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3 x 0:4 = The Sack?

March 10, 2008 at 10:30 am Leave a comment

West Ham v Chelsea 0-4
Liverpool v West Ham 4-0
Tottenham v West Ham 4-0

Last season’s 29th game was against Spurs, too – West Ham lost 3:4 and started “the Greatest Escape” afterwards. The Hammers had only 20 pts. at the same time last year and stood on the last spot in the league table. Now they’ve got 40 pts and are 10th, hence this season has been twice as successful so far. Don’t forget the team had a great run with Curbs in charge last year. This season they beat ManU and Liverpool – and they won enough games to bring us in a position above Tottenham (so far) and miles away from the relegation mire.
But after these three defeats (0-12 !!!) everything will go south unless Curbs is able to motivate his squad and restore the confidence in the team. Though 6th place still is not too far away and could mean qualification for Europe (if England gets an extra ticket for the UEFA cup due to the “UEFA fair play table”) nobody should speak about Champions League and Europe anymore: this is ridiculous. What we need now is rebuilding West Ham’s pride and confidence whatever the final league position is. If Curbs is not able to change fortune now in order to add a good end to a “solid season” he has to be replaced. The next games will show.

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