After scoring his first goal back in the claret and blue of West Ham United, Carlton Cole has spoken of his delight at scoring such an important goal for the club to West Ham TV:
"It was my first back at West Ham, and it was an important victory for us. It's always nice to score important goals, so I'm very happy with the way Saturday's game went. Once you score one goal you can get into a rhythm and score a few more. Hopefully they'll be as important as Saturday's goal as well. I just want to keep the momentum going and keep on doing the right things."
The 30 year old stated that although he hopes to win a starting place in the team, currenlty, Modibo Maiga justifies his place in the starting eleven:
"I think I've done myself a favour and hopefull I can break into the starting eleven soon. I just have to wait for the manager to make the decision. Judging by the way the game went on Saturday, he made the right decision, as Maiga played brilliantly, holding the ball up and bringing others into play. The manager knows what he's doing. I can only put my case forward on the pitch."
Ahead of the Hammers crucial game against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, Cole is targetting another victory in a game which he describes as a "six pointer":
"We need to win two or three games in a row. We saw these two games as six pointers, and hopefully we'll get our first back-to-back wins of the season. It's a big game on Tuesday."
