Banned Fulham man Marco Silva simply can’t believe where West Ham are but is confident of piling on more misery for David Moyes.
West Ham attentions now turn to Fulham and putting things right after the Newcastle debacle in midweek.
The Hammers must move on quickly from the horror show because Fulham is a game they must be looking to win.
The Cottagers will be without star striker Aleksandar Mitrovic and manager Marco Silva who are both banned for the clash.
They are in no man’s land in the middle of the Premier League with a European spot now extremely unlikely given the loss of their main goalscorer.
West Ham actually go into the game in better form than Fulham. The Hammers have drawn one, won one and lost one of their last three in the league while Fulham have lost their last three in the Prem and four in all competitions.
Banned Fulham man Marco Silva simply can’t believe where West Ham are but is confident of piling on more misery
Fulham probably did not expect in their wildest dreams to be coasting along in no danger at all with two months of the season remaining following their promotion.
And at the other end of the scale West Ham certainly did not expect to find themselves battling relegation after finishing in the top six and seven in the last two campaigns.
That is the reality, though, even if the Fulham boss can’t comprehend it himself.
Banned Fulham man Silva simply can’t believe where West Ham are but is confident of piling on more misery.
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Speaking in his pre-West Ham presser, Silva says nobody expected Fulham’s opponents to be struggling where they are after the money they have spent and their form of the last two seasons.
But he is going to be treating West Ham as the side they have proved to be in recent years rather than a team facing relegation. And the Portuguese feels his side have what it takes to heap the pressure on the Hammers and Moyes.
“We’re not thinking that they are struggling, because if you are going to think (like that) then I think Bournemouth is a good lesson,” Silva said referencing their defeat to West Ham’s survival rivals last weekend…
“I know it is really tough to be in position (West Ham) are in, and probably for a squad, a team like that, they were not even thinking of being where they are right now.
“As you know, they are competing in European competition, which means that last season they finished in a very good spot.
“The money they spent, the signings that they made, showed that they wanted to fight again, so of course for them to be the position they are is not a good feeling inside the dressing room, for their staff, for sure, for David Moyes and their fanbase.
“But that is not important for us really, we look at ourselves, we demand some pressure and put some pressure on ourselves that each game is for us to win and to improve from the last one. That’s something that we want, clearly.
“We are going to play against a very good side. They are not in a good moment, but we focus on ourselves because we want to perform well.
“And I would like to mention and make a message for our fans. They know how we are doing so, so well this season. Now we are in a not very, very good moment, and it’s a moment for them to play their part as well. As I asked them from the first day of the season, and last season, we are going to be all together for the good days and the bad days as well.
“Tomorrow I am really confident that it will be a good day for us, and we need them to be behind the team.”
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