Guardian football writer Jacob Steinberg believes Slaven Bilic is ready to make some important changes to the system for the game against Middlesbrough on Saturday and hopes it will be a turning point for the Club as they look to turn their season around.
With the Hammers suffering five defeats from their opening six league games, Steinberg knows the importance of the Hammers getting back on the winning trail before the international break takes place.....
Despite the situation that West Ham are in, I still thought Slaven came across really well during the press conference and had a good sense of humour. He is obviously trying to remain positive.
He was fairly honest about the meeting which took place after the Southampton game clearly he knows it is not working at the moment.
That is not just from a defensive point of view, but also a collective point of view as well.
At least he is not under any illusions about what is going on at the moment.
If they play like they did against Southampton last weekend, then Middlesbrough will have a very good chance of winning the game.
It really depends what kind of response they will have at the weekend and I will be very interested to see what team Slaven names for the game.
Will he change the formation because if you analyse what he said during the press conference, he said he has spent a lot of time thinking about the system which suggests he could be considering a change.
Maybe Payet could move into the middle and will this be the game that Feghouli get his first Premier League start?
Even giving someone like Zaza more support upfront could be another option.
I look at someone like Pedro Obiang who does not get much of a chance from the substitutes bench.
The defence might not be playing well but it is a collective issue and there is a case for adding a bit more steel to the midfield.
I think the West Ham fans should be concerned by what is going on at the moment. I think they have got a good squad of players, but you can say the same back in 2003.
They went down that year with 42 points so these things can run away with you.
If they don't get a victory on Saturday, they will then face two weeks of negativity over the international break before another difficult game against Crystal Palace who are playing pretty well at the moment and have a striker in form.
They then face Sunderland which is huge and a difficult run after that.
The top teams have improved so you need to start winning games against the likes of Middlesbrough and Sunderland.