Winston Reid feels his side’s performances are going unrewarded at present
Winston Reid feels his side’s performances are going unrewarded at present, after West Ham United had to settle for a second successive 2-2 Barclays Premier League draw against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Manuel Lanzini’s second goal in as many games and another trademark Dimitri Payet free-kick saw the Hammers cancel out Damien Delaney’s opener, before Cheikhou Kouyate saw red and Dwight Gayle earned the visitors a precious point.
Just as at Stamford Bridge prior to the international break, the Hammers were again pegged back in the game’s latter stages and the New Zealander insists that his side have been unfortunate to garner a total of just two points from the two games.
He told West Ham TV: “When you have the lead you want to hold onto it, but it's just one of those games, unfortunately we couldn't get the win and we got a draw at the end. It’s a bit disappointing.
“You always get frustrated with decisions, but at the end of the day the referee has made it and then that's it, you can't do anything about it, you just have to get on with it.
“They got back into the game, scored a goal and we tried to push for it at the end, tried to go up and get a win, we needed a win.
“Of course, if we had four points more we'd be a lot further up, but it wasn't the case to be. Obviously, when the team's playing really well it's unfortunate not to pick up those extra points.
“There are still seven games to play, so there's still loads of football to be played and it's not like we're playing poorly or anything, we've just been lacking maybe a little bit of sharpness and a little bit of luck, probably, as well.
“We'll dust ourselves down, we'll get back on it next week and be ready for the next game.”
The Hammers play host to Arsenal next Saturday in the Barclays Premier League prior to an Emirates FA Cup quarter-final replay showdown against Manchester United on Wednesday 13 April.
It’s fast approaching crunch time on both fronts and Reid said the Hammers would be treating the two competitions in the same fashion.
“I think everything's important for us,” he added. “As long as we can keep playing well, like we're doing, and we'll just try to be positive and pick up as many points.
“Obviously, we have a big game against Man United at home, which we want to progress and go to Wembley, and try to get ourselves into a final.
“The possibility [of doing both] is there of course, but it's hard work and we'll have to wait and see. I think everyone can see the team's playing well. It's not like we're playing poorly, we just need to maybe sharpen up a little bit and hopefully better results will come.”
Manuel Lanzini’s second goal in as many games and another trademark Dimitri Payet free-kick saw the Hammers cancel out Damien Delaney’s opener, before Cheikhou Kouyate saw red and Dwight Gayle earned the visitors a precious point.
Just as at Stamford Bridge prior to the international break, the Hammers were again pegged back in the game’s latter stages and the New Zealander insists that his side have been unfortunate to garner a total of just two points from the two games.
He told West Ham TV: “When you have the lead you want to hold onto it, but it's just one of those games, unfortunately we couldn't get the win and we got a draw at the end. It’s a bit disappointing.
“You always get frustrated with decisions, but at the end of the day the referee has made it and then that's it, you can't do anything about it, you just have to get on with it.
“They got back into the game, scored a goal and we tried to push for it at the end, tried to go up and get a win, we needed a win.
“Of course, if we had four points more we'd be a lot further up, but it wasn't the case to be. Obviously, when the team's playing really well it's unfortunate not to pick up those extra points.
“There are still seven games to play, so there's still loads of football to be played and it's not like we're playing poorly or anything, we've just been lacking maybe a little bit of sharpness and a little bit of luck, probably, as well.
“We'll dust ourselves down, we'll get back on it next week and be ready for the next game.”
The Hammers play host to Arsenal next Saturday in the Barclays Premier League prior to an Emirates FA Cup quarter-final replay showdown against Manchester United on Wednesday 13 April.
It’s fast approaching crunch time on both fronts and Reid said the Hammers would be treating the two competitions in the same fashion.
“I think everything's important for us,” he added. “As long as we can keep playing well, like we're doing, and we'll just try to be positive and pick up as many points.
“Obviously, we have a big game against Man United at home, which we want to progress and go to Wembley, and try to get ourselves into a final.
“The possibility [of doing both] is there of course, but it's hard work and we'll have to wait and see. I think everyone can see the team's playing well. It's not like we're playing poorly, we just need to maybe sharpen up a little bit and hopefully better results will come.”