West Ham captain Mark Noble is happy that manager Slaven Bilic has remained in his post despite a poor start to the Premier League season. The Hammers victory against Swansea City on Boxing Day made it three wins in a row helping the club move up the table to eleventh place.
Speaking to radio station talkSPORT, Noble said he was glad the West Ham board were smart enough not to sack Bilic during the difficult spell and allow the Croatian to turn things around:
“I’m glad because obviously the board were under pressure to do something, as they always are when their teams are not doing well, but we all stuck together – the squad, the manager and the whole staff.”
“We’ve come away with ten points from four games… and now we’re only two or three points off where we were at the same stage last season. So it’s not an incredible difference.”
West Ham have now moved eight points off the relegation zone as they head in to their match against Leicester City on Saturday. Their 4-1 over Swansea was a much improved performance compared to the recent 1-0 victories against Hull City and Burnley, and they will now look forward to the match against the Foxes at the King Power stadium with the Premier League champions struggling for form.
