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West Ham’s team manager Slaven Bilic  celebrates after his team won the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Southampton at Boleyn Ground stadium in London, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
West Ham’s team manager Slaven Bilic celebrates after his team won the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Southampton at Boleyn Ground stadium in London, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)Frank Augstein/Associated Press

Slaven Bilic Likens West Ham's Champions League Chances to Approaching Women

Sean SwabyJan 15, 2016

Slaven Bilic-led West Ham have been one of the pleasant surprises of the Premier League this season. 

The East London side have managed to take down a few of the bigger sides in the league and currently are in fifth place, just one point behind fourth-placed Tottenham for a coveted, and seemingly unlikely, Champions League position.

Bilic was asked about about his confidence in securing a spot in Europe's most prestigious competition and described it as akin to approaching women at the bar. 

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He's certainly got a way with words. 

As per the London Evening Standard

"

If you take a driving test and say 'I can't do it' of course you'll fail. 

If you're approaching a girl in a nightclub and you think she's gonna tell you off and all that, no chance. 

But if you're positive, you have a chance for the Champions League or whatever—top 10 or staying up. 

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