Past experience leaves Pellegrini weary of Cardiff
West Ham United boss Manuel Pellegrini is keen to ensure his side don’t take the threat of Cardiff City lightly, particularly having tasted defeat here in South Wales before.
Pellegrini’s last trip to the Cardiff City Stadium saw his Manchester City side beaten 3-2 back in 2013, and he’s keen to ensure there’s no repeat tomorrow.
Manuel Pellegrini, West Ham United manager:
“I remember that [game], we lost from two corners.
“I hope that things change. That is just a statistic from last time. We need to play for 95 minutes and concentrate on every ball.
“It is my duty to convince the players that the position in the table of Cardiff will mean it is a more difficult game, not an easy one.
“They will play at home, they are fighting against relegation, they don’t have many points difference to other teams above them.
“So we need to play with a high pace from the beginning, be a sharp team, be an aggressive team and try to attack and win the game.”
Manuel Pellegrini, West Ham United manager
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