{"id":136064,"date":"2025-09-14T04:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T04:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/136064\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T04:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T04:40:07","slug":"graham-potter-praises-five-west-ham-players-despite-spurs-loss-19m-ace-really-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/136064\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham Potter praises five West Ham players despite Spurs loss, \u00a319m ace ‘really good’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Graham Potter might not have enjoyed seeing West Ham United fall to pieces in yet another Premier League match, but a few standout individual displays at least provide some semblance of hope. <\/p>\n

To think, before they suffered the quadruple whammy of Tomas Soucek\u2019s red card and a trio of Spurs goals in the space of just 17 ruinous second-half minutes, there was a lot to be positive about at the London Stadium.<\/p>\n

Lucas Paqueta had a glorious chance to give West Ham United<\/a> the lead after some typically purposeful stuff from Mateus Fernandes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

El Hadji Malick Diouf<\/a> whipped in one of his trademark crosses, while Kyle Walker-Peters<\/a> justified his continued involvement over Aaron Wan-Bissaka on the other flank.<\/p>\n

And though all that good work would be undone \u2013 Mads Hermansen conceded from another set-piece<\/a> as Pape Sarr gave Spurs the lead moments after the interval and Tomas Soucek\u2019s red card killed the match<\/a> as a contest \u2013 Graham Potter<\/a> feels that there were at least a few performances worth building upon.<\/p>\n

\"WestPhoto by IAN KINGTON\/AFP via Getty ImagesGraham Potter praises five West Ham United players despite Tottenham Hotspur defeat<\/p>\n

The front four of Paqueta, Fernandes, Jarrod Bowen and particularly Crysencio Summerville<\/a> carried plenty of promise and a fair amount of threat, capably supported by West Ham\u2019s two new full-backs.<\/p>\n

Soungoutou Magassa\u2019s<\/a> eye-catching cameo also came at a pretty good time, given that Soucek will be unavailable for upcoming clashes with Crystal Palace, Everton and Arsenal.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought [the forwards] were supported well with Kyle Walker-Peters on the right, and supported well with Malick Diouf on the left,\u201d Potter tells the club\u2019s official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Potter reflects on tonight\u2019s defeat to Tottenham.<\/p>\n

\u2014 West Ham United (@WestHam) September 13, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

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\u201cMateus was good, coming back from international duty was not easy for him. It was Cry\u2019s first start and there\u2019s positives there that Malik was really good, that Soungou did well in difficult circumstances when he came on.<\/p>\n

\u201cKyle, I thought played well, so there were individuals that were there. But it\u2019s difficult to say that because the scoreline is what it is and we\u2019re all hurting from that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ElPhoto by IAN KINGTON\/AFP via Getty ImagesPotter feels West Ham can build on first-half display despite 3-0 loss<\/p>\n

For Potter, the biggest frustration is that Tottenham barely created an opening of note before Sarr found himself with the freedom of East London at the back post. <\/p>\n

And while he was still one of the better performers on the day, former Hammers boss Gianfranco Zola was less than impressed with Walker-Peters\u2019<\/a> positioning as Lucas Bergvall deepened the gloom moments after Soucek\u2019s red card.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think Tottenham\u2019s chances against us created too much at all,\u201d Potter argues. They had pressure and set-pieces which is what we had to deal with and again I thought we dealt with them well until the start of the second-half when we made a mistake,\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that\u2019s again the level, the detail, the margins and then we went 1-0 behind and quickly went down to ten men. The game changed at that point and then it\u2019s an uncomfortable second half for us, there\u2019s no doubt.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to give our supporters more but, when the scoreline was what it was, it was a difficult evening for the boys.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Walker-Peters after this evening\u2019s loss.<\/p>\n

\u2014 West Ham United (@WestHam) September 13, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ve played two games at home against the World Club champions [Chelsea] and another team that\u2019s also in the Champions League, so there\u2019s quality against us. Nevertheless, we\u2019re disappointed because we wanted to do better, we wanted to have more points.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the first half, I thought it was a decent performance. There were lots of positives in the first half and that\u2019s the painful thing because the scoreline in the end is completely unpleasant for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut at the same time there were glimpses of positivity, I thought, especially in the first half. Like I said, the second half, the game goes away from us so quickly and that\u2019s the level and we have to learn from that. Like I said, the first half is what we have to focus on and remain positive.\u201d<\/p>\n