Bilic shares strict instruction he gave West Ham’s Lanzini and Fernandes at half-time against Spurs

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West Ham United managed to beat Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, after trailing 2-0 at half-time.

Hammers boss Slaven Bilic explained how he instructed Manuel Lanzini and Edimilson Fernandes to get closer to Moussa Sissoko and Dele Alli, during the half-time break against Spurs on Wednesday night, when writing a column for the club’s official website.

West Ham turned in an absolutely superb second-half performance, and eventually ran out 3-2 winners against Tottenham, earning themselves a place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals in the process.

The east London outfit have struggled for form and confidence so far this season, but Wednesday night’s victory should provide them with just the lift they need, as they head into a vital stage of their campaign.

And Bilic shared how he tried to mix things up against their bitter rivals during the half-time interval, when writing his column for WHUFC.com, highlighting the importance of his players pressing higher up the pitch:

“At half-time, I told them that the result was very bad, to calm down and to do some things better when we had the ball, and Manuel Lanzini and Edi Fernandes to close down Moussa Sissoko and Dele Alli when they had the ball and I told one of the strikers he has to be on Eric Dier, who had a lot of time and space in the first half.”

Read here: What Mark Noble told his teammates when they were losing against Spurs

Next up for the Hammers is a trip to south London to take on Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday, and after Wednesday night’s thrilling win, nothing less than three points against the Eagles will be deemed as acceptable by the club’s fans.