Potter on West Ham's 2-0 win at Manchester Utd

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Potter on West Ham's 2-0 win at Manchester Utd  11/05/2025  Old Trafford, manchester, UK

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00:00Has that been a very pleasing afternoon for you all?

00:04Very, very pleasing. Very pleasing results.

00:07Because, especially in the context of what we've been through,

00:10it's been a tough couple of months,

00:12because results have been not what we've wanted.

00:14The performances haven't been as bad,

00:18but you know what it's like if you don't get the results.

00:21You have to suffer in the Premier League,

00:23and that's what we've had to do.

00:24And credit to players, they've stuck together.

00:26Everybody at the club has been fantastic.

00:28There's a support, so it's nice for them to enjoy a day like today.

00:32Winning at Old Trafford, historically, isn't straightforward for West Ham.

00:37So, great for our supporters that they have a fantastic day like today.

00:41When you're finishing a season like this,

00:44which will be a disappointment,

00:46and your results will be disappointing since it's come,

00:49is it about giving the fans something to hold on to?

00:53Because they assume that you're already in the process of deciding

00:56what needs to change to make things better?

00:59Yeah, there's a few things.

01:00You have to finish the season as strongly as you can.

01:03Keep building on the performances that we feel have been good.

01:07Brighton away, we're three minutes away from winning,

01:10and we're loose.

01:11Liverpool away was a really strong performance,

01:14certainly in the second half.

01:16We're competitive in all the games.

01:19It's a team that has conceded a lot of goals.

01:22So, we've addressed that,

01:24and now it's about building the attacking side of the game.

01:27I thought the first goal especially was an indication of what we tried to do.

01:31So, it's a step in the right direction.

01:34It builds confidence, I think, and belief,

01:36and I think that's important for us,

01:38and important for everybody at the club, including the supporters.

01:40Did you start with Jarrod Bowie?

01:46Yeah, players that aren't happy to come off,

01:49and Jarrod put everything into the game,

01:51he scored, he's been amazing for us.

01:54But, you know, sometimes you have to make those decisions,

01:58and that's life.

02:00Craig, can I ask about Aaron Sack

02:03when he was at United,

02:04he seemed more of a defensive player.

02:06He was getting a lot more out of him going forward.

02:08How much have you come off?

02:10Yeah, I mean, he's been really impressive.

02:14I've said before, I can't say this categorically

02:18because I don't know Aaron's career,

02:20but I can't imagine he's playing as well as he is for us,

02:23at any point in his career.

02:25It looks like he's enjoying his football.

02:27He gives a lot to the team.

02:29I'm really pleased with him in terms of what he's given,

02:32defensively and offensively.

02:34As I said, it looks like he's enjoying his football,

02:36and that's not easy because the results we've had

02:38haven't been that enjoyable.

02:40But nevertheless, his individual performance has been strong.

02:43Have you had to do anything in particular with Aaron,

02:46to encourage him to get forward more?

02:48Is that a natural game that's just not been maybe shown

02:51in previous problems?

02:54Yeah, again, I don't know what's the pass,

02:57but his attributes are his attributes.

03:00He's got the capacity to go up and down the pitch

03:03at a high level, and he's got some qualities.

03:07He's played on the left, he's played on the right,

03:08he can do either.

03:09So, at the same time, defensively, he's really solid.

03:14So, as I said, his individual performance has been a strong point

03:19in a disappointing season.

03:22But he's been really good.

03:25Yeah, as I said, in any club, but especially in a club like West Ham,

03:42where the expectations are high, to have two months where the results

03:45haven't been positive for us.

03:46It's a long time to go.

03:47So, I think it's a credit to the players, how they've stuck together,

03:50how we've been connected, how we've tried to improve.

03:52I think we have improved.

03:54But it's difficult in football when you don't get the results,

03:57because that's what matters.

03:59So, we know that.

04:00And that's why it's really pleasing today to see a performance,

04:03to see aspects of the performance that I think has been there all the time.

04:07But to get three points makes everything a lot better.

04:10The outcome is what everybody focuses on.

04:12Greg, I was going to say, I mean, it wasn't just like you were good for 20 minutes.

04:17Are you surprised at just how much you dominated and controlled the game?

04:21Well, I didn't feel like we were in control of the duration, to be honest.

04:26When you've got Bugatti, Maynou, Fernandes and Mount in midfield,

04:31you know you're going to have to suffer at times.

04:33And we did that, we had to defend.

04:36But I think it was important for us, and even in the last bits of the game,

04:39it was important for us to have the ball and to try to make them run

04:42and to affect them defensively.

04:45Because if you just come to park the bus, it's difficult.

04:48You have to do something here, I think.

04:50And my record here is not bad.

04:53But you have to, as I said, you have to be, you have to have a game,

04:59an idea to be proactive, because Old Trafford's a place to come.

05:04OK.

05:05Thanks, everybody.

05:06Cheers.

05:07Francine.

05:10Thank you very much.

05:25Thank you very much.

05:31I'll see you next time.

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