Slaven Bilic revealed that the sacking of Frank de Boer earlier in the day was on his mind prior to West Ham’s victory over Huddersfield.
De Boer was relieved of his duties by Crystal Palace just 77 days and 4 games into the new job, the shortest reign in terms of matches in Premier League history.
Bilic admitted he had been thinking about De Boer paying the price for a poor start.
“Was De Boer’s sacking on my mind? It was,” Bilic said (via Evening Standard). “I mean I’m not going to lie, I’m 49 and I’ve been in football, in serious football, since I was 18 – that is 31 years – so I know how it goes especially today.
“To be fair I came to the zone where I don’t, not don’t care about it in a negative way but I don’t care about that, I care about the team – I saw my team really focussed, not today but yesterday and the day before it was a good thing.
“I told them we suffered in the last two weeks after Newcastle. It was good to play on Monday to have them back for a few training [sessions] and they have showed the determination and they showed the energy and everything.
