Haller winner relieves Pellegrini pressure
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What was the significance of Sebastian Haller's winning goal?
Sebastian Alla, who has had some fellow weeks, finally finds the way to goal again.
And that goal from Sebastian Alla, the winner, Mikel Antonio, the man of the match. Both of them are with Greg Whelan.
Guys, very well done. Mikel, just how much did you need this today?
Oh, it was massive. Obviously, the performances that we've done the last couple of weeks, we showed that we've improved, but obviously we've not got the results that we wanted. But today we showed that we've still got the fire, we showed we've got the grit, and we've come here and got the three points. It was important to me, massively, because they were only a point behind us, and now we're four points adrift from them.
Sebastian, just how anxious, how nervous was that second half, particularly after Mikel's goal was disallowed?
Yeah, it was not that easy because you know that both teams had less confidence most of the other teams, so it was really important to get the three points. Anyway, I'll get the three points, but we just needed the three points, so it was really anxious hands.
So frustrating that the ball bounced up against your hand, wasn't it?
It would have been a good goal otherwise.
How did Mikel Antonio's performance impact the match?
I think I'm going to cut my hands off. It happened to me at Chelsea, it's happened to me today. I don't know what I need to do with my arms, but it's like a magnet to it. But it shows I'm still getting the good positions and hopefully these handballs start turning into goals.
Well, Sebastian, your goal did win it in the end. How good a time. It's been a while since you've scored as well, hasn't it? So how good a time to get this one?
Yeah, it's been a while. And practically for the team now, for me personally, for everyone who supports the club, it was a really important one. So, yeah, I'm just happy with this one and I hope that we're going to score even more because we will need it.
Sebastian's goal did involve both of you. How much did you enjoy playing together up front?
It was good, obviously. Me and him have got a good relationship at the training ground and it was good that we could finally do it on the pitch.
What were the key moments in the second half that caused anxiety?
We enjoyed it massively because you could see the chemistry between us, we're always linking, we're always close to each other, so hopefully we can keep performing this way and we can get ourselves up the league.
Now, question to both of you. In the first half, there was a penalty incident that involved both of you. Now, who should have had a penalty?
In your opinion? Basically, we feel like we both got... One, I was in the headlock and he feels like he got pushed, but on another day, it'll be apparent. But today, the referee decided it was, so we've just got to keep going. We've got the three points and we just keep pushing on.
A lot of scrutiny finally on your manager going into this game today. How pleased are you for him that you've come and got this result?
It was massive, to be fair, because obviously we've got loads of respect for him. Last season we played well under him, we started the season well, and then went in a bit of a blimp, to be fair. I've been here for five years now, and we always have these blimps, but we always come out of it, and hopefully this is the turn where we can start moving forward and getting ourselves up the league.
Well said, great result today. You're also the Premier League man of the match, Mikel.
How did the players feel about the disallowed goal?
Sebastian, if you'd do the honours for us, please.
Thank you, my brother.
Well done, guys.
You deserve it, bro.
Good night then for that strike partnership and for West Ham. Mark Noble joins us, the only man who's made more Premier League appearances for West Ham than Carlton Cole. But it's tonight's strike force that we've just been hearing from. It's their first start together since the opening weekend of the season. What did you make of them tonight?
I thought the pair of them was brilliant. I thought Mikey ran the channels. It was so hard to cope with with his pace and power. The way he held up the ball was fantastic. Seb needed that goal tonight, so I'm so pleased for him.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What was the significance of Sebastian Haller's winning goal?
0:09–1:25
2
How did Mikel Antonio's performance impact the match?
1:25–2:12
3
What were the key moments in the second half that caused anxiety?
2:12–3:13
4
How did the players feel about the disallowed goal?
3:13–4:00
5
What did the players say about their chemistry on the pitch?
4:00–5:16
6
How did the manager's tactics influence the game?
5:16–6:11
7
What challenges did Southampton face during the match?
6:11–7:08
8
What does this win mean for West Ham's season moving forward?
7:08–22:10
Speakers
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