NEWSPost India

Avram Grant says West Ham United will not change the way they play despite their poor run of form. The Hammers, entrenched in a relegation battle having collected just one win from 14 matches, are preparing to take on fellow strugglers Wigan Athletic on Saturday. And following the 3-0 defeat at Liverpool last time out, manager Grant maintains the club’s season will not be decided on the Latics match alone, and he intends to stay true to the “tradition of West Ham”.

Responding to a remark from striker Carlton Cole, who earlier this week suggested the team should play ‘ugly’ in a bid to get more points, Grant said: “I don’t know what is ugly, that we will not shave before? Or that we put the ball in the stand?” “We cannot do it, this is not the tradition of West Ham. It is not something I believe in.

“However, when the game is not going so well, we need to do some different things, especially when we are winning.” Grant continued: “Any game is very important for us, and we want to win the game tomorrow, but even if we win we have a long way until we say, which I believe we will, that we can do it. “Even after 20 games, there is enough time to do it, it is not easy of course, but of course it is possible.

“Any gap, especially at the bottom can change. “I will not say it has been injuries, or the decisions of the referees has been badly, badly against us. “I want to look at from now on what will happen, and I still believe in this team and this club, this is what is important to me.”