Source: PA
Christmas key to Grant's chances
Avram Grant admits West Ham's next four fixtures could determine the outcome of their season.
The Hammers remain bottom after Saturday's 3-1 home defeat to Manchester City, but are still only four points from safety. They head to Blackburn next weekend, before another away trip at fellow strugglers Fulham, then home games against Everton and Wolves, on New Year's Day.
Grant said: "I'm very pleased with the spirit of the boys. We tried, but these are not the teams we need to compete against, they are better than us.
"These [the next three games] are the games that are very important to us. We play against teams now who are not better than us and we will try to take points."
Grant continues to have the backing of the Upton Park board, and insisted: "I'm not thinking about my position - I'm thinking only that I need to do my job.
"Our position is not so good and I don't need to think if my job is like this or like that. My job is to improve the team and take points, especially in the next games."
