**Tomas Soucek has released his battle cry ahead of facing Manchester City under the lights at the London Stadium.**
West Ham United go into the tough fixture against Pep’s with good form, whilst Manchester City have struggled as of late, but their results will only make them play better. Pep will never back down from a challenge.
Whilst West Ham tend to have a dire track record against Manchester City, the one pendulum swinging in the way of Nuno’s side is that Pep might decide to play a further rotated side in an attempt to mount the comeback against Real Madrid, where they are currently 3-0 down on aggregate.
In an effort to utilise this knocked-down City side, Soucek has released his Hammers battle cry, demanding that we make the most of the moment we are in.
“With all due respect to City, they are one of the best teams in the world, but with our belief, we are approaching that game now with a winning mentality. We want to show that we are a tough team to play against. I believe that we can make miracles.”
It’s a bold statement, but no one can fault Tomas for having the highest aspirations towards West Ham.
Many West Ham fans have already considered this game to be a write-off, it’s classed as one of the few games every season that West Ham cannot simply win, regardless of the year, the form or the squad! But freak results constantly happen in the Premier League every season, it’s just a matter of time, whether that’s days or decades, that an off-chance victory will come our way.
Furthermore, Soucek goes on to discuss the feeling of this West Ham side overall.
“I can see the faces of the players, from the staff, from everyone, that we are so happy to see each other. It wasn’t like that much before, but we changed it, and we can show it on the pitch now.”
It’s much easier now to see the squad and how much happier they are compared to before. Nuno has managed to form a bond and an atmosphere that has struck gold – suspended players, injured players, no matter the cause for not playing, all players are still there behind the scenes or at the stadium. This is what true team chemistry looks like.
As Nuno has confirmed in his press conference, West Ham will miss having Summerville this weekend against Manchester City, but apart from that, the Hammers are striving with confidence in what will be an emphatic night under the lights at the London Stadium.
As Soucek says, miracles can be made.