Source: PA
Grant has only one target - survival
West Ham manager Avram Grant has refused to set his side a points target to stave off relegation but predicts teams will need more than 40 points to stay in the Barclays Premier League.
The Hammers endured a tumultuous start to the season but have impressed of late, hauling themselves off the bottom of the table and out of the relegation zone in the process.
However, with eight games remaining the London outfit still teeter dangerously close to the precipice and face league leaders Manchester United on Saturday.
Grant is targeting another victory against United after thrashing them 4-0 in the Carling Cup the last time the pair met, but the Hammers boss insists that consistency rather than a points target will be most important in the run-in.
"We have spoken about being more consistent in our games and making a good balance between defence and offence," he said. "We have also talked about scoring more goals and conceding less goals and about how we do it. We train differently too.
"But I don't believe in [having a points target] so much because last year West Ham stayed in the league with 35 points. The year before it was 35, two years before it was 38 and this season I think it will be 40 and more. We want to take as many points as we can and then who knows, nobody knows. I don't think one manager knows how many points will be enough to stay in the league."
