“Bouncebackability” Serious Nuno Finds Evidence For Surprise West Ham Win v Arsenal

West Ham manager sends out strong message as he speaks to press ahead of Arsenal clash

Nuno Espírito Santo addressed journalists at Rush Green today ahead of Sunday’s West Ham versus Arsenal clash.
As most would expect, the Hammers boss was grilled about the prospect of relegation, Declan Rice’s return and Tottenham leapfrogging West Ham in the Premier League table.

Spurs beat what looked a half-arsed Aston Villa side, while West Ham slumped to a 3-0 defeat against Brentford — with more than a little help from VAR along the way.

Nuno Fronts Up After Brutal Weekend

To be fair to Nuno, he didn’t shirk what was clearly a hugely damaging weekend in the relegation race.

“It was a tough weekend for us, yeah, tough results.”

Short and to the point — but hardly inaccurate.

The momentum has swung massively over the past week, and West Ham now find themselves back in the bottom three at the worst possible time.

“There Is No Hiding Place”

However, when the conversation turned towards Arsenal, Espírito Santo made it very clear he expects a response from his side.

“The important thing is we’ve always been able to react to poor results. We need to bounce back, I’m ready so let’s go.
“Arsenal are very good, they’re fighting for the league title but the London Stadium will give us a bump in energy.

“There is no hiding place.”

Time For West Ham To Respond

And that’s probably the key point.

West Ham can complain about Villa rotating players, VAR decisions, Tottenham’s resurgence or anything else they like — but ultimately this now comes down to how the Hammers respond themselves. The Hammers gaffer was asked about Aston Villa’s Jekyll & Hyde performances and how it cost West Ham but was too canny to be drawn into it.

Because if there really is “no hiding place”, Sunday feels like the moment where Nuno’s players have to prove they’re up for the fight.