Lukasz Fabianski doesn’t believe the fans will be anywhere but in the hearts and minds of the players when we start the serious business against Wolves next Saturday afternoon.
We may not be in the stadium but Fab has revealed he feels and senses their emotions wherever he goes.
Football behind closed doors is certainly far from ideal but if the other players are the same as the top stopper they will sense the presence of the fans for the entire 90 minutes and beyond over the forthcoming games – starting against Wolves.
There can be no mistaking that a fully fit Fabianski -which he may not have beeen before his return -will be a massive bonus and he’s been discussing the fans in an interview at https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2020/june/13-june/lukasz-fabianski-we-can-feel-and-sense-support-west-ham-fans
He said: “You can feel it and you can sense it. Even when I am driving my car and someone sees me and recognises me, they give me a little message and mouths ‘stay up’ or something, so you know the support is there and feel the vibe.
“It’s not like we’re suddenly cut out of the world, so we can sense the supporters and their emotions.
“For example, when we spoke to people at the hospitals and the NHS on the phone, we knew they were all West Ham supporters and they were telling us ‘make sure you do your job and stay up’, so you can definitely feel it and sense it.”
The Poland goalkeeper was in action against Queens Park Rangers at London Stadium on Wednesday, and believes the experience of playing in a ‘behind closed doors’ environment will help him and his teammates prepare for the return of competitive football.
He said: “It’s good to be back playing, good to be back training and especially being out here at the stadium, getting used to the circumstances that we’re going to play in.
“It feels good to be back and all of us, as a group, just can’t wait to get started again.”