Source: Daily_Mail
Demba Ba backs West Ham to beat the drop
Demba Ba believes West Ham can defy the odds and beat the drop, starting with a vital win over fellow strugglers Blackburn this weekend.[LNB]The Hammers striker, who scored in Sunday's 2-1 loss to Manchester City, is determined to fire Avram Grant's side to safety despite time running out for their Barclays Premier League survival battle.[LNB]The defeat at Eastlands was West Ham's fifth in as many games and they have just three games left to pull off what would be a great escape.[LNB] Hammer time: Demba Ba has vowed to fire West Ham to safety despite time running out in the survival bid[LNB]Rooted to the bottom of the table on 32 points, three points adrift of safety, Ba knows the Hammers must beat Rovers at Upton Park to give themselves a fighting chance with only an away trip to Wigan and final game of the season against Sunderland to come.[LNB]He said: 'I see how the players train. I see how they react after games and I cansay that we are going to fight to the end. It is a great team to play in. We are going to keep our cool, put our heads down and keep on working.[LNB]'In the last three games we have to give everything, not just tactically.[LNB]'It is not only about tactics but it is about fighting.[LNB]'We are playing teams around us in the table which will help us. I think if we beat them then we have more chance to stay up.'[LNB] Under pressure: Ba says Avram Grant's men will fight for their lives until the end of the season[LNB]Ba, who has scored five goals for West ham since he signed from German outfit Hoffenheim, added: 'We had a totally new, different team at the start of February and other teams were surprised by us.[LNB]'Now they look at West Ham differently. They know how to counter West Ham - so we just have to do better.[LNB]'Chelsea and Man City were big games but for us the most important are the three to come.[LNB]'Blackburn next is now the most important.[LNB]'We don't feel that there is pressure at home. The fans have been great.'[LNB] Sullivan: I missed City trip because I'm fed up with West Ham's away formWest Ham legend Dicks blasts current squad for being 'lazy'Man City 2 West Ham 1: Early goals keep Blues on track for fourth-placeAll the latest West Ham news, features and opinion [LNB]
