Sunday 14 February 2016 07:53, UK
Slaven Bilic praised the impact of his substitutes as West Ham fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Norwich.
West Ham found themselves 2-0 down after 65 minutes after goals from Robbie Brady and Wes Hoolahan, but Bilic, who threw on Victor Moses, Andy Carroll and Emanuel Emenike in the second-half, saw his side hit back through two goals in two second-half minutes from Dimitri Payet and Mark Noble.
While Bilic was disappointed his side could not find a winner, he praised his side's character and declared himself happy with a point.
"We have to praise the character and the spirit of the guys, especially after 120 minutes on Tuesday," Bilic told Sky Sports.
"From when we scored our first goal until their chance with the last kick of the game it was all us.
"When you come from two goals down to 2-2 you are happy but in the end we could have won the game.
"We probably should have won but then again it was a good point for us. My thoughts are positive. We wanted to win the game but to finish like we did, I'm happy."
Moses played an instrumental part in Payet's equaliser, forcing a save from Ruddy which rebounded to the Frenchman.
Carroll and Emenike also caused Norwich's defence problems and the latter could have won it towards the end of the 90 minutes, but missed a couple chances.
"All the guys deserve praise, especially those that came from the bench," Bilic added.
"All three of them made a great impact."
Bilic also singled out Payet, who signed a new five year deal with the club in midweek, for praise as the Frenchman took his tally for goals scored and assisted to 12 in the Premier League.
"He's like that," Bilic said. "He scored a goal and got another assist and he created the few chances we had at the end.
"It's not a surprise to me or for anyone."
