Luis Boa Morte was pleased with his performance in West Ham United's victory over Sunderland on Saturday.
"I got stuck in. If the gaffer sends me on to the pitch then the effort has to be there both attacking and defending. I just tried my hardest and to come off the pitch with a smile was very important," the winger told whufc.com.
Boa Morte created Junior Stanislas's goal and added: "I think football needs to be a thinking game. I could have smashed it across and he could saved it but I read the game and Junior understood my eye contact and he knew where the ball would be landing, but it was like a slow-motion pass!"