Source: Telegraph
West Ham's Robert Green will recover from Bolton blunder, says Steve Clarke
With the game level at 1-1, Green inexplicably dropped Gary Cahill's bouncing effort in the 77th minute, allowing Ivan Klasnic to finish with ease. [LNB]The error proved crucial for West Ham, who eventually went down 3-1 at the Reebok Stadium and are now second from bottom in the Premier League table, two points adrift of Bolton and Wolves. [LNB] Related ArticlesSullivan and Gold unlikely to satisfy West Ham ownersBolton 3 West Ham 1'Liverpool target Scott Parker'Petr Cech's career under threatGold and Sullivan make £50m bid for West HamWest Ham's Gianfranco Zola seeks first win at ReebookClarke, admitted afterwards Green's mistake was the turning point in the match and said the beleaguered England goalkeeper needs a stand-out performance in Sunday's fixture against Chelsea to hit back at his critics. [LNB]"We just got back in the game, it looked as if we were in control and Rob has unfortunately made a mistake and it is something that we couldn't come back from," said Clarke. "Football is all about mistakes. He has made a mistake but he is a man and he'll deal with it. [LNB]"He'll recover and the best thing he can do is go out on Sunday and have the game of his life. That is what he has to do - he has to respond." [LNB]Clarke also insisted the players are under no illusions about their current plight but is confident they will soon turn the corner. [LNB]"The feeling in the dressing room is that we know we are in a bad position," he added. "We know we haven't got enough points. The quicker we can get a win the better - but we don't just need one win, we need three, four, five wins. [LNB]"We are not stupid. We understand the situation and we are working as hard as we can to rectify it. [LNB]"At the moment it's not easy but we have confidence in the players, in ourselves and we are sure we can get out of the bottom three." [LNB]West Ham suffered another blow as injury-plagued midfielder Kieron Dyer, who was making his first start for three months, limped off midway through the first half. [LNB]"Unfortunately he just felt a tightening in his hamstring," said Clarke. "It wasn't a tear, just another small pull and it could be an injury for another two or three weeks. [LNB]"To be honest I am just disappointed for the player. He has worked very hard to get himself in a position where he can start a game and he gives us something extra." [LNB]
