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title: "Hammers fans shower praise on Ogbonna"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2020/03/09/hammers-fans-shower-praise-on-ogbonna/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Abdullah Mulla"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2020-03-09T20:00:00Z"
modified: "2020-03-09T20:00:00Z"
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# Hammers fans shower praise on Ogbonna

West Ham’s Angelo Ogbonna was [handed another start](https://twitter.com/WestHam/status/1236290505450885122) by manager David Moyes against Arsenal and many fans were impressed by his display.

The 31-year-old has played the entire 90 minutes in every match since Moyes took over the Hammers ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/angelo-ogbonna/leistungsdaten/spieler/48002)), which shows that the manager clearly rates him very highly.

Ogbonna defended very well together with centre-back partner Issa Diop, but they were powerless to prevent Alexandre [Lacazette netting the winner](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51685402) for the Gunners with just over 10 minutes remaining in normal time last Saturday.

The Italian international made five clearances in the match, the second-most in the West Ham team ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1376226/LiveStatistics/England-Premier-League-2019-2020-Arsenal-West-Ham)), with Diop making seven.

Ogbonna also played a key part in limiting Arsenal to just [two shots on target](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1376226/LiveStatistics/England-Premier-League-2019-2020-Arsenal-West-Ham) in the match.

Many of the club’s fans have taken [to Twitter](https://twitter.com/OgbonnaOfficial/status/1236384118344241155) to show their appreciation towards the central defender, who [admitted](https://twitter.com/OgbonnaOfficial/status/1236384118344241155) on the platform that the defeat in north London was very hard to take.

> Twitter: @OgbonnaOfficial My hammer of the year big man (@\_AaronD7)

> Twitter: @OgbonnaOfficial Immense once again![⚒](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/2692.svg) (@nathan37871453)

> Twitter: @OgbonnaOfficial A rock in defence again big man (@mikeysykes661)

> Twitter: @OgbonnaOfficial You were immense today… Keep it up and we stay up ![⚒️](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/2692.svg)![⚒️](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/2692.svg)![⚒️](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/2692.svg)![⚒️](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/2692.svg) (@mossywhufc)

> Twitter: @OgbonnaOfficial Clear player of the year (@Mark34096060)

> Twitter: @OgbonnaOfficial Keep them going Big Man!!! (@websterhills)

> Twitter: @OgbonnaOfficial Another great display…well done keep it up. (@Phil27842220)