KEYBOARD WARRIORS
JACK WILSHERE has urged West Ham fans to make some noise…on social media.
With Premier League spectators locked out of Project Restart, Wilshere wants the Hammers faithful bubbling to life online.
The former England midfielder says his side must hit the ground running to beat the drop and claims fan support remains vital even without spectators allowed in the ground.
Wilshere, who should be fit to face Wolves at home this Saturday, said: “Fans want to get behind their team and we’re going to need the loud ones on social media more than ever.
“We’re in a relegation battle and I’ve never had that experience of going through it, but we have players that have, and they have mentioned it will be strange playing with no fans in the stadium.
“But in this day and age there are other ways of feeling that love and they can make themselves heard on social media and we’re definitely going to need that.
“Fans are a bit like us. It is almost like you have forgotten about what happened in the rest of the season because you have missed it that much and you just want it back.” The Hammers had lost three of their last four games before the season was suspended but there were signs of a revival in a big win over Southampton and narrow defeat to Arsenal.
Even so, they are only out of the bottom three on goal difference and Wilshere says they will need a fast start on Saturday.
The injury-prone 28-year-old is back in full training after groin surgery and eager to impress as he is yet to play under manager David Moyes.
But midfielder Wilshere claims individual goals go out the window when it comes to trying to keep West Ham in the Premier
League. He said: “We have to remain focused on that main point of staying up.
“If we play well individually, we are going to play well as a team and we’re going to pick up points.
“We need to start quickly from the first game because there are only nine games left.
“You can’t say ‘We need two or three games to get going’ because there is no time for that.
“We have to be ready as a team to get as many points as early as possible, and then it’s down to the individual to impress the manager or do what he has to do to get what he needs.”
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