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Slaven Bilic defends West Ham fans for jeering during Europa League exit... 'the crowd had reason to boo'

Slaven Bilic has defended fans who booed his West Ham side off the park at half time during their Europa League exit to Astra Giurgiu and has urged his players to show more passion on the pitch.

The Hammers crashed out of the play-off stages at the hands of the Romanians for the second year in a row and supporters made their opinions clear at the break.

They responded to a more physical display from the home side in the second half, and the Croatian boss used the example of several fans favourites to show any amount of determination can win fans over at the London Stadium.