We’re five wins away from survival.
At least that’s the assessment of captain Mark Noble who, sadly, has been in this position often enough to know probably required.
Deciding which of the remaining games will bring those wins, however, is a tricky business and it means that we need to win nearly half of them to stay up should Nobes be correct.
Speaking after the Anfield match the captain said: “We need to get back to training and take all the positives from that game,” he said following the defeat at Anfield.
“The games are going to come thick and fast now and I think we need to try and win five of them.”
Southampton is the first we must be expecting to win this weekend and of course the match at Norwich on April 25 and those against Watford and Villa are two others.
Burnley is also seen as a possible but that is far from straightforward given a run of form which has seen them take four wins from their last six with wins against Leicester City and Manchester United along the way.
However, with three London derbies among the 12 and the team’s obvious ability to raise its game as demonstrated at Liverpool, I’ll go for a victory over Chelsea at home on April 5 as one where we can get a maximum.
Your thoughts please?
Points against Spurs away too? Without Kane and Son they’re clearly struggling. Man Utd away could also be a game in which we could grab at least a point. But then, we might lose every game from here on in, I mean, we ARE West Ham, right?!
Can’t see any problem with that. The club ain’t run like a circus no more…
We are able to win any match left but lady luck plays a little part in any game. But unfortunately she’s not been with us this season so far. COYI !
You mean Lady VAR! 😧
Surely Mark you mean we have to try and win them all !!not just 5 of them!!
Noble is oblivious to the fact that he is the major problem . He contributes nothing in attack or defence and is so slow he just watches as people run past him . If he continues to get picked we will go down . He has nothing left to offer . We need legs and ability plus leadership if we are to survive . He gives none of these .