West Ham United ran out 3-1 winners over Everton last weekend.
West Ham beat Everton 3-1 at Goodison Park last Sunday, but things could easily have gone wrong for the London side.
West Ham had established a 2-0 lead in the contest, only for Gylfi Sigurdsson to score just before the break.
That could have knocked the confidence of a winless West Ham side.
But Pellegrini’s words at half-time helped to settle his side, and set them on their way to the three points.
“What pleased me most, though, was the way we reacted in the second half after Everton scored to make it 2-1 right on half-time,” Noble said.
“We had played well in the first 45 minutes and the manager said, “Relax, calm down” and told us to keep playing the way we had been – and we did that.”
West Ham’s win over Everton hardly makes up for their poor start to the campaign, but it does at least give them a platform to build on.
West Ham are now off the bottom of the Premier League table and are looking upwards.
Pellegrini’s side do face a tough test this weekend though, as they take on Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
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