""Not good enough. Poor,""
""I think we are all concerned. You can see our own fans are concerned. Concern becomes anxiety, becomes silence. That anxiety passes to the players. We have a problem.""
""It's understandable. It's up to us to change. The fans need to see something that pleases them and they can support us and give us energy. I understand it, I understand it totally, and I respect it. It's up to us, it's up to us to change it. We are the people who have to pull the fans back together.""
Many seats were empty before and during the London derby, with more fans leaving as the game ended and those remaining booing the team after a 2-0 defeat. Several supporters are staying away in protest against the club's running. New manager Nuno Espirito Santo, still seeking a first win after three games, described the performance as poor and acknowledged that fan concern has become anxiety that affects players. West Ham sit 19th with four points from eight games and have lost five successive home league matches, the club's worst opening home run on record. A rapid improvement is required ahead of the next match at Leeds in four days' time.
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