'We want to build momentum'published at 22:15 British Summer Time 20 April 2023
FT: West Ham 4-1 Gent (Agg: 5-2)
West Ham United
West Ham striker Michail Antonio to BT Sport: "How it started off and how it ended, the boys are buzzing. You could see us oozing confidence in the second half.
"[David Moyes] just said we were playing well but a bit slack in defence [in the first half]. He told us to keep going forward. We did that and started pressing them. The chances dropped for us and we took them.
"Our plan is to get to the final. We want to build momentum to get there so winning games in the Premier League.
"We got some confidence from the game on Sunday and started off well. We went 1-0 down but we never give up. We will keep fighting and keep going. We were two goals down against the league leaders and came back and we were a goal down here but scored four. Semi-finals for two years running, we're buzzing.
"The feeling we got last year [losing the semi-final] was awful so hopefully we don't have to feel that again. We will go out there, give it our all and hopefully keep playing the way we are now."