Kouyate calls for focus

Cheik Kouyate has told the squad to stop making mistakes against very good teams but believes Michail Antonio’s injury had a big impact on the match against Spurs.

He told the official site :“We started the game very well and played very good for 30 minutes but we lost Michail Antonio after that, then we had five bad minutes and lost two goals in a crucial game,”

Speaking the West Ham TV he declared: “Everyone knows they are a very good team and that you can’t make mistakes against Tottenham, but everyone needs to keep their head up and work hard.

“After the first half, we spoke with the manager and players and said ‘Guys, we need to push because we are 2-0 down and we need to give everything’.

We gave everything, but the game was very bad for us so we need to stay focused and work hard.”