"'There is a lot of football to be played but we have to realise that each game is very important for us. It is very, very important for us,' said Nuno, who will come up against his former club this weekend having spent a largely miserable four-month spell at Spurs in 2021. 'It was an honour and a pleasure to manage Spurs,' he added. 'Things didn't go well. It is the third game in a row where we face clubs where I have managed before [after Wolves and Nottingham Forest]. Nothing changes, it is a new game, it is a tough opponent and a tough place. We are so needed to get a good result and our focus is there to go and compete.'"
"Tottenham, who will hand a debut to new signing Conor Gallagher, have one of the worst home records in the top flight this season having won just twice in front of their own fans with the pressure firmly on boss Thomas Frank. Nevertheless, Nuno is expecting a difficult afternoon. 'They are a good team with talented players,' he said. 'It is always a tough place to go and they are a rival. It is a London derby. What the fans expect is we put up a good fight and then we will see.'"
West Ham travel to Tottenham sitting third from bottom in the Premier League and seven points from safety. The team urgently needs wins after failing to win a league match since early November. Nuno Espirito Santo, who had a four-month spell at Tottenham in 2021, says each game is very important and that his side must focus on competing. Tottenham will hand Conor Gallagher a debut and have won just twice at home this season, increasing pressure on their manager. Nuno described Spurs as a talented side and warned the London derby will be difficult.
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