West Ham’s Europa Conference League semi-final win over AZ Alkmaar descends into chaos as players climb into stands to defend their families from attack
“We were very worried about our families. It’s just about security and it was a bit too open for the opposing fans. At the end, they managed to stop them.”“Players were involved because it was the family section… that was probably the reason for the reaction.
Supporters attack relatives of West Ham United players during the Conference League match between AZ Alkmaar v West Ham.“I don’t want that in anyway to blight the night because the West Ham fans weren’t looking for trouble. Hopefully they’ll look into it. “My family were there and I had friends in that section. You’re hoping they would try and get themselves away from it… I didn’t recognise it because I was too happy.The West Ham boss continued: “We need to wait for the dust to settle.“The players were angry they couldn't see if they were okay. We need to wait and ask the officials what happened.”
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