Manuel Pellegrini is looking at the top six and possibly beyond this season.
Most thought it would take him a minimum of the three years on his contract to take West Ham to the top level but after three wins in three games scoring three goals in each ambition is growing.
With 21 points after 16 games and the perfect start to a series of games most believed would harvest points we are perfectly placed to push on.
Messages are being absorbed – nothing is being taken for granted – and we have a clearly happy squad on our hands where managerial thinking goes much further than the one dimensional to which we have become so used.
It’s not time to rest on our laurels although the mid season sense of satisfaction and confidence among the Irons family is something pretty new and to be enjoyed as we look ahead to Fulham.
Pellegrini, however, is simply set to push on and has his eyes fixed on that top six telling reporters: “We need to continue to recover that bad start to the season.
“Losing four games in a row, the only way to balance that is try to win four games in a row. We are now in position number 10, five points from the sixth position in the table.
“I always look up. I never look down. I always tell the players they must have a winning mentality, they must decide to be a big team so we must be used to seeing what is happening in front of us.
“I hope in the next three games we can add more points and try to be as near the top as we can.”
COYI
We are starting to look like a real team ..I was worried when Arnie got injured so it’s nice to see other people score and shows we can win without him ..Snodgrass has been outstanding his work rate is second to none..well done boys keep making us proud..stick with the winning mentality and never stop working even if your playing bad ..that’s all we ask …coyi..🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅
Ha ha, nice one Kip!
TBH, for as well (and we very VERY good at times) as we played in the second half, we were pretty ordinary in the first.
Yet, we still score 3 goals. Again.
I’m looking forward to the game when we ‘click’ for the two halves. I’ve a feeling we’re due to give someone a proper mullering!
We have won 3 by 3 goals, but each time the oppersition have scored one more. 3 – 0, 3 – 1, 3 – 2, so does that mean Fulham will score 3? lol
I think we can reset the goal counters to 0 against for that game, while we could score more than 3. A proper mullering lol.
8-1 on PPower for a 3-3 fella.
Got to be worth a tenner!
Sounds good …. if only I was a betting man.
6th is do-able, but no higher without a sizable miracle. Man U are 6th on 26 points, and only 5 points in front of us. Perez is now out for a couple I would say, so we are really walking a tightrope as far as injuries are concerned.
If we also buy a couple in Janruary, then anything can happen in the cup too.