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Happy Soucek reckons he’s back on track

Tomas Soucek celebrates scoring against Tottenham

By Hughie Southon

Tomas Soucek doesn’t need anybody to tell him he hasn’t been at his best this season – particularly over the first five games of the season.

The Czech Republic captain has had plenty on his case having set the bar so high in his first season when becoming Hammer of the Year.

The summer brought many stories that having been refused a pay rise and or new deal he was ready to leave after a fall out with the manager.

It didn’t happen but his form was such that many questioned whether he was as committed as he had been on his arrival in that epic first campaign.

Many were calling for him to be dropped but he has settled down in determined fashion to the situation and is once again looking a very good player despite a few missed chances.

One thing is for sure from his latest interview with www.whufc.com however and that is he remains a very happy Hammer.

He declared: “So, everyone has set up the team spirit to go in the good way again and I hope that now we are finally settled because we have to say that the first five or six games weren’t the best in the way we wanted, and the start wasn’t good enough.

But now I am happy with the team, how we meet at the training ground and how we play in our sessions, and we have showed that on the pitch.

We struggled, so that’s why I’m so happy that we’ve found a way so quickly because if we’d struggled in a few more games we could have been fighting relegation all season. Now, we still have a big chance to get back to a higher position, so I am happy.

At the start, I didn’t play my best, especially in the first five games.

I tried to do even more because I was frustrated that I didn’t do best on the pitch, so I did even more at the training ground.

It’s very difficult to be at the top level in the whole of your career. I always give my maximum on the pitch, but sometimes I do not play to my best. When this happens, I try different things to get back to my best.

I like to play every game and I’m very disappointed even at the training ground when the gaffer tells me I need to rest and I say ‘No, I want to play with the guys!’.

For me, honestly, it’s much harder mentally than physically because to concentrate on every game and give my maximum and get my adrenaline levels right is very hard, especially when you have difficult opponents against you.

I am not a person who just goes to play for myself on the pitch, I care about others and care if someone feels bad so I want to help my teammates to get back on track.”

 

About Hugh5outhon1895

Hugh Southon is a lifelong Iron and the founding editor of ClaretandHugh. He is a national newspaper journalist of many years experience and was Bobby Moore's 'ghost' writer during the great man's lifetime. He describes ClaretandHugh as "the Hammers daily newspaper!" Follow on Twitter @hughsouthon

6 comments on “Happy Soucek reckons he’s back on track

  1. Looking a very good player. I missed that when did that happen as he was dire yet again against Bournemouth, made no contribution on the pitch. An article that has really surprising comments and I would like to hear if other fans agree. Moyes has picked him despite turning in one dire performance after the next for the past 10 months. By selecting Soucek time after time Moyes has without doubt cost us PL points amid poor team performances. He has showed nothing in his last game and its time for him to be dropped. If Moyes does persist with him then decisions like this will ultimately lead to poor performances and results. You were obviously not at the game on monday night and neither was I but members of my family were there and they said the animosity to Moyes for continually picketing was increasing game after game.

  2. Could I ask other fans do you agree that Soucek is looking a very good player again ?

  3. I thought Soucek played ok, it was a difficult game with Bournemouth keeping 10 players behind the ball so midfield mostly in their half was congested plus they caused plenty of stoppages to disrupt flow of game . Their tactics has worked for them in away games but its a hard watch so well done that we got through OK. I do get increasingly cheesed off at a few contributors here determined to slag off David Moyes at every opportunity. He is our best manager since John Lyall, just look at the stats. He deserves our full support while team is going through transition with over a third of squad changing and injuries to key players not helping.

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