West Ham United are set to take on Manchester United in the quarter-final of the EFL Cup.
Slaven Bilic has told West Ham United’s official website that he is very optimistic about this season now.
West Ham began the new campaign in awful form, and there were concerns over what direction they were heading in.
Bilic even became the bookies’ favourite to be the next Premier League manager to lose his job at one stage.
However, after three wins on the bounce, the mood around West Ham is now much happier.
The Hammers have won against Crystal Palace and Sunderland in their last two Premier League outings, and they beat Chelsea to reach the EFL Cup quarter-final last night.
Bilic is now feeling much more contented, and he believes that West Ham may be able to lift some silverware this season.
“You never know in a cup,” Bilic said, when asked whether West Ham can win the the EFL Cup. “We approached this competition with great ambition, that was obvious. If we play like this, we are capable of progressing.
“This is not only important for the competition but also for the Premier League. It gives you more confidence. We will be a little bit tired on the training ground, but then it’s going to be buzzing and from that we will be less tired.
“Now we have most our players back fit, we can do it, as a unit and a team. Now we have three wins on the spin. It’s always going to be ups and downs but we need to focus like we have done. I’m very optimistic of course.”
West Ham put in a very impressive performance to pick up a 2-1 win against Chelsea, with Cheikhou Kouyate and Edimilson Fernandes both getting on the scoresheet.
West Ham will now take on Manchester United at Old Trafford in the next round of the cup competition.
West Ham’s next match comes against Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday.
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