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'It's a bad picture to concede so early'

Julen Lopetegui
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West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui, has been speaking to BBC Match of the Day after today's draw: "We knew that we had a very tough match, they won both matches here against Southampton and Crystal Palace and we suffered by conceding in the first minute.

"We showed this [Brentford's record of scoring early] to the players and it's incredible we suffered. It's a bad picture to concede so early.

"We kept calm and I think we deserved to win the match in the second half, we showed character and commitment.

"We had three or four very clear situations to score a second goal but we didn't manage it and we take a point. I have to keep positive.

"We always have to work as a team or we are weaker - I think we did this in the second half."

On Konstantinos Mavropanos, who came on at half-time: "He did very, very well. He showed good personality.

"He has been doing a good job here and for the team."

On remaining unbeaten away from home: "Away we show big character and personality but we want that at home too. We want to win for our fans."