A spirited Westham outdo Manchester City side, but manager Pellegirni cool about it
Westham beat the defending Champions by two goals to one to take the London based side fourth on the table. A spirited performance by the home team, left the Sky blues from Manchester gasping for some much needed air as Westham dominated proceedings and terms in the game.
Goals from Morgan Amalfitano and Sakho for Westham won the Hammers all three points as Sam Allardyce praised his defenders, midfielder's and strikers. Former Arsenal man, Alex Song was Westham major contributor and as was the man of the match.
On the other end, Manchester City and their manager thought they deserved more than just a point against a brilliant Westham side.
Pellegrini was cool about his sides loss as he was quoted saying:
“You must give credit to West Ham before anything else because I think they played very well today,”
“In the first half, West Ham played with a high intensity and allowed us to move the ball round but made things difficult, but I thought they would tire after the break and that the game may open up for us.
“I thought we improved a lot in the last 30 minutes and had three or four really good chances to score but we didn't take them and in games like this, you have to make the most of the opportunities that come your way.”
TV replays of the Hammers’ opening goal suggested two players directly involved the move that saw Amalfitano break the deadlock were perhaps half a yard offside, but Pellegrini says the defeat did not hinge on that one moment.
“I haven’t seen the replays yet but my first reaction was that yes, the first West Ham goal was offside but we didn't lose this game just because of that.
“As I said, we didn't make the most of the chances we created and also hit the crossbar twice when on another day, those shots go into the net.
“We didn’t play with our usual intensity in the first half so we’ll look at that and analyse things later, but again, we must give credit to West Ham because they played very well.”
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