West Ham vs Fulham: Potter hoping for fan 'connection' ahead of first home game

[ad_1] New West Ham head coach Graham Potter is counting on the help of the followers to assist them by his first residence sport in cost.

The Hammers face a difficult take a look at in opposition to high-flying Fulham and are with out a number of key gamers, together with Niclas Fulkrug and Michail Antonio.

However the ex-Chelsea and Brighton boss believes with the appropriate ambiance, the London Stadium is usually a tough place for any group to come back.

Talking in his press convention, Potter stated: “Crucial factor is that the followers get behind the group and I've no doubts about them. As an away supervisor it has been a troublesome place to come back so we'd like that reference to the supporters and followers.

“We're on the early levels of it however we hope that the outcomes and performances are good as that brings them together with us.

“I can’t anticipate the primary residence sport tomorrow night time.

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“I feel our supporters know the place we're with our journey. The result's an important factor, in the end.

“We need to play the appropriate method, however factors are useful. If we might have each, that’d be nice.

The response and method from the gamers has been actually good. They’re enthusiastic to try to to attach with one another. It’s been a troublesome interval, and we need to construct collectively as a group.

“They're on board with it.”

Potter’s first sport in cost was a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa within the FA Cup on Saturday.

The East London membership went 1-0 up by Lucas Paqueta however fell brief within the second half.

A win in opposition to Fulham will transfer them above each Manchester United and Tottenham within the Premier League desk, at the very least briefly.

However the Hammers should do it with out some key faces.

When requested whether or not he's tempted to dip into the switch market this month, Potter added: “There’s actually a logical rationale to do one thing [in this transfer window] but it surely’s not all the time so simple as that. I wouldn’t need to do one thing for the sake of it on this window which could be very difficult.