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Sam Byram insists West Ham are confident of turning around poor form

West Ham United's Sam Byram, Cheikhou Kouyate and Winston Reid look dejected after FC Astra Giurgiu's first goal (REUTERS)
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West Ham United have managed just one win all season.

A half empty London Stadium look on as Southampton's James Ward-Prowse scores their third goal

West Ham United defender Sam Byram has told the club’s official website that their quality, passion and hunger makes them sure victories will start to come.

Slaven Bilic’s team have made a disastrous start to the season, winning just one of their six games so far.

They have lost their last four games in succession, with last weekend seeing them beaten 3-0 by Southampton at the London Stadium.

That game was arguably their worst to date as the Hammers look devoid of both ideas and confidence throughout.

West Ham players look dejected after Southampton's James Ward-Prowse scored their third goal

Their current form is making fans anxious about where the next win could come from, but Byram says that is not the case with the players as they have the combination of quality, passion, and desire to change their fortunes.

“We know the victories will come because we have got so much quality and the passion and the hunger to get the points,” he told the club’s official website.

“It is a squad full of big characters and players who have performed all over the world. It is part of the game and you get bad times in football but it is about staying strong mentally and being able to overcome that.”

West Ham players look dejected after Southampton's James Ward-Prowse scored their third goal

If West Ham are to start picking up wins, they will need to show marked improvement all over the park.

So far they have created just 0.83 big chances per game, the fourth-lowest tally in the Premier League. They have also registered the joint second lowest shots on target per game in the division so far.

Couple that with the fact they are conceding 14 chances per game to their opponents and it shows improvement is needed in all areas to turn this current poor form around.

West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic looks dejected