Thursday, November 11

Was this the game where the London Stadium started to feel like home?

On Sunday the London Stadium started to feel like a football ground. It was certainly the best atmosphere we've had since the move. It's never going to be as intimate at Upton Park and it's still a challenge for the short-sighted, but when the crowd sing throughout and there's a feelgood atmosphere about the club, it makes a difference. 

Finally it felt like the London Stadium was an intimidating place for the opposition. Check out the deep roar of "Come on you Irons!" as Bowen takes the corner from which Zouma scores and the acapello version of Bubbles at the final whistle. And the fans behind the goal going mental after the second and third goals.

It helps that we've got a new song featuring West Ham being massive and Tottenham getting battered everywhere they go, which must make it difficult for Harry Kane to visit his local chippy. Squaring off the ends has also seen an improvement in atmosphere. Moyes always maintained that if he got the team right the atmosphere would improve and he was right. The wide open spaces of the London Stadium used to be an invitation to Man City and Liverpool to score four or five — now they will be worried about a visit to East London.

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