Monday Mar 10 2008 08:18
West ham United boss Alan Curbishley is confident the club's board will back him despite coming under fire following a third 4-0 defeat in a row.
The Hammers were swept aside by Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Sunday to add to recent previous heavy defeats at the hands of Liverpool and Chelsea.
West ham's outside hopes of staging a late charge for the UEFA Cup places is now all but over, but Curbishley believes he will still be supported by the Upton Park hierarchy.
He is hoping a horrendous injury list which has left him unable to call upon most of his summer signings for prolonged periods of the season will be taken into account.
"I think they are realistic about it but we'll have to see on that score because it's a results business," he said.
"Up until this week we hadn't been too bad so we'll have to bounce back.
"They are realistic about what has gone on. They get the update every Monday of the injury situation.
"Any other team that has had six or seven out every week would find it difficult. You can see the difference in teams with settled sides."
Meanwhile, Curbishley has challenged his players to bounce back and finish the season as strongly as possible.
"We put ourselves in a position where we expect to finish in the top half," he continued.
"We've lost three games on the spin and we're still there so it's all to play for still.
"The pressure when you lose three games 4-0 is there and we have to bounce back. We all have to. It's only them that can go out and do it.
"We have to regroup and get on. There are not many options with our injury situation and we have to just get on.
"Our aim is to finish in the top half and as high as we can and we can still do that."
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