Source: Team_Talk
Clarke confident of Kop coup
Steve Clarke is confident West Ham can take a massive step towards safety at Liverpool on Monday, despite an awful record at Anfield.[LNB] The Hammers have not won at Liverpool since 1963 but know three points could prove vital in their battle to stay in the Premier League.[LNB]"We'll focus on the fixture on Monday night at Liverpool and, if we continue doing what we have been doing, we'll be OK," said assistant boss Clarke.[LNB]Gianfranco Zola's side start the weekend four points clear of the relegation zone, although that could change by Monday evening with Burnley hoping to follow their win at Hull with another at Sunderland.[LNB]Hull will aim to bounce back from the 4-1 defeat at the KC Stadium away at Birmingham, but Clarke remains confident about West Ham's prospects.[LNB]Clarke told the club's official website: "I'm confident, but then I was confident when we weren't four points clear.[LNB]"Obviously the last couple of results were good for us and we have to build on them. The finishing line is in sight and we have to keep going.[LNB]"It's been a difficult season right from the start, but we're still in there fighting.[LNB]"We have to achieve the objective of staying in the Premier League and we're all confident we can do that."[LNB]Clarke made his name as a coach at Chelsea and has compared the pressure of trying to avoid relegation to that of winning trophies at the other end of the table.[LNB]He added: "When I first went into coaching I was challenging for trophies at the other end of the table, but there is pressure on that as well. In every football match, there is pressure involved.[LNB]"That's why we do it and what we're in the game for.[LNB]"The best thing to do now is to get the points that we require. We're not sure what the points tally will be, so we go to Liverpool, we give a good account of ourselves and then we take stock on Tuesday.[LNB]"We're focused on the next game. That's as far as we look. At this moment in time it would be foolish for us to look further ahead, so we look at the next game and getting the points required to keep West Ham United in the Premier League."
