Rory Jennings’ mind blown by what he saw in West Ham game v Arsenal
Rory Jennings was left in shock by what West Ham United did in their Premier League game against Arsenal on Saturday.
The Hammers managed to earn all three points against the Gunners away from home to earn an impressive victory and put a dent in Arsenal’s title challenge.
Graham Potter has certainly had a mixed bag results wise since taking over at the London Stadium but the win against the Gunners is a big morale boost.
Jennings lauded Potter for the performance his team put in and was visibly shocked by what he’d seen occur on 22 February.
Jennings left exasperated that West Ham beat Arsenal
The Hammers’ 1-0 win over Arsenal on Saturday was their first Premier League game in the last five that they’d played which they left with all three points.
Injuries to players such as Niclas Fullkrug have massively hindered the way that things have gone at the London Stadium this term and there’s evidently still a lot more that could come from Potter’s men.
The likes of Jarrod Bowen were among those who impressed on the day and Jennings, while live on talkSPORT (22 February), couldn’t hold back his surprise after the final whistle was blown.
“Honestly, my mind’s blown about what we’ve seen at the Emirates,” he said.
“I cannot believe that Graham Potter has effectively launched Arsenal out of a title race, Graham Potter!
“He’s gone to the Emirates and launched Arsenal out of the title race, I didn’t think he had that about it, it’s such a big result for him.”
| Team | Position | Points |
| Everton | 14th | 31 |
| Manchester United | 15th | 30 |
| West Ham | 16th | 30 |
| Wolves | 17th | 22 |
West Ham safe from Premier League relegation
Up until their win over Arsenal, there were some murmurs around whether the Hammers actually had what it takes to keep themselves up this season.
Evan Ferguson was brought in during January as a stop-gap solution to their recent striker woes but since his inclusion into the squad, he’s not made much of an impact just yet.
There’s no doubt that Potter would have wanted to bring in some additional new faces in the winter window but the fact they spent big in summer on players who haven’t consistently proven to be an upgrade on the team.
The Englishman has essentially inherited Julen Lopetegui’s failure and there will have to be an element of patience as he looks to implement his own changes on the team.
While one win won’t change the course of their entire season, the fact that West Ham now know they can compete with the best teams in the league will surely give them some motivation to build on this victory.