Daniel Farke reflected on a significant win for Leeds United.
He saw his men take the lead inside three minutes at Elland Road against West Ham as Brenden Aaronson scored a rebound from a Noah Okafor header. A Joe Rodon header doubled the lead after less than a quarter of an hour and Leeds were in ecstasy about a first league triumph in four attempts.
It was an even more impressive display for the hosts given their struggles with illness and injury. Gabriel Gudmundsson limped off in pain before the end of the first half, Noah Okafor did not reappear after half time, and Jaka Bijol was back in action for his debut in the Premier League.
They never do the job easily, suffering after Mateus Fernandes scored for the Irons. But the three points are on the board and the survival bid got a big boost, going six points clear of the drop zone.
"First of all, I'm delighted to take the three points. It is difficult to explain how we were standing there after the last three games with one point. We had much more domination and controlled the performance. We had a difficult week, in terms of illnesses and injuries.
"It was a difficult week for us. You could feel it. We showed passion and bravery.
"In the last 20 minutes you could feel it was a difficult week. A big fighting spirit, will and passion to bring it over the line.
"It is good for confidence to bring it over the line. A priceless three points.
"Of course, we spoke about set-pieces. We spoke about a few things we wanted to explore.
"We had to be smart in terms of our game management. They prepared to give all our energy. Overall, the lads dug in and stuck together. A lot of fighting spirit today and we earned the three points."