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Graham Potter admits his begin to life as West Ham supervisor has not gone the way in which he wished.
The Hammers slipped to a fourth defeat in six matches since Potter changed Julen Lopetegui final month as Brentford ran out 1-0 winners on the London Stadium.
Worryingly for Potter, their first-half show in opposition to the Bees was in all probability worse than among the debacles served up below Lopetegui.
Kevin Schade fired Brentford forward after solely 4 minutes, stabbing residence the rebound after his first effort was cleared off the road.
Yoane Wissa then had two targets disallowed and Schade hit a submit, with West Ham wanting totally powerless to cease them.
A triple substitution, and an encouraging debut from Evan Ferguson, noticed an enchancment after the break, however not sufficient to grab some extent as Brentford sat on what they’d.
“The primary half was nowhere close to the place we need to be,” mentioned Potter.
“We suffered from an early objective, which is a poor objective from our perspective. After which with out an excessive amount of occurring within the sport, they’d too many transitions that had been harmful.
“In equity, credit score to Brentford, after we conceded the objective that we did, it virtually performs into the sport that they need it to be. They defend deep, properly, and it’s exhausting to create actual alternatives in opposition to them.
“If you happen to don’t assault properly, you expose your self to them attacking large areas, which they’re superb at.
“So, it’s comprehensible, however once more, not what we wished in any respect. So all of us need to study from that. I believe the second half was an actual optimistic response.
“In fact you need to get outcomes, you need to win soccer matches. That’s simply the Premier League for you, and you must perceive that. However yeah, results-wise, all of us need to win, all of us need to have success.”
Within the second half Jarrod Bowen was adamant he ought to have had a penalty when he was shoved by Keane Lewis-Potter, however nothing was given.
“Yeah, we checked out it and it was definitely a case for it,” added Potter. “I used to be shocked the VAR didn’t take a look at it, to be sincere.”
Having not gained an away sport this season till January, Brentford now have three consecutive victories on the street.
“It’s a really good feeling,” mentioned boss Thomas Frank.
“Was I frightened after the primary half? A bit of bit. I believe we must always have been not less than 3-0 up. We had been fully in management and dominated West Ham away from residence.
“We had two targets disallowed, had two or three different large possibilities. Then I hear Graham is altering three gamers and naturally they are going to have extra vitality.
“However the second half I believe we had been pretty fantastic, they by no means put us below large stress. A completely well-deserved win.”
