Potter on a 3-0 home defeat

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West Ham United manager Graham Potter on a 3-0 home defeat  13/09/2025  London Stadium, London, UK

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00:00What teams had chances of scoring in the first half and stand up better chances of scoring in the second half?

00:14Yeah, pretty much like that. I think first half was even.

00:21I think we had good attacks, good moments and then there was positives for us in the first half.

00:27Especially when you can see that's Cree's first game for a while.

00:31Matthias, his second game, I thought Malik contributed down the left really well.

00:37Kyle and Jazz had a good combination down the right.

00:40Lucas and Matthias centrally combined well.

00:44I think from a defensive perspective we were solid, didn't get too many chances away.

00:51It was more pressure from set pieces and long throws and balls in the box which we dealt with well.

00:55And then the second half, obviously we make a mistake for the first goal and concede the goal.

01:00And then the red card and pretty quickly the scoreline has gone away from us.

01:04And it makes for an uncomfortable second half, completely not like the first half.

01:07So, yeah, really disappointed in that.

01:11Well, there's no intent, I don't think, to do anything and there's no speed really.

01:21But obviously when you raise your foot, you know there's a potential problem.

01:26Do you think you're playing for set pieces that are a real problem defensively?

01:30How do you go about pitching that?

01:33Well, we conceded about 9-10 and we defended 9-10 pretty well before the goal.

01:39So, I understand once you've conceded a goal from a set piece, I understand why you asked the question.

01:44But actually we defended the set pieces well up to then.

01:46It's a mistake that we make at the back post and it just shows the margins at this level.

01:52In the first half we have a good chance with Lucas, but we get punished for that one.

01:58But up until then, I thought we defended the set piece as well.

02:01Are you concerned about the atmosphere of the place?

02:19No, I understand.

02:20I mean, when the scoreline went away from us so quickly and then the red card,

02:25you can see it's an uncomfortable evening for us all.

02:28I felt for the supporters, of course, and the players out there,

02:31because you don't know whether to push on and open yourself up and it can get even uglier.

02:35That's just the reality when you're down to 2-3-0 with ten men.

02:40So, I understand the frustration and it's uncomfortable.

02:44We've played two home games against Chelsea and against Tottenham.

02:47Both have competed in the Champions League,

02:49so they've got resources to build squads that are high level.

02:52And we've had two uncomfortable games.

02:55We had a good game against Forest, but I understand why there's that feeling.

03:02We have to deal with it and we have to play well and win.

03:07And then, I think at half-time, the support was there with us.

03:10They were really there.

03:11They appreciated the fact that we were in the game.

03:13They appreciated that it was a committed performance on the team and some good attacks.

03:16But, at the same time, when the scoreline is what it is, I understand the reaction.

03:23Tempted, yeah, but we've been building him up, to be honest.

03:33He had a slight feeling in the week and we needed an impact sub as well,

03:39because we knew that Cree was going to come off.

03:41So, we started with Cree and then Lucas as a nine,

03:45because Lucas has played there before, scored for us before in that role.

03:48And then, used Callum at the back end of the game, where he's been really effective.

03:52No, I don't think so. I think it's tough. It is.

04:07I mean, it's probably the home form here hasn't been good for a period of time.

04:11So, that's something that we have to, you know, admit to and try to change.

04:17The only way we can do it is focus on the positive things, like I said.

04:21Cree's performance, I thought, was good, considering it was his first game.

04:25I think him and Malik had a really good combination down the left.

04:28I thought Kyle and Jazz combined well on the right.

04:30Mateus and Lucas linked well in the first half.

04:33But, because of how the second half went, everything feels negative.

04:36But, I think we have to focus on the positives from the first half.

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