Tomas Soucek shares how West Ham plan to beat Wolves
West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek has shared how they are preparing to beat Wolves in their next Premier League game.
The 26-year-old has suggested that they have practiced different things in training, and are not looking to make the same mistakes they did against Newcastle.
The Czech Republic midfield is aware of the threat Wolves pose, and he expects a tough battle this weekend.
Soucek told the club’s official website: “We’ve done some different things during training at Rush Green with how we want to play and what we want to develop, and I think this can improve us as a team, how we play and how we want to play.
“We struggled with keeping the ball and creating chances against Newcastle, but we’ve been working hard to do our maximum, and we want to transfer that to the next game.
“When they’ve conceded the second-fewest goals, it’s possible that you will not have too many chances. We’ll need to score from the first or second big chance.
“In another way, we’ll need to not concede, because we might not create maybe the chances for four or five goals, but I think it will be a very competitive game and we will need to be clinical.
“I’m sure that we can beat them because when I see us, we are hungry to win, and we still want to fight for the high positions in the table.”
Tough game
West Ham have managed just one win in their last five games in the Premier League, and they need a strong response.
They are up against Wolves who are currently one of the in-form teams in the league, having won six of their last eight games.
Bruno Lage’s side have played some exciting football and have earned victories over Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester in recent weeks.
They are very solid defensively, having conceded just 18 goals so far. It is the second-best defensive record in the league, behind only Manchester City’s 17.
It seems the Hammers are adopting a safety-first approach for this game. It’s understandable given how difficult it is to break their defence.
At the same time, these are the games the Hammers must win. The goals have dried up for David Moyes’s side, and they should focus on how to rectify that.
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