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Matthew Upson has advice for West Ham United players

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West Ham United are in danger of getting relegated to the Championship at the end of the season.

Matthew Upson of West Ham United tackles Darren Bent of Aston Villa  during the Barclays Premier League match between West Ham United and Aston Villa at the Boleyn Ground on April 16, 2011...

Matthew Upson has suggested to Sky Sports that the West Ham United players need to isolate themselves and look at their individual performances in order for the team to improve.

West Ham are struggling in the Premier League at the moment and are in real danger of getting relegated to the Championship at the end of the season.

David Moyes’s side are currently 17th in the league table with 30 points from as many games, just two points above the relegation zone.

Former West Ham and England international central defender Upson has suggested how the players can improve their performances in the final weeks of the season.

Matthew Upson of West Ham United and Darren Bent of Aston Villa battle for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between West Ham United and Aston Villa at the Boleyn Ground on...

Upson told Sky Sports: “As a player, I just feel that you have to almost isolate yourself as an individual and think of ‘What am I going to get out of myself today?’

“There’s so much going on in terms of the distractions of what’s happening especially at home that I think you just have to be selfish. Isolate yourself in your own performances and do the best you can.”

Stoke City's English midfielder Jermaine Pennant (L) vies with West Ham United's English defenders Matthew Upson (2nd L) and Wayne Bridge (R) during the English Premier League football...

Time to step up

With West Ham fans expressing their anger during the Premier League game against Burnley at the London Stadium earlier this month, the players are under huge pressure.

The Hammers do have some very good players, and the supporters should be confident that they will step up in the final weeks of the season.

West Ham will face Southampton at the London Stadium in the Premier League after the two-week international break.