Leroy: “Here’s how we get 3 points at Sunderland”
There’s been a criticism of West Ham at home that they have surrendered too much space to the opposition as they have attempted to hit them on the break.
That may well be the case but I’m sure they will turn that around soon as the new way of playing develops. However tomorrow at Sunderland we have to make a quick start and quieten down the already anxious fans and players.
Do that, grab a goal and we’ll have ’em on the run in a big way and could go onto an even better win than at Arsenal, Liverpool or Man City.
Sunderland are – without question as shown by their league position – by far the worst team in the Premier League and I really can’t think in terms of any other result than a convincing Irons win.
There will come a time when Sunderland get a result and go on a little run but that won’t be tomorrow – we will be too good for them but a fast start is really essential.
Jermain Defoe still has something about him and can be a threat, maybe, but after that where do they go in the face of such as Payet, Sakho, Lanzini and Moses for example.
Everything points to a win for our lads and I don’t expect there to be a hint of complacency. Slav is proving hmself far too professional for that stuff.
So for me a good 2-0 win – possibly even more with the goalscorers being Sakho and Tomkins from a set piece.