The Hammers star says he would have preferred beating Watford to scoring two goals in the game.
West Ham United’s Michail Antonio celebrates scoring
West Ham star Michail Antonio has told the club’s official website he would have preferred beating Watford to scoring two goals in the game.
The Hammers fell to a 4-2 defeat at the London Stadium on Saturday on a highly disappointing afternoon for them.
Things had been going well for Slaven Bilic’s side as a double from Antonio had seen his side take a comfortable lead in the game.
However, some slack defending as well as the odd defensive mistake saw Walter Mazzarri’s side hit back and secure all three points.
West Ham United’s Michail Antonio celebrates scoring their first goal
While it was a bad afternoon for his side, Antonio put in another good performance, although he admits he would have preferred winning the game to scoring.
”I’d rather not score and win the game than score two goals and lose it,” he told the club’s official website.
“We came out raring to go and started well, but after we got two-up I think we took our foot off it, and now it’s pure frustration. All we can do is say sorry to the fans for that and move on to the next game.”
West Ham United’s Adrian, Dimitri Payet and team-mates look dejected
It will now be interesting to see how West Ham respond to this frustrating result next time around.
It is fair to say they were victims of their own downfall in the game, with them very much taking their foot off the gas as Antonio says.
That will have infuriated Slaven Bilic and he will be keen to ensure it doesn’t happen again this season.
West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic
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