In the 17th round match of the English Premier League, West Ham gained a minimal victory over Southampton with a score of 0: 1.

Midfielder “Hammers” Michael Antonio commented on this result and expressed support for his mentor, Manuel Pellegrini, who has recently been criticized often because of unsatisfactory team results..

“Obviously, in the last few weeks we began to show better football, but we could not achieve the desired results,” the West Ham official quoted the English as saying..

" We were able to get this important result, because we have great respect for Pellegrini "

" I hope that the time has come when we will begin to move forward and improve our positions in the Premier League standings, ”Antonio added.

It is worth noting that at the moment West Ham takes 16th place in the league table of the championship of England, having 19 points in its asset.

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