{"id":286362,"date":"2011-03-02T08:22:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T08:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/02\/west-ham-defender-wayne-bridge-praises-character-of-manager-avram-grant\/"},"modified":"2011-03-02T08:22:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-02T08:22:00","slug":"west-ham-defender-wayne-bridge-praises-character-of-manager-avram-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/02\/west-ham-defender-wayne-bridge-praises-character-of-manager-avram-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham defender Wayne Bridge praises character of manager Avram Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By James Fielden<\/h3>\n<h4>2 Mar 2011 08:22:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"67.9357394366\">\n<div readability=\"15.7067307692\">\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"EPL ; Avram Grant, West Ham United v Arsenal(getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/372d5f57121626_news.jpg\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>EPL ; Avram Grant, West Ham United v Arsenal(getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <span readability=\"33.5451505017\"><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/374\/west-ham-united\">West Ham<\/a> defender <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/england\/1638\/wayne-bridge\">Wayne Bridge<\/a> says manager Avram Grant oozes positivity.<\/p>\n<p>The left-back is currently on loan from Manchester City and is in no doubt that the right man is in charge at Upton Park.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Avram is a character,\u201d Bridge said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sitting in team meetings, you realise what a positive person and manager he is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Grant\u2019s position as West Ham manager has come into question numerous times this season and the club\u2019s board were unsuccessful when they tried to replace him with former Aston Villa boss Martin O\u2019Neill earlier this term before the deal collapsed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everything is geared to making the players feel good about themselves and going on to the pitch with the right attitude,\u201d Bridge said.<\/p>\n<p>The former England international has made six Premier League appearances after moving from Manchester City in January and he says attack is the best form of defence for the league\u2019s bottom-team.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;Avram wants everyone to be positive on the pitch, to get forward and play attractive, attacking football.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bridge endured a nightmare start to his West Ham career after giving away a penalty on his debut but has steadied the ship since and put in a fine display last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>After securing a dramatic 3-1 win over Liverpool on Sunday, West Ham now face a home game against Stoke City before travelling to their Olympic Stadium rivals, Spurs, two weeks later.<\/p>\n<p>        <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/372d5f57121626_news-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Link:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/03\/02\/2375510\/west-ham-defender-wayne-bridge-praises-character-of-manager\" title=\"West Ham defender Wayne Bridge praises character of manager Avram Grant\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Ham defender Wayne Bridge praises character of manager Avram Grant<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By James Fielden 2 Mar 2011 08:22:00 EPL ; 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