Alex Song has expressed his happiness at being handed the captain’s armband for the West Ham against Queens Park Rangers game on Sunday.
Hammers boss Sam Allardyce has been strongly impressed with the Cameroon international and has rewarded the midfielder with the captains armband for the coming game against QPR.
And, Song, who is on loan from Barcelona reacted by thanking the club for the opportunity.
“I have been captain before at Arsenal but it was a privilege to wear the armband against QPR,” he told the club’s official website.
“I know Kevin Nolan and Mark Noble have been captains this season but without them, the manager had to choose someone and it was good he showed the trust in me. I just wanted to return that faith and thank him for that responsibility.”
Song, who has followed in the footsteps of his cousin, Rigobert Song, also commented on how the former defender swayed him into joining the Premier League side.
“I spoke to him very recently,” he said. “He has helped me a lot with my decision to come here.
“He told me it was a good club and the fans were terrific. After I came here I told him he was right about that.”
The combative Song has been buoyed by West Ham’s start to the season and believes a top-10 finish would represent a good achievement.
“We have some players injured and others who are coming back after being out for a long time. When we have them all back we will be even stronger and you never know what might happen.
“We are seventh at the moment but I am not going to put pressure on us by saying we will end up there. If we finish in the top 10 it will be fantastic but we must stay focused and give everything in every game to do that.”