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West Ham boss Pellegrini upset with Bournemouth defeat: We didn't believe in ourselves

West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini was left frustrated after defeat at home to Bournemouth.

Pellegrini felt they paid for not taking their chances in the 2-1 reverse.

He explained: “I was happy with the first 45 minutes. I thought the team was playing well, we weren't having too many problems defending and we dominated most parts of the game.

“We scored a goal and had other chances, but I think maybe in the second half the team was lacking trust in keeping that lead and trying to score another goal.

“It should be your best moment because when you are winning 1-0 you have more time to prepare [your attacks]. The other team must give you more space, but we made some mistakes for the goals.

“The first was one player against four, and the second is from a set piece so I feel that we need to work very hard to recover that trust as a team and as individual players.

"In football, a lot of times you miss some chances, but you must keep playing in the same way."

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