West Ham suffered the ‘sickener’ of a 96th minute equaliser last night which must have caused a sense of despair in the stadium after playing so well for so long and surely deserving three points.
No disgrace though, to emerge with a point against a resurgent fourth placed Manchester United who are now unbeaten in nine. In fact, one look around the headlines this morning tells the scoreline from a different perspective, and one which should come as some comfort to both fans and players who desperately deserved the full three.
Soucek celebrates scoring against Manchester United
That man again – Soucek’s strike saw the Hammers in front
My particular favourite is japantoday.com who lead with:
“West Ham ends Man Utd’s winning run; Spurs sink to 16th:West Ham moved to within two points of safety with Spurs now just five points above the relegation zone in 16th.”
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Proving everything looks better in the morning. Unless you happen to be Thomas Frank. West Ham have upped the ante and if they carry on in this form, averaging something close to two points per game, salvation is at hand.
Nuno has the Irons playing with confidence – and whilst two tough games lie ahead against both current champions and former champions after the FA Cup interlude, the Hammers’ form may yet see them overtake Forest or, whisper it quietly, a Tottenham team who have won just two in the last eleven:
“Frank was met with chants of “you’re getting sacked in the morning” by the disgruntled Spurs supporters after failing to win for the 11th time in 13 home league games this season.”
This season is no longer the shoe-in for West Ham to suffer the drop which seemed the case at Christmas: The Hammers showed against Chelsea and again last night that they need fear nobody over the last 12 games. Let’s all cheer on Wolves tonight and keep the faith.