This morning, for the first time since suffering relegation on the final day, Nuno Espirito Santo has sat down on the West Ham YouTube Channel and discussed his thoughts on relegation, the upcoming season, summer changes and the overall feeling coming into the Championship.
Whilst the video contains what you’d tend to see in a discussion as such, he does mention a few key details amongst the 13 minutes.
Initially speaking, Nuno spoke about how he was thankful to the board for the backing and faith in him in being the man in charge to uphold the task of returning to the Premier League, also thanking the fans for the belief that they have in him - something he reiterates numerous times.
Speaking about next season, in response to questions around the summer, is the most fascinating part of the interview.
Nuno says that he “definitely” understands what he needs for next season and that this season “is the beginning of a new cycle”.
Additionally, upon being asked about summer changes, Nuno discussed commitment, saying that “Everywhere I go, we have this commitment”, and also loosely mentioned that he feels this from the staff, players and the fans - the indication of having backing from the players was as brief as one could be, but that would be anticipated given the monumental amounts of outgoing to come.
Despite a large number of expected outgoings, Nuno did say that "many of our players are getting ready for the new challenge and this is really positive for us, so we're looking forward to it". Whilst the specific players are unknown, it is still a positive that there's been an indication behind the scenes that "many" sound prepared to stay.
Swiftly moving on to the changes that are expected, Nuno said that it is “not about transforming the art, but it is about the commitment and responsibility of getting West Ham back to the Premier League”, further reiterating that “it is not about the names or who, but it is about how we want to do things, which team we want to be. We have a very good platform - now we need to build on it.”
Can you blame him? West Ham fans have said for ages that there are too many players at the club who are just picking up a wage and don’t care about the club, something with which Nuno has agreed.
It certainly “isn’t about the names”; it’s about building a club or heart, the way West Ham used to be run.
Upon being spoken about as one of the favourites, Nuno did not shy away.
“We cannot hide that we are favourites”, but acknowledged that “we have to do it ourselves”.
Regarding whether he was excited about the next campaign and the journey ahead of us, he simply responded, “One day less to go”.
Spirited and high on belief, Nuno ended on a hard-hitting summary of a sentence - “We only have one mission, me, you, everyone here, we must get back to the Premier League.”
Over to you, Nuno, over to you.
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Yes watched it earlier Louis.
Yes watched it earlier Louis. Not a lot else to add really. Unfortunately the next video was about Soucek probably not staying. These You Tubers bore me to tears. I turned it off pronto!! Jesus H Christ..