West Ham United take on Burnley this Saturday in a match which could go some way to deciding their Premier League fate.
West Ham have been dragged back into the thick of the relegation battle after a miserable couple of weeks.
Back-to-back 4-1 defeats on the road to Liverpool and Swansea City have left the Hammers just three points off the bottom three while also dealing a huge blow to their goal difference.
David Moyes knows his side must improve when they entertain one of the teams and managers of the season in Burnley and Sean Dyche.
Burnley have one of the best away records in the division this season and the doom and gloom around West Ham could play into their hands.
Many pundits and fans feel West Ham will have too much quality to go down.
But Hammers legend Tony Cottee has warned the club’s players things aren’t that simple in a passionate rant on talkSPORT.
“Listen if West Ham don’t get their act together in the next two games, they’ve got Burnley and Southampton at home, if they don’t get results in that they’re going to be in real trouble,” Cottee told talkSPORT.
“There’s this myth that West Ham fans firstly want to see good football, they don’t. They want to see players fully committed to the club, that’s what all fans want don’t they so West Ham fans aren’t any different.
“But it’s important whoever goes out there they just give it their all and they improve their performances. When the fans do turn up they do get behind the boys and they’ll do that against Burnley.”
Moyes feels more than 40 points could be needed to secure Premier League survival this season which leaves West Ham with some work to do yet.
Hammers fans will be hoping lightning doesn’t strike twice as they currently hold the record for the team relegated with the most points when 42 was not enough to save them in 2003.
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