West Ham had to stay calm to beat Birkirkara in the UEFA Europa League, and Slaven Bilic was happy with his side's patient approach.
Slaven Bilic praised the patience of his West Ham side after it left it late to beat Birkirkara 1-0 in the first leg of Thursday's UEFA Europa League second round qualifying tie.
"We knew that it was going to be like this and we had to be on one hand quick, and on the other hand patient," he told West Ham's official website. "We knew they were going to be with the whole team behind the ball, they were going to waste time and they were going to keep the ball.