Jacobsen rallies Hammers

Jacobsen: Not giving up on survival

West Ham defender Lars Jacobsen insists they can still get out of trouble in the fight for survival.

The Hammers find themselves rooted to the bottom of the table, two points adrift of safety with only four games left in the campaign.

West Ham face Manchester City, Blackburn, Wigan and Sunderland in their final four games and Jacobsen admits the games against fellow strugglers Blackburn and Wigan are games they cannot afford to lose.

“As I see it there are five teams that can be relegated and several of the teams will meet each other,” Jacobsen told onside.dk.

“So there can be many things. We still believe, although it will be difficult.

Must-win

“We cannot afford to lose to either Wigan or Blackburn – they are games we need to win.

“So it is clear that they will be two key battles as they are two teams who are also struggling and perhaps the two teams we can catch.

“We cannot afford to lose to either Wigan or Blackburn they are games we need to win. “
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First up for West Ham is a trip to Champions League-chasing Manchester City on Sunday and Jacobsen believes they can get a result at Eastlands.

“If we go with the same attitude we showed against Chelsea I think we have a good chance to get something from City,” added Jacobsen.

“I know we lost 3-0 to Chelsea, but we could have got something from there if we had been a little sharper as we had many chances.”