{"id":24092,"date":"2013-12-27T21:50:58","date_gmt":"2013-12-27T13:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/?p=24092"},"modified":"2014-02-13T16:14:55","modified_gmt":"2014-02-13T08:14:55","slug":"allardyce-preparing-pivotal-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/football\/allardyce-preparing-pivotal-games-24092.html","title":{"rendered":"West Ham: Allardyce preparing for pivotal games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Sam-Allardyce-West-Ham-Unit.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Allardyce West Ham United boss \" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Sam-Allardyce-West-Ham-Unit.jpg 620w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Sam-Allardyce-West-Ham-Unit-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Sam-Allardyce-West-Ham-Unit-584x330.jpg 584w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Sam-Allardyce-West-Ham-Unit-460x260.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"button-container\">\n<div class=\"button-align\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/signup.dafabet.com\/en\/registration.html?trackingId=TRK397730414&#038;mediaId=MED982939458&#038;language=en-US\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/join-now.png\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.dafabet.com\/en?trackingId=TRK205753107&#038;mediaId=MED595488343&#038;language=en-US\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/view-market.png\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='content-column one_fourth'><p><strong>Share this story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_facebook_like\" fb:like:layout=\"button_count\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_tweet\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_google_plusone\" g:plusone:size=\"medium\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_pinterest_pinit\" pi:pinit:url=\"https:\/\/www.dafabet.com\" pi:pinit:media=\"#\" pi:pinit:layout=\"horizontal\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=undefined\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdb\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.dafabet.com\/en?trackingId=TRK205753107&#038;mediaId=MED595488343&#038;language=en-US\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/100-fdb-join-today.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Claim your Bonus<\/strong><br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.dafabet.com\/en?trackingId=TRK205753107&#038;mediaId=MED595488343&#038;language=en-US\">Get 100% up to SGD100 Bonus on your First Deposit<\/a><br \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"three-fourth\">\n<h2>West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce says his side&#8217;s next two games against West Brom and Fulham will be vital in their bid to avoid relegation this season.<\/h2>\n<p>The Hammers threw away a 1-0 lead at home to Arsenal on Boxing Day &#8211; eventually losing 3-1 thanks to a brace by Theo Walcott and a Lukas Podolski goal.<\/p>\n<p>They sit second bottom in the Premier League table after Crystal Palace, Fulham and Sunderland all won away from home on Thursday and the Hammers will be worried a relegation battle now looms in the second half of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Allardyce does not seem too concerned, however, although he wants his side to pick up points in the upcoming games against their fellow strugglers.<\/p>\n<p>West Ham host the Baggies on Saturday before going to Fulham on New Year&#8217;s Day and &#8216;Big Sam&#8217; admits they are crucial matches.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our big games are the West Broms and Fulhams in the next two games,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It is about performing like that against those clubs, which give you a better chance to win the game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have to believe, at the end of the day, that we will convert the chances as we did, certainly the home game a few weeks ago against Fulham.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;West Brom is becoming a must-win, so we have to go all out without being over anxious or over adventurous because if we start leaving back doors open and start conceding too many goals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The chance to catch up is getting a little wider and wider each game when you don&#8217;t pick up points.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the defeat against the Gunners, Allardyce insisted there were plenty of reasons to be upbeat when analysing their performance on Boxing Day.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;But we have to take a lot of positives out of the way we played against Arsenal and make sure we played like that, like we did at Tottenham in the cup against West Brom.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can always lose to Arsenal even if you play your best. 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