Adama Traore says that Nuno Espirito Santo will simply not let West Ham United’s standards slip during the final part of the Premier League season.
It now looks like a straight shootout between West Ham United and Tottenham to stay in the Premier League.
While West Ham are slight favourites for relegation right now, there’s every chance they can catch bitter rivals Spurs in the Premier League table.
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To do that, however, an improvement will be needed on West Ham’s disappointing defeat to Aston Villa.
Traore, however, believes Nuno is exactly the right man to ensure that.
Traore backs Nuno to get West Ham fighting again
Speaking to West Ham’s official YouTube channel after the game, Traore said: “I think this is why I identify myself with him. He never surrenders, his mentality.
“We’re going to keep working harder. This is what I like, we’re going to work even more harder to achieve our objective.”
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Nuno has helped turn things around in recent weeks. Having previously saved Nottingham Forest from relegation, he looks exactly the kind of manager needed in a scrap.
The same can not really be said of Igor Tudor at Spurs, although perhaps he will be replaced relatively soon.
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There are reasons to believe that Nuno can indeed save the Irons, but it is far from a guarantee.
There are seven games left and Nuno – along with his players and assistant coach Paco Jemez – has got West Ham into a position where they can really dream.
Sunday’s result aside, they have much more momentum than Spurs, who look in genuine free fall right now.
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Nuno has been here before, and one loss does not undo months of hard work.
The foundations set at West Ham look solid enough to last another seven games at least, particularly when one of those fixtures is at home to Wolves.
Traore is right to back Nuno at this stage of the season. Though Spurs are higher in the table, it’s hard to imagine many supporters wanting to swap situations heading into the business end of the campaign.
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