Chicharito has admitted he would gladly swap his goal scored against Crystal Palace for a West Ham United win after the Eagles battled back to claim a 2-2 draw against the Irons.
Chicharito netted his fourth Premier League goal of the season in the first half at Selhurst Park before Andre Ayew extended the Hammers’ lead, but a Luka Milivojevic penalty and a finish in the 97th minute by Wilfried Zaha meant Slaven Bilic’s side departed south London with only a point.
The result leaves the Irons still waiting for a first league away win of the season and the Mexican says he would gladly give his goal against Palace – and indeed all of his finishes this campaign – in exchange for more points on the board.
When asked about his goal Chicharito told whufc.com: “It’s nice and it gives you lot of confidence. I’m a striker and goals give you that but the goals I have so far for the team haven’t got us points or a victory so far, so I’m a little disappointed also.
The goals I have so far for the team haven’t got us points or a victory so far...I always say I’d prefer to win matches and change those goals to points
Chicharito
“I always say I’d prefer to win matches and change those goals to points. But yeah it was good feeling for Andre Ayew and me. We are both strikers and we scored one goal each.”
The 29-year-old struggled to contain his disappointment at Saturday’s result after he and Ayew fired the Hammers into the lead before half-time, but insists the side will look to take heart from a positive first-half showing.
Chicharito also indicated that he and the team will take the positives from this game as the Club starts to turn towards next weekend’s match, against Liverpool.
“It’s disappointing because we got a good advantage in the first half with two goals,” the striker added: “We were two goals up but unfortunately they fought and we couldn’t hold them, and then they scored in the last minute. The feeling is disappointment obviously because we felt like we could win this match.
“Of course (we will take the positives). We played a good second half at Wembley and now a very good first half – as well the second half was good but they pushed us and they deserve credit as well.
“It’s not an easy team and it’s a very difficult pitch here, it’s very close. The fans push them and support them. We got one point at least and then we need to start thinking tomorrow towards the match against Liverpool.”
Chicharito also reserved praise for the loyal West Ham United fans in attendance at Selhurst Park, thanking the supporters for their fantastic following at the match.
He added: “They were great. They are always great. They always come and they always support us. You can see a very big amount of West Ham supporters and we just want to say thank you to the supporters.”