David Moyes names five West Ham players who did ‘brilliantly well’ vs Brighton

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West Ham United manager David Moyes praised five players after our 0-0 draw with Brighton last night.

David Moyes was visibly delighted with the point last night, having had to cope without five first-team regulars – Mohammed Kudus, Nayef Aguerd, Lucas Paqueta, Vladimir Coufal and Michail Antonio.

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Brighton left the London Stadium having had most of the ball and the best chances against West Ham, but they’re still sitting three points behind us in the Premier League table after a 0-0 draw.

Hammers boss Moyes actually admitted before the game that his team would find it hard to cope with Kudus and Paqueta.

And he was spot on. It was a really tough watch last night, but you have to say that we defended incredibly well.

Moyes offered praise for those five defensive players after the match last night…

David Moyes raves about five West Ham players after Brighton draw

Alphonse Areola started the game between the sticks behind a makeshift back four of Ben Johnson, Angelo Ogbonna, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Emerson Palmieri.

And Moyes told WHUFC.com how those five Hammers played ‘brilliantly well’ against the Seagulls yesterday:

“The defensive boys played brilliantly. They really did. They did brilliantly well.”

Ogbonna made it very clear that he’s not quite finished playing at the very highest level yet whilst Mavropanos put in another very solid performance indeed.

Johnson was much improved in the right-back position whilst Emerson was his usual impressive self, and Areola put in one of his best displays in a West Ham shirt.

If we continue to defend like that when all of our talented attacking players return, then we could be on to something really exciting.

West Ham finished the festive period with a hard-fought point against Brighton last night, and David Moyes took the time to praise five players in particular.

I wasn’t happy with the performance one little bit but trust me, I’ll take that point all day long. And it was our goalkeeper and defenders who made it possible.

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