Blowing Bubbles - with Martin Samuelsen

  • by Staff Writer
  • Thursday, 8th October 2015

West Ham youngster Martin Samuelsen has revealed he has been getting tips off Dimitri Payet as he looks to improve his game and break into the first team.

In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview with Blowing Bubbles Monthly, Samuelsen has also spoken about his days at the Etihad and how he is looking for a fresh start at the Boleyn.

‘After three and a half years of ups and downs – mainly downs – at City, I really needed a big change,’ he explained. ‘I didn’t really know that much about West Ham – I knew it was a big club in East London, with a lot of tradition, and hardcore fans – is that the right word? - but that was about it.'

He later added: '[Academy Chief Terry Westley] told me about how West Ham work individually with different players to focus on their individual needs, and once I realised that there was a new manager, there would be other new players and there was a new stadium to go to, I couldn’t really say no.

During a photocall organised by the club’s official outfitters Apsley Tailors, Blowing Bubbles' Julian Shea also spoke to West Ham’s battling midfielder Cheikou Kouyate who said that an inability to get out of the blocks quickly enough was the reason for the team’s homesickness this season, and that he shared fans’ frustration.

Elsewhere in the October issue of the magazine, Sky Sports' Bianca Westwood admits she cannot wait for Michail Antonio to get a run in the starting line-up.

'I saw him play a lot in the Championship for Nottingham Forest... He is powerful, has got bags of pace and can play on the wing or just behind the striker. Even when Nottingham Forest lost, I was always reporting for Soccer Saturday that he was Forest’s best player.'


This month's edition of Blowing Bubbles


Blowing Bubbles also asks whether or not Victor Moses will finally live up to the hype, if Andy Carroll is now drinking in the very last chance saloon and if James Tomkins has done enough to become our main right back.

They also explore how the Rugby World Cup has given West Ham fans s a huge hint of the future in our new home and how Matthew Etherington's story proves we can all battle with our demons

The latest issue of Blowing Bubbles Monthly is now available to read for FREE on your computer, tablet or mobile phone.

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