Monday, 14th April, 2014
West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce has ruled out a top ten finish for his side this season ahead of their league game against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium tomorrow.
The Hammers sit 11th in the Premier League, six points behind tenth-placed Stoke City, but have a game in hand over the Potters.
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Having lost their last match 2-1 against Liverpool, the Boleyn Ground club are just five games away from the season’s end, and while midfielder Mark Noble is still hopeful of a spot in the top half, Allardyce has accepted that the idea looks like a far-fetched dream now and has urged his players to just take one game at a time.
"I don't think that we'll get a top ten finish now”, the 59-year-old was quoted as saying by the club’s official site.
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“I think the best we would try and get is to catch up with Stoke. Stoke have had a fantastic run recently and we've got to try and improve our position to get where they are.
“At this moment in time, it's one game at a time and a big game on Tuesday night which I hope the players are looking forward to”, the Englishman continued.
“I hope they can repeat the performance they gave against Liverpool, because we took Liverpool right to the very edge of getting a result against them, but they just managed to pip us in the end."
The Irons still have big games against Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur remaining, besides also facing Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion over the next few weeks.
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