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West Ham fans react to emotional Slaven Bilic video

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Slaven Bilic was a cult hero at West Ham, both as a player and a manager.

The Croatian played for the Hammers from January 1996 to the summer of 1997.

He then returned to West Ham as manager in the summer of 2015 and stayed until his sacking in November 2017.

Bilic had great success in charge of the Hammers, guiding them to a seventh placed finish in the 2015/16 campaign.

The 51-year-old was a real fan favourite at Upton Park and the London Stadium.

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Slaven Bilic (Photo by MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

He his now working his magic at West Brom. The Baggies are currently sitting in second spot in the Championship table, six points clear of third placed Fulham.

Many West Ham fans miss Bilic for the style of football that he implemented and his charisma on the touchline.

His management style is certainly a far cry from David Moyes’s.

The below video began to do the rounds on Twitter, showing a montage of Bilic displaying his trademark shoulder shrug after his team had won a game:

And some West Ham fans got all emotional on Twitter, sharing how much they miss their former boss…