Graham Potter says there were plenty of weaknesses in West Ham’s game against Brentford despite positives.

A defeat to Brentford means West Ham are just as close to relegation as they are the top-half. Unfortunately, Graham Potter has a huge job on his hands. Some of the issues at the club are so deep rooted that’s it’s going to take time, patience, and new players to get them fixed.

The gaffer saw plenty of these issues in the first-half against Brentford, but did see some positive signs in the second. “The first half was nowhere near where we want to be,” said Potter.

“We suffered from an early goal, which is a poor goal from our perspective. And then without too much happening in the game, they had too many transitions that were dangerous.”

“In fairness, credit to Brentford, when we conceded the goal that we did, it almost plays into the game that they want it to be. They defend deep, well, and it’s hard to create real opportunities against them.”

“If you don’t attack well, you expose yourself to them attacking big spaces, which they’re very good at,” he admitted.

“So, it’s understandable, but again, not what we wanted at all. So we all have to learn from that. I think the second half was a real positive response. Of course you want to get results, you want to win football matches. That’s just the Premier League for you, and you have to understand that. But yeah, results-wise, we all want to win, we all want to have success.”

West Ham have some really tough games in their next seven Premier League matches, but also some really winnable ones. While their trip to the Emirates on Saturday won’t be easy, they could capitalise on the Gooners’ injuries if they build upon the second-half performance they displayed against the Bees.