West Ham boss David Moyes is delighted with the way his players are responding to his methods.
Moyes currenly has the Irons in the European places.
"I do think part of the manager's job — and something I've always tried to look to do — is to squeeze every ounce out of every player I get," he said. "You go back to Everton and that was probably part of it there, as well.
"I understand how you build a club — the stages you go through to get there. West Ham made too big a jump too quickly and tried to do something which I don't think is done.
"Of course, look back in history and you see clubs that have done it. But if you want to sustain it, I think you have to do it in a certain fashion. The biggest thing West Ham needed was hungry players who want to play. People with energy."
