West Ham hero Mark Noble is loving life under Manuel Pellegrini, but didn’t feel as much fondness for former manager Slaven Bilic. Noble believes a lot of the blame for West Ham’s collapse over recent seasons lies on Bilic’s decision to sell James Tomkins.
The Hammers have got their season up and running after another difficult start to the campaign. West Ham beat Cardiff 3-1 in their last Premier League match to earn consecutive victories for the first time since January 2017, under Bilic.
Noble praised his teammates this week in his Evening Standard column, declaring it was a game they would have lost in the past.