Slaven Bilic has come out swinging anddefended both the West Hamteam and his job by stating that he is not fearful for his job, as his team are improving and they'll soon have the Premier League position to match their ambitions.
According toSkysports, Bilic remains confident that he has the backing of the West Ham boardroom that includes joint-chairmen, DavidSullivan and David Gold.
However, West Ham's poor start to the season, which most recently was extended by a 3-2 defeat to Tottenham, after conceding two late goals, means the Hammers are only a point off therelegationzone.
Yet, theCroatianremainsoptimistic about WestHam's Season.
Bilic told reporters:"There is not much to say, I am doing my job.I speak to the owners, mostly Mr Sullivan, regularly after every game, and in between if something needs talking about.
"I feel supported and, as I have said so many times, I concentrate on my job and our next game, and that's basically it.
"I'm not fearful. I feel pressure, of course, because we are not producing, we're not delivering, and we don't have enough points to feel happy and to feel safe.
"But I see the improvement. Against Spurs I saw a team hungry and alive. The points were there for us in a difficult away game, so that's what I'm confident about.
"I take my job in good times and bad times. How I look at my job, or any manager's job, is that the next few games can change everything from good times to bad times, and bad times to good.
"When we were doing well, I wasn't thinking about getting a new contract. All I concentrate on is how to improve the team, to lift them after a defeat or improve after a good run. That's how I look at my job."
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Bilic can be comforted by the fact that only 12 games have passed and West Ham are only four points behind Bournemouth, who lie mid-table.
"If we had won at Spurs we'd have been about 12th," Bilic added.
"We can say it's still early days but we have to start picking up the points. We can say we deserved more or were unlucky, but the table doesn't lie.
"We know it will be hard, starting on Sunday, and then Arsenal and Liverpool, but also against Burnley after that.
"If we play like we played Saturday and avoid those mistakes, and with a little bit of luck, we can pick up results in any game."
West Ham travel to Old Trafford to play Manchester United on Sundayin their next Premier League fixture.
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