No time for Slav to name baby as Perfect Storm hits

SLAVEN BILIC is so under pressure to turnaround the team’s issues he hasn’t had the time to name his  four-day-old daughter .

His wife, Ivana, gave birth to their second child on Tuesday and  father of four Slav  admitted: “I adore my kids but it’s very strange because I had a baby a couple of days ago and I’m totally, totally about football.

“That’s not good! Of course I adore her and I would walk on my knees to Australia for her but you know what I mean. People have asked if she has a name yet. A name?

“No, it’s football and I’ve got a job to do! So we still haven’t got a name. End of the season? No, we’ll do it after the international break!”

Having lost the last two games by four Slav said: “It would mean a lot to get the three points. It will bring back the belief. It’s still early in the season but we don’t want to be in this position. It’s a massive game for us.”

Bilic says the situation reminds him of the film The Perfect Storm.

He said: “It’s like the movie The Perfect Storm with George Clooney! The movie is sad but it is good, especially when Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio explains that once in a 100 years you get a storm like that . . .

“But the main thing for us is not to panic. We have to think, ‘Yes, this has happened to us, now let’s sort out the reasons’. You must stay positive or you have no chance.

“When you’re an international manager you sometimes only have ten games in a campaign, so when you get off to a bad start in September it’s tough to put things right.

“When I was a player here at West Ham with Harry Redknapp, we used to be in this situation sometimes and I learned not to panic.

“I want fans to get behind us. They will play a big part in this game. They always do — but especially now.”