West Ham United beat Watford 3-1 on Saturday afternoon.
West Ham United boss Manuel Pellegrini has told Football.London that he felt Michail Antonio had the perfect attitude against Watford on Saturday.
The Hammers made the short trip to Vicarage Road on Saturday afternoon to take on the struggling Hornets, and took an early lead thanks to Mark Noble’s penalty.
Andre Gray pulled Watford level, but West Ham’s big-money signing Sebastien Haller opened his account with a brace to secure a 3-1 win.
The Hammers have now picked up their first victory of the season, and boss Pellegrini will be delighted that striker Haller is now off the mark for the club.
Pellegrini will also be encouraged by the display of winger Antonio, who came on as a substitute for Andriy Yarmolenko after 55 minutes.
Antonio blows hot and cold for West Ham, but he made a great impact against Watford, and Pellegrini hailed his performance after the final whistle.
Pellegrini has suggested that, as a substitute, you can either have the attitude of wanting to change the course of the game or have the attitude of being frustrated at not starting.
Pellegrini felt Antonio had the first attitude, and he ‘absolutely changed the game’ when he came on, which may well give him a shot at a start soon.
“Yes,” said Pellegrini. “When he came in, he completely changed the game. Sometimes when you are a substitute you think that you will come on and change the game or you might not be happy for not playing many minutes. I think Antonio had the first attitude, he changed absolutely the game,” he added.
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