Source: Team_Talk
Kovac hoping for positive result
West Ham midfielder Radoslav Kovac hopes the team can build on Saturday's draw at Stoke in the Carling Cup third-round tie at Sunderland.[LNB] Kovac was introduced as a second-half substitute for the injured Valon Behrami in the weekend draw at the Britannia Stadium and the 30-year-old is now eyeing a place in the side at the Stadium of Light.[LNB]The former Spartak Moscow star is also eager to be involved in the mouth-watering London derbies with Tottenham on Saturday and Fulham on October 2.[LNB]"It was good for us to get a point because it was a very hard game," said Kovac.[LNB]"We have lost our last three games, so to get a draw and not lose gives us a real boost. From now, our confidence can get better and better and better.[LNB]"I enjoy the physical battle against Stoke every time, putting in challenges and winning headers.[LNB]"We go to Sunderland and we need to get a result there to set us up well for Tottenham. We have two important home games coming up and I hope to be in the starting line-up for both of them.[LNB]"I didn't play in the last three games, but I felt very good physically when I came on. This is because I have played two full matches for the reserve team. It is very important that I played these games.[LNB]"The games I played at Leicester and Everton were important for me because they enabled me to keep my match-fitness. They were very good."
