A good way to end the season with a win at home
Very happy, delighted. We talked with the players before the game that we has come off a very important win against Tottenham so the best way to finish here at home was to get three points.
Had to rotate the squad today
Well I did that because we had two players sick with Declan Rice and Felipe Anderson who couldn't play. The other rotation was for Robert Snodgrass who had a one game ban so we were force.d
But it is important for the other players in the squad when they have the chance to demonstrate that they take it. Today I thought Pedro Obiang had a good game, Carlos Sanchez came on after so long to play minutes, Jack Wilshere demonstrated how good he is as a player, he played well so I am happy with the squad.
Manuel Pellegrini "convinced" Marko Arnautovic will be back to his best next season for West Ham
How important is Mark Noble to you?
Mark is a very important player, first because the number of years he has been here since he was a young boy. After that he is the captain and the captain must be the leader, along with the manager, to have ideas on the pitch during the game.
Mark always gives his maximum to the team so I am very pleased for him.
Marko got an assist vs Tottenham, two goals today, are we seeing him back to his best?
We hope.
With this team, with Marko, a complete season that is quiet, calm and just playing football I think it is a player who makes a difference.
Last season, for different reasons, he started bad but after that he demonstrated what he can do.
This season, exactly the same, when he was mentally involved he played the same and made the difference and I hope that next season, he will be involved in doing a complete season.
So we will see him here again next season?
I am sure this season for him will have been a good lesson, he learned some things and I am absolutely convinced next season we will see a great Marko.
West Ham player ratings vs Southampton: Arnautovic clinical and Fredericks superb in 3-0 win
How was he distracted by the China talk?
That is the past. We must not continue talking about it.
We should be talking about how well the team has played in the last four games, we had different results but we have played well against United, Leicester, and then good wins against Tottenham and today.
We must enjoy this moment.
You asked your defenders to step up before Spurs, now kept two clean sheets in a row
It is an issue that we still must continue improving, we have conceded too many goals for me this season.
As you said, we are able to do it two games in a row so it is a matter of concentration and intensity. Not just the defenders, for the whole team. When we don't have the ball we must in position to recover, with a high pace and when we have the ball we need to play.
That is why I think we have been a consistent team these last four games.
Revealed: why Declan Rice & Felipe Anderson missed out for West Ham against Southampton
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