Havard Nordtveit says West Ham conceded too easily at West Brom
Sunday 18 September 2016 13:33, UK
West Ham midfielder Havard Nordtveit has admitted his side made it too easy for West Brom to score goals during their 4-2 defeat at the Hawthorns on Saturday.
So far the Hammers have only won one Premier League game this season, having suffered another humiliating 4-2 defeat at home to Watford just a week ago.
Despite having 72 per cent of the possession, West Ham conceded three goals in the first half thanks in part to some basic errors by their back four.
Nordtveit, who made up the right side of defence for the game, said his side reacted well coming back after half-time but had left themselves with too much to do.
"Today [Saturday] when we conceded three goals in the first half, of course it was difficult. We had all the possession and we had chances, but in the end, they scored the three goals," he said.
"That was a little bit too easy for them. We reacted really well after half-time and scored two goals, but again, first we let them score four so it's a hard day for us.
"When we are 3-0 under at half-time, it's hard to come back and win the game. We reacted really good, but we had a lot to do."
The Norway international, who joined the club over the summer, believed if his side had managed to limit West Brom's goals to just the three, a comeback might have been possible.
However, after the Baggies netted a fourth goal early on in the second half, West Ham's two strikes, which both came shortly after the hour mark, proved to be mere consolations.
"At half-time, we needed to react," Nordtveit explained. "We couldn't start crying, we had to continue working and hopefully in the end it would come.
"Our two goals came out of it and we were really sharp. When we lost the ball, we won it straight away again and we had good pressure on them all the time.
"Second half was much, much better than the first half, but in the end, we have no points. If we hadn't got that fourth goal against us it would have been 3-2 and they would have been nervous, so I think we had a good opportunity.
"We had many other good chances, one with James [Collins] on the throw-in, and the goalkeeper made a good save, but it's all about now how we work hard all week and in the end the ball will go in for us."
