Obiang: West Ham must bounce back quickly

West Ham had their hearts broken by Harry Kane on Saturday evening but midfielder Pedro Obiang is confident his side will bounce back in immediate style.

Leading 2-1 at White Hart Lane as the clock ticked into the 90th minute, Hammers fans were dreaming of a dramatic derby win.

But in the end it was Kane, who scored twice in two minutes, who turned the game on its head to send the visitors home with nothing.

But Obiang, a former Spain U21 international, is adamant that there were still plenty of positives to take from the heartbreaking defeat.

“We have to take the positives out of the game,” he said.

“It was good to see (Diafra) Sakho and Andre (Ayew) back in action and Darren (Randolph) made some good saves so we have to stay positive.

“We were very upset in the dressing room after the final whistle. It was a great game and we tried everything to win but in the final few minutes we lost the points.

“Normally in football if you don’t see the game out it is normal that the other team will try to come back and we need to improve and not make little mistakes.

“We need to be positive because we had played well but in recent games we have lost games in the second half and we need to change something.”

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Next up the Hammers face Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United and the midfielder is hoping his team will rally in time.

“We have another big game next week against Manchester United and we know it will be another tough game,” he added.

“If we had won against Tottenham it would have made things easier for us going into that game, but we have to keep going.”