Not sure any of the players agree with me, but I was quite pleased to read David Sullivan's email last Wednesday - the night after the worst West Ham performance since a cold and unforgiving New Year's Day at the Madejski stadium. The less I remember about that day the better.
Irrespective of the arguments over whether the chairman should voice his opinions so publicly, he's bang on the money. We were atrocious, we did let Wolves appear far better than they actually are (which is still better than us), there is no cohesion, it was something to apologise for, we're not a good team.
The owners ought to stay away from the training ground and shouldn't try to influence team selection. It never helps. But it's hard not to sympathise that these two West Ham fans invest their money only to watch Faubert, Daprela and Mido do their best to cock up their best laid plans. There's talk about too much pressure being applied but if you ask me, if you can't handle pressure, you're not a West Ham player. In 16 years, I can't think of one season when pressure hasn't stalked us through every game - people usually cope with it.
Saturday is possibly the day that confirms our survival or demise, and we have to beat a team who would rather do anything than play football properly. West Ham only know how to play football properly - in short, it's the sort of game we lose. Then again, the team is at its best with stinging criticism still ringing in their ears, they reach new heights when they are accused of having nothing more to give.
What does this lead to? A draw - and the assurance that we will sweat every second through to the last day of the season. We wouldn't have it any other way.
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