Slav’s delight as we keep our best

Slaven Bilic is thrilled that the Irons are getting and KEEPING their best players.

The manager got his mind off the Chelsea disappointment to tell whufc.com: Cheikhou [Kouyate] signed, which is great for the club. and Dimitri [Payet] is in the national team.

“It shows that the players are enjoying playing for West Ham and they feel that the Club is moving forward.

“They like to work hard when they know that the board is not just trying, but that they are keeping the best players. It’s great to have them all.

“We are playing good. We have a good team, we have momentum, we have character and we are defending well with numbers and passion.

“When we have the ball we are calm, and we’re calm at the back. The midfield and up-front has pace and quality so it’s great to work with this team.”