West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium (kick-off 15:00 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Nuno Espirito Santo confirmed that all of West Ham's players seemed "OK" to face Brentford despite some "small knocks" in training.
The Portuguese head coach said his manager of the month nomination was a "club nomination" as the Hammers have picked up seven points in the Premier League from three games in April. "I think the results have helped the atmosphere a lot. No matter what, we have to stick together, we have been through tough moments. We have been able to slowly change," added Nuno.
On Brentford: "All of the games in the Premier League are intense. No matter what you are fighting for. It is going to be tough and we are preparing ourselves for Brentford."
Nuno said the Hammers are "confident" in restricting the Bees' set-piece goal threat but expects Keith Andrews' side to "cause a lot of problems". "I think we can take examples of the way Brentford do things – they're very intense and very physical," added Nuno.
On Callum Wilson: "It is very difficult and sometimes very unfair that we cannot put every player to start the game. Callum is one of the players that should deserve more [minutes]. He is giving back 1,000 times more. He has been getting goals which have been points for us, which is so crucial."
On watching Tottenham’s Sunday fixture against Aston Villa (19:00 BST kick-off): “Everyone is free to do whatever they want. Me, for sure, I am going to watch the game. Some players will watch the game. The priority is what you do.”
On the Hammers appointing Karim Virani as the club’s interim chief executive officer: “I was with him today, the message between us was clear. Let’s do everything we can to help the team and accomplish our main goal.”
Listen to full match commentary of Brentford v West Ham on BBC Radio 5 Live at 15:00 BST on Saturday
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