
EFL clubs unhappy after Sheff Wed avoid points deduction
EFL clubs express frustration as Sheffield Wednesday avoids points deduction despite rule breaches.
West Ham United's former midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker believes the team can achieve positive results despite a recent 3-0 defeat to Brentford. He emphasizes that their attacking play shows potential for avoiding relegation, though defensive issues remain a concern.
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Former West Ham midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker says the Hammers will get the "right results" if they keep playing like they are, despite Saturday's damaging 3-0 defeat at Brentford.
West Ham offered enough as an attacking force against the Bees to suggest they can still avoid relegation, hitting the woodwork three times and having a goal narrowly ruled out for offside, but poor defending will give Nuno Espirito Santo concerns before next weekend's visit of league leaders Arsenal.
"I've been in a relegation scrap in my career and I think you look at West Ham and momentum and performances have been there, which is a massive thing," Reo-Coker told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast.
"The belief they can win games or get points out of them has been clear.
"This weekend, the result doesn't reflect the performance. Now for me it's up to Nuno to convey to the players that they did not get the result but the performance was still there to keep that belief and momentum going into the next run of fixtures.
"If they play like that then they will get the right results. That's how I look at it.
"The killer incident against Brentford was when they have away that cheap penalty. That was the turning point where the game really got away from them.
"That is the type of mistake you can't make. But, they still had opportunities to score, hit the post a few times, and didn't take their chances when they got them.
"When you're in that relegation fight it's about the mindset. That's what a good manager would take from that game for West Ham and say, 'bad day at the office today but look at all the positives'.
Nigel Reo-Coker stated that West Ham can achieve the right results if they continue to perform well, despite their recent defeat.
West Ham showed attacking promise by hitting the woodwork three times and having a goal disallowed, but ultimately lost 3-0 due to poor defending.
West Ham will face league leaders Arsenal in their next match.

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"It can still go right down to the wire. There are still games and they are still in it."