West Ham United goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski sounded extremely excited after the club's professional all-round performance in a 1-0 win at Goodison Park.
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West Ham United goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski stated that the club is looking to learn how to dominate their opponents in the Premier League, following a 1-0 triumph at Everton. The Irons were in control for long periods at Goodison Park. They maintained possession and repeatedly pushed opponents back deep into their own half for extended periods of time. That possession did not lead to as many clear-cut chances and goals as the Hammers might have liked. However, it did play its part in frustrating Rafael Benitez’s team and quieting the normally vociferous Everton supporters.
“I think we really deserved the win. From the kick-off we looked like the team who wanted to dominate the game and dominate the opposition and we were the team who were on the front foot. We got what we deserved from this game and it’s always nice to win away from home, especially against a team who was on a good run and in a good moment, so that’s very pleasing for us. What we have done last year is to probably build some sort of aura around us that we are a team to be aware of, and probably this season we are seeing the difference that teams maybe back off a little bit and give us more possession of the ball, and that’s a bit of a change from the previous seasons,” said Fabianski in an interaction with West Ham’s official website.
“That’s where we need to continue to work to try to keep that possession of the ball and create good opportunities. That’s a bit of a change for us, but obviously that’s a very positive sign for us that teams basically see us as a difficult one. So we will continue to work on that and try to improve on that aspect because that’s something that we’re really working hard on at the training ground.”
The West Ham United goalkeeper admitted that the players have been working hard on set pieces, which will certainly assist in a busy run of seven games in 22 days.
“With the set pieces, you have to keep it quiet always to surprise the teams. That’s a very important aspect of the game and if you prepare well and surprise the opponent, it can benefit you. Since the gaffer took over, he’s been really keen on set pieces defensively and offensively and, again, that’s one of the aspects where we have improved. We have big guys there and guys who are very aggressive as well when it comes to set pieces. I heard a stat that 30% of goals come from set pieces, so that’s a big part of it, you know,” said Fabianski.
“Yeah, it’s a big challenge and that amount of games is something new for us, but I think we’re all really looking forward to competing in every single competition. The Europa League on Thursday is something that we really want to do well in, to continue to do well in the Premier League, and we have another very interesting game against Manchester City at home in the League Cup. It’s nice to have that amount of games because we know we need to be constantly on it. We experience different teams and ways of playing football and that’s always what you want as a professional, to be playing so often and against such tough opponents,” he added.
