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Antonio ‘learning from mistakes’
- Updated: August 25, 2016
West Ham winger Michail Anontio says the start of the new season has been a learning curve and discusses life at the London Stadium.
The winger had been deployed in the right-back position by manager Slaven Bilic for the Premier League season opener at Stamford Bridge, and he conceded a penalty with his foul on Cesar Azpilicueta.
But Antonio has credited the fans with giving him the confidence to return to his regular position on the flanks and says he is learning lessons from his time in defence.
“With me giving away a penalty, it’s one of those things where I always give 100% and I hate making silly mistakes, especially like that. It’s a learning curve and I have to move on from it. I’ve now learnt that in certain situations, I should do something different,” the West Ham man told Sky Sports.
“I’m a person who’s quite professional and I believe I’ll do anything I can to help the team. Last season when we lost one of our right backs, I had to step in.
“I did quite well there and the gaffer asked me to step in again this year and I believe I can do a job. Because it’s the beginning of the season, I’m still going to be learning and because I’m originally an attacking player, it’s trying to iron out those little mistakes but now I’ve been able to get back on the wing and get another go.
“The fans have been outstanding. Every time something like that has happened, the fans have been on my Twitter saying ‘we’ve got your back’.
“They’re the reason I have kept my confidence and why I could go out …
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