Rafa Benitez

So in the last two years, he was signing the kind of players that he wanted.

So he's the one that maybe has more chances to get the best from these players.

Well, West Ham have been bottom of the form, guys, since, well, middle of October.

Not so one of Rafa's former clubs, Newcastle United, who seem to have turned the corner under Steve Bruce after losing 5-0 at Leicester.

Since then, right up there, only Chelsea, Leicester and Liverpool have won more points.

And this was them at the weekend, coming from behind against Southampton to win 2-1 at St James' Park.

Have you been surprised, Rafa, with the progress this season?

Not really.

I had a lot of confidence in the team.

I think you can see the group of players, the way that they were working last year, the commitment, the passion that they had.

So you can see a team that is organised and they are pushing and they are working, and especially when they play at home.

Yeah, signing the players that we signed, especially Sarr.

Sarr is a player with quality on the ball, so he has more freedom to go forward and to play from the back.

Lascelles in the middle was strong.

He could be good in the air.

And then Dumet, Paul, was on the left side.

He's quite clever.

He was the one that could play as a left full-back to cover Richie when he was going forward.

Or he could play from the back.

Then for these three players, he was really good.