West Ham United have some of the best fans in the country.
Former West Ham midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker sat down for an exclusive interview with the club’s official website, and shared something he told some fans about what makes his former club so special.
The now 34-year-old joined the Hammers from Wimbledon 15 years ago to this day, and he went on to enjoy a successful three year spell at Upton Park.
A lot has changed since those days, however, with West Ham now playing their home games at the London Stadium in Stratford.
The east London outfit are now expected to challenge for the Europa League spots every year, and with Manuel Pellegrini at the helm, there is a real buzz of excitement reverberating about the place.
Reo-Coker told the club’s official website how it is the West Ham fans who make the club so special, however:
“I was speaking to some fans and I told them that what is special about West Ham is that it is a proper British football club and it is the fans who make it what it is. Sometimes the fans don’t realise how much they can generate that special atmosphere, how much they can dictate the mood and make the players perform better.”
If West Ham are to have any chance of finishing inside the top seven this season, the club’s fans will need to make the London Stadium a fortress.
The onus shouldn’t always be on them to create a good atmosphere, however.
The Hammers players must take responsibility too, and if they do their jobs, the 60,000 capacity stadium will undoubtedly be bouncing like the old days at Upton Park before long.
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