A late http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson’s troops do not crash out of FA cup in the third round, leaving the Hammers boss in utter disappointment.
West Ham United head coach, Sam Allardyce, has expressed utter disappointment over his side’s 2-2 draw against Manchester United in the third round of FA Cup. The two sides met at the Boleyn Ground on Saturday, January 5.
The 58-year-old tactician admitted that his side put in an extraordinary performance on the pitch, but also expressed his distress over the 2-2 stalemate.
“It was a great performance from the lads and it is a real shame they didn't get us through at the first time of asking”, Allardyce was quoted as saying to reporters in the post-match press conference.
The Hammers were heading into the game on the back of a hard fought 2-1 win over Norwich City at home in their last English Premier League game on January 1, and were brimming with confidence to claim another good result on Saturday.
However, Manchester United commenced proceedings brightly at the Boleyn Ground, and grabbed a deserving lead in the 23rd minute through http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/James-Collins-c17687 strike restored parity four minutes later.
Collins gave his side a lead in the 59th minute after he perfectly headed a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-de-Gea-c10463. However, Robin van Persie, who came off the bench in the 67th minute, was once again became
the Red Devils’ saviour by netting the equaliser in the injury time to seal the game 2-2 at the end of 90 minutes.
The former Blackburn http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rovers-c40385 boss was obviously disappointed to see his side conceded a late equaliser, but he insisted that his side’s recent performances indicate that they will finish at a respectable place on the table come the end of the 2012/13 season.
“We are still in the draw after a fantastic performance on the back of a very good [league] win over Norwich. I hope our bad run is now over and, if we continue to keep performances like this going, we will continue to get results”, Allardyce concluded.
West Ham are currently occupying the 11th spot in the Premier League standings.
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