Published: 18:58, 3 November 2025 | Updated: 18:58, 3 November 2025

West Ham star El Hadji Malick Diouf has revealed the special tactic manager Nuno Espirito Santo utilised in a bid to secure his team's much-needed win against Newcastle on Sunday afternoon. 

After a limp start to season, the Hammers have already waved goodbye to former head coach Graham Potter in a bid to reverse their uninspiring form. 

The team sit 18th in the Premier League standings and will need to turn around their performances fast to avoid a relegation fight in the second-half of the season. 

But Sunday's runout against the Magpies provided a promising first step, with the hosts the 3-1 victors at the London Stadium. 

As he and his team-mates revelled in the vital win, Diouf shed light on a motivational technique that might have proved the difference. 

Nuno put up pictures of his players as children in the dressing room in an attempt to perhaps remind them of their childhood dream of playing football at the highest level, with Diouf sharing a picture of the...