What Kurt Zouma and Alphonse Areola were seen doing at the Chelsea game will give West Ham great heart for the rest of the season.
When you are in a relegation battle, team spirit is absolutely critical.
And make no mistake West Ham are very much in a relegation battle despite the positive point against Chelsea.
David Moyes is enduring an injury crisis right now missing stars such as Zouma, Areola, Maxwel Cornet and Gianluca Scamacca.
Lucas Paqueta and Nayef Aguerd have added to that glut of injuries in the draw against Chelsea.
What Kurt Zouma and Alphonse Areola were seen doing at Chelsea game will give West Ham great heart
But what Zouma and Areola were seen doing at the Chelsea game will give West Ham great heart.
West Ham fans tuning in to watch the game on BT Sport would have seen Zouma and Areola sat on the bench in plain clothes supporting their teammates.
The pair could quite easily have been sat at home with their injuries a legitimate excuse rather than coming out in the cold.
Instead they were there supporting their teammates and it speaks volumes about the team spirit at West Ham.
Hopefully that bodes well and will shine through over the course of the relegation run-in.
Joao Felix gave Chelsea the lead in an opening 20 minutes where West Ham barely laid a glove on the visitors.
But Emerson equalised against his old club with a tap-in at the far post midway through the first half to secure the point.
The injuries to Aguerd and Paqueta put a dampener on the game from a West Ham perspective.
However the sight of Zouma and Areola on the bench cheering on their teammates will be pleasing for fans.
Not only from a team spirit perspective but hopefully it also suggests they are close to making their respective comebacks from a fitness point of view too.
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