Lukasz Fabianski says confidence will be key to West Ham overcoming a 2 goal deficit tonight.
Their European tour has seen West Ham overcome some amazing odds, but tonight’s game against Bayer Leverkusen is the toughest challenge they’ve faced yet.
To go through they’ve got to score a minimum of two goals (and then win on penalties), something that won’t be easy against a side that’s undefeated in their last 43 games. Despite everything being against the Hammers, goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is confident that his side have what it takes to do the unthinkable.
“It’s a nice challenge to have, but a very demanding challenge,” FabiaÅ„ski told the media. “But I think we have to believe [we can win] and there’s no other way to look at the situation.”
“In the first leg, I think there were certain moments where we were defending, and there were some moments where we were not brave enough in possession of the ball. I don’t think we used the [ball] well, and hopefully we can recognise those situations a bit better and put more pressure on the opposition on Thursday.”
To go through they’ve got to score a minimum of two goals (and then win on penalties), something that won’t be easy against a side that’s undefeated in their last 43 games. Despite everything being against the Hammers, goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is confident that his side have what it takes to do the unthinkable.
“It’s a nice challenge to have, but a very demanding challenge,” FabiaÅ„ski told the media. “But I think we have to believe [we can win] and there’s no other way to look at the situation.”
“In the first leg, I think there were certain moments where we were defending, and there were some moments where we were not brave enough in possession of the ball. I don’t think we used the [ball] well, and hopefully we can recognise those situations a bit better and put more pressure on the opposition on Thursday.”
“They [Leverkusen] are in a very strong position when it comes to their confidence as a team, being unbeaten in the league and having already been crowned German [Bundesliga] champions. But we also know our quality, and have to believe.”
Even though Areola is back in training, Fabianski is expected to keep his place as cup keeper tonight on his 39th birthday. While he is almost certainly nearing retirement, he has still shown what a sensational keeper he is in recent games and he is hopeful that tonight won’t be his last “special occasion”.
“I am getting older,” he joked, who celebrates his 39th birthday today. “But I feel very good both physically and mentally. I believe that in general I am in very good shape and am in a good place when it comes to the team, so hopefully I have a few more special occasions in my career.”
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