After watching Monday night's abysmal performance against West Brom i'm not confident of getting much at Blackburn.
Rovers are fighting for their lives - but unlike West Brom they are dangerous going forward.
Benni McCarthy and Roque Santa Cruz ( who may not play through injury) are lethal.You have to wonder what Blackburn are doing down there.
West Brom nearly scored against us - hitting the bar when Green was clothes-lined - and they have no-one up front.
Benni McCarthy and Roque Santa Cruz ( who may not play through injury) are lethal.You have to wonder what Blackburn are doing down there.
West Brom nearly scored against us - hitting the bar when Green was clothes-lined - and they have no-one up front.
Zola says four more wins and we will be in Europe.
"The supporters can be optimistic as long as we manage to get all the players back from injury," he told the club's official website http://www.whufc.com/
"Obviously we have had big problems and in the next few weeks we are looking forward to getting a few players back. When we have all of them available again then we really have a good chance because the team is looking well.
"The team has shown me that it is a strong team and also mentally they are strong because we lost a few games. We lost to Manchester United and at Bolton and the FA Cup game at Middlesbrough but we had a very difficult game against Manchester City and on that occasion they performed very, very well. It was a very good indication to me about how strong they are mentally.
"The supporters can be optimistic as long as we manage to get all the players back from injury," he told the club's official website http://www.whufc.com/
"Obviously we have had big problems and in the next few weeks we are looking forward to getting a few players back. When we have all of them available again then we really have a good chance because the team is looking well.
"The team has shown me that it is a strong team and also mentally they are strong because we lost a few games. We lost to Manchester United and at Bolton and the FA Cup game at Middlesbrough but we had a very difficult game against Manchester City and on that occasion they performed very, very well. It was a very good indication to me about how strong they are mentally.
"First of all we need consistency. It is a very, very important thing.
"They need to perform all the time. That is the main thing. We have achieved the first target which was to get to at least 40 points. Now they need to push even more because we want to reach 52 points. I believe that will be the quota we need to achieve if we want to go into Europe, so they need to push themselves even harder.
"At this point of the season we have less players because we have a few injuries and people are starting to get tired so they really need to be demanding of themselves.
"I believe that 52 points will be the target we need that might take us to the Europa League so we are 12 points short. It is achievable. We have to think in this way. We have to have targets and try everything to achieve them."
"For me, it is very much worth qualifying. We haven't been in Europe for a while.
"I played in Europe for many years as a player and I know very much how good it is to play in that kind of competition not only for the silverware you can get but also for the opportunity it gives players to improve. If you play abroad you always improve so I wish that we can achieve that."
So here are our remaining fixtures - i challenge you to pick the four wins.
Saturday, 21 March 2009Barclays Premier League Blackburn v West Ham, 15:00
Saturday, 04 April 2009Barclays Premier League West Ham v Sunderland, 15:00
Saturday, 11 April 2009Barclays Premier League Tottenham v West Ham, 15:00
Saturday, 18 April 2009Barclays Premier League Aston Villa v West Ham, 15:00
Saturday, 25 April 2009Barclays Premier League West Ham v Chelsea, 15:00
Saturday, 02 May 2009Barclays Premier League Stoke v West Ham, 15:00
Saturday, 09 May 2009Barclays Premier League West Ham v Liverpool, 15:00
Saturday, 16 May 2009Barclays Premier League Everton v West Ham, 15:00
Sunday, 24 May 2009Barclays Premier League West Ham v Middlesbrough, 16:00
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1 comment:
I don't think four more wins will be enough.
Man city and Spurs look like they could reach 52 points
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