, Andrés Iniesta was one of our idols because he scored the most important goal for our country [in the 2010 FIFA World Cup final against the Netherlands], so it’s a great number.”
You ended last season with two goals against Southampton at London Stadium, so what’s your goal scoring target this season?
“I don’t know, but I’m going to need to score goals for myself and for the team and for everyone. I just want to keep playing and be in this good shape how I finished last season. I think that’s going to be the way to keep improving my goal and assist statistics.”
How excited are you by the prospect of playing in the Europa League?
“I’m really excited! I played in it twice with Villarreal [in 2017/18 and 2018/19] and it’s unbelievable. I never played in the Champions League, but obviously this is the closest thing to that, so I think for the Club, this being our first time in the group stage and having the possibility to travel to different countries and play some of the best teams around Europe is going to be unbelievable for us.”
Before then, you welcome fans back to London Stadium on Monday night for the Premier League game against Leicester City. How much are you looking forward to that experience?
“I’m really happy, not just because the fans will be in the stadium, but for how everything is going for them at the Club. If they are allowed to travel [in the Europa League], but if they are they will 100 per cent support us because they are our supporters every day. Everyone is having a tough time, but if we can make them proud by being in the stadium, supporting us and winning games, I think this is going to finish these bad times for everyone a little bit better.”
Finally, what are West Ham’s ambitions this season?
“For me, honestly, the ambition should be to try to beat what we did last season in the Premier League and enjoy this opportunity to travel around Europe.”
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Lily Hammer
1:29 Thu Aug 26
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Good for him.
Just keep Juan Wright-Phillipone away from him.
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fraser
1:25 Thu Aug 26
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In Spain squad
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Coffee
6:55 Wed Aug 25
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IOC
Yes - and he did it all with good humour.
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Coffee
6:55 Wed Aug 25
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IOC
Yes - and he did it all with good humour.
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ironsofcanada
6:48 Wed Aug 25
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He is was Spain U21 international and even has a couple caps with the senior side. He is going to have skill.
The Premier League just came at him too fast - I believe he said so himself.
He fought through that with hard work and all credit to him, he seems to be making those decisions quicker.
Should continue to improve for a number of years.
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Lily Hammer
6:46 Wed Aug 25
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He was all over the gaff on Monday, in a good way, but I thought he was mostly central, with Benny out left. Seemed to have an ongoing battle with Madison, so I suspect he was briefed to pay attention to him.
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Sniper
6:40 Wed Aug 25
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He’s great - just an understated player, not flashy but technically actually very good. His movement is brilliant, his passing is great and he largely plays ‘out of position’ for us (ideally he’d be central, but Moyes seems to have converted him to a sort of ball playing wide player as opposed to a winger)
You notice when he isn’t playing because ewe lose our rhythm
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Far Cough
6:16 Wed Aug 25
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Love the bloke, more of the same please, Pablito
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Russ of the BML
1:31 Wed Aug 25
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Last year he needed more goals and so had to improve his finishing. Well, if that goal the other night is anything to by he has moved into Van Basten territory.
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DukeofDevo
1:19 Wed Aug 25
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He’s always had quality, loved his turn in the build up to our first goal, left the opposition for dead! Wonder if he got a shout to turn or it was all his awareness! I reckon he’s made it his priority to convert a better goal to chance ratio. Definitely a vital part of our current success
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