It’s an exciting time to be a West Ham fan.
Yesterday’s 2-2 draw with Man City was one of the best games of football we’ve witness at the Boleyn Ground for some time. We didn’t win, but we probably should have and the fact we were disappointed not to have done so at the full time whistle shows how far we’ve come in such a short space of time.
There were so many positives to take from the game, most notably the introduction of January signing Sam Byram.
After Carl Jenkinson had a shocking opening 10 minutes, in which he lost possession easily, gave away a penalty and then got injured, Byram was handed his debut a lot earlier than we all expected.
To be thrown in to a game being played at that pace, with some of the world’s best footballers already on the pitch, Byram must’ve been a nervous wreck. But if he was, he certainly didn’t show it.
Instead he was calm, composed and solid in defence, and looked as if he’d been playing in the Premier League for years, instead of just a few minutes.
And it didn’t go unnoticed, as West Ham fans took to Twitter to praise the performance and Byram’s impact after the game…
Every single player was brilliant. Particularly impressed with Song, Noble, Byram and Kouyate. #COYI
— WestHamWorld.co.uk (@WestHamWorld) January 23, 2016
Really good team performance from @whufc_official. Like the look of Sam Byram, really assured debut. Payet, different class. #COYI
— Matthew Etherington (@mattyethers) January 23, 2016
Sam Byram is one for now, never mind the future. Top performance today. #COYI #WHUFC
— Gnat (@mattwebb1982) January 23, 2016
Proud to call myself a Hammer today. Unreal performance by everyone on the pitch, wonderful debut for Byram. Could've been 3 points! #COYI
— Foxe Custom Graphics (@CustomTopps) January 23, 2016
Top performance. And great debut from Byram. #COYI
— Neil Wright (@MrNeilD) January 23, 2016
Byram had a good debut today. You mad, #EFC? #COYI #WHUFC https://t.co/TgOm0rrVvj
— WestHamWorld.co.uk (@WestHamWorld) January 23, 2016
Probably the best game I've been to and what a debut from Byram was class #COYI ⚽️ @whufc_official @sambyram93
— Jake Balding (@JakeBalding) January 23, 2016
@whufc_official fantastic debut for @sambyram93. Welcome to the club fella, you are a great addition.
— Ian gardiner (@I_Gardiner_iow) January 23, 2016
Sam Byram has actually played so well for his debut! #coyi #whufc @whufc_official
— Claireee (@gzxklair) January 23, 2016
so pleased for Byram today gonna be a pleasure seeing him mature into the class player we all knew he would be #COYI
— Armo (@Jordan_Armo) January 23, 2016
Really proud of the Hammers today. Brilliant all-round team performance. Well done to Sam Byram for an impressive debut #coyi #WHUFC
— Phil Mead (@phil_mead) January 23, 2016
Sam Byram… What a talent!! Looked unreal when coming on!! #whufc
— craig cagehin (@craigcagehin) January 23, 2016
And Byram also took to Twitter to reveal his delight at making his West Ham debut, and also thanked the fans for making him feel at home…
1/2 Wow, what an experience. Words can't explain how it feels to have made my premier league debut. pic.twitter.com/yfwiQn6M6R
— Sam byram (@sambyram93) January 23, 2016
2/2 And a massive Thank You to all the west ham fans for making me feel so welcome. really appreciate it
— Sam byram (@sambyram93) January 23, 2016
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