Slaven Bilic was philosophical, if frustrated after West Ham's run of three straight wins was ended by a 1-0 defeat at Leicester City yesterday.
Islam Slimani scored what proved to be the winner in the 20th minute as Michail Antonio came closest to levelling when he hit the bar in the first half but, despite dominating after the break, West Ham could not force an equaliser.
"We played a good game," the Hammers boss said. "I'm very disappointed, angry, frustrated we lost. They started better, we knew they were going to start aggressively and for the first 20 minutes they deserved the goal.
"I'm very disappointed but we played a good game and that makes one part of me satisfied. We look good but that final product wasn't there."
The game had eight yellow cards - five for Leicester and three for the Hammers - but Bilic dismissed any suggestions it was a dirty game.
"I didn't see it like that, I saw it as a very important game for both sides. A few players from their side and one or two from ours went in full speed tackles but sometimes were late," he added.
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