“We’re frustrated” | Potter shares fans anger after loss | OneFootball

Graham Potter feels the fans’ frustrations and shares it after a poor display in the loss to Brentford.

West Ham fell to a 1-0 loss however the first half display deserved a far greater goal margin, as the west Londoners were cutting through an abject Hammers side, who looked lost and failing in every department.

The Hammers boss admitted the display was simply not good enough, although its fair to say there was a big improvement after the break.

“The first half wasn’t what we wanted at all,” said Potter after the defeat, as reported by the clubs Official Website.

“Sometimes that happens, especially when you concede an early goal. We suffered a little bit. I think they played well. They did what they did well. We were too unstable for our liking, but I think we’ll learn a lot from that.

“The second half was really positive. I thought Evan came on and did well. James showed his quality. Ollie had an impact. We pushed and pushed.

“If we’re going to lose a game, I’d rather lose it in the second half the way we played than the way we played in the first half, because it’s nowhere near what we want to be. But, as I said, sometimes on the journey you have to have a little step back to go forward again. That’s what we’ll have to focus on.”

Potter sympathises with the fans as they quite rightly were unhappy with yet another poor performance this season, which leaves the club on the brink of being sucked into a relegation battle.

“I understand the supporters’ frustration,” added Potter. “We were all frustrated at half-time for sure. We have to be honest with that, there’s no point in saying anything else.

“We weren’t at the level we want to be and the only thing we can do is learn from that and make sure it doesn’t happen again, essentially.

“Like I said, the response from the players was really positive, really good. We feel that we’re making progress, but sometimes when you have a performance like we did in the first half, it’s a little bit of a step back, but I think sometimes you need those to be able to go forward as well. As I said, we’ll learn a lot from the game.

“The support’s been brilliant, we can’t complain about that at all. They’re well within their rights to be disappointed at half-time, absolutely. But the second half, the response of the crowd was first class, it was brilliant and they got behind the team, so that’s all we can ask for.”