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West Ham United midfielder Robert Snodgrass has thrown his backing behind under fire manager David Moyes.

Snodgrass’s fellow Scot is under huge pressure after just one win in eight Premier League matches since his unpopular return to the club at the end of December.

West Ham fans are deeply unhappy with Moyes’s tactics and team selection.

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West Ham have Liverpool away next.

And the club faces the tough task of securing five wins from their remaining 12 games to have a realistic chance of survival.

Many pundits and Hammers supporters feel the club are already doomed.

But Snodgrass has spoken out in defense of Moyes, telling talkSPORT his teammates must follow his example and take a long look in the mirror.

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“He (Moyes) has come in and has been harsh on us at times where we have needed it because our concentration as a team has slipped,” Snodgrass told talkSPORT.

“(Against) Everton or Brighton at the back end of the game, that was points that we have let slip away, coming away from the game kicking ourselves.

“He has been very good at touching on all the small details, trying to bring us closer together as a unit, because when you are down the bottom of the table, confidence plays a big part and it is his job to give us that when we are feeling down through results or not picking up maximum points.

“Everybody is frustrated that we are down there, it is very difficult to put your finger on it. When it is like that you have to look yourself in the mirror and say, ‘Am I giving enough?’ I have been doing that daily.

“I just want to try and do the best I possibly can.”

Time for Hammers to stand up and be counted

Judging by the performance at Man City not many of Snodgrass’s teammates are following his lead.

And if the penny doesn’t drop soon West Ham will find themselves in the Championship without so much as a fight.

The time has come for West Ham to stand up and be counted.

West Ham’s relegation run-in:

Liverpool (A)

Southampton (H)

Arsenal (A)

Wolves (H)

Tottenham (A)

Chelsea (H)

Newcastle (A)

Burnley (H)

Norwich (A)

Watford (H)

Man United (A)

Aston Villa (H)