Source: Daily_Mail
Demba Ba backs West Ham to beat the drop
Demba Ba believes West Ham can defy the odds and beat the drop, starting with a vital win over fellow strugglers Blackburn this weekend.The Hammers striker, who scored in Sunday's 2-1 loss to Manchester City, is determined to fire Avram Grant's side to safety despite time running out for their Barclays Premier League survival battle.The defeat at Eastlands was West Ham's fifth in as many games and they have just three games left to pull off what would be a great escape. Hammer time: Demba Ba has vowed to fire West Ham to safety despite time running out in the survival bidRooted to the bottom of the table on 32 points, three points adrift of safety, Ba knows the Hammers must beat Rovers at Upton Park to give themselves a fighting chance with only an away trip to Wigan and final game of the season against Sunderland to come.He said: 'I see how the players train. I see how they react after games and I cansay that we are going to fight to the end. It is a great team to play in. We are going to keep our cool, put our heads down and keep on working.'In the last three games we have to give everything, not just tactically.'It is not only about tactics but it is about fighting.'We are playing teams around us in the table which will help us. I think if we beat them then we have more chance to stay up.' Under pressure: Ba says Avram Grant's men will fight for their lives until the end of the seasonBa, who has scored five goals for West ham since he signed from German outfit Hoffenheim, added: 'We had a totally new, different team at the start of February and other teams were surprised by us.'Now they look at West Ham differently. They know how to counter West Ham - so we just have to do better.'Chelsea and Man City were big games but for us the most important are the three to come.'Blackburn next is now the most important.'We don't feel that there is pressure at home. The fans have been great.' Sullivan: I missed City trip because I'm fed up with West Ham's away formWest Ham legend Dicks blasts current squad for being 'lazy'Man City 2 West Ham 1: Early goals keep Blues on track for fourth-placeAll the latest West Ham news, features and opinion