‘It’s in our hands’ – West Ham Super Fans discuss potential CL qualification
This is part of a regular series from our panel of West Ham Super Fans. Each week, our Super Fans will deliver their verdicts on the biggest talking points and news stories around the London Stadium.
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West Ham moved up to fifth and within two points of fourth-placed Chelsea with a 2-0 win against Leeds at the London Stadium on Monday night.
Jesse Lingard and Craig Dawson in the 21st and 28th minutes respectively to earn the Irons a massive three points to bounce back from their defeat to Manchester City last week.
David Moyes’ side has a game in hand on Chelsea too as they bid to secure a shock spot in the top-four and potentially qualify for the Champions League next season.
After how poorly the team performed last season, the fact that Europe – let alone the Champions League – is under serious discussion with 11 matches left to play was unthinkable at the start of the campaign.
We’ve asked our panel of West Ham Super Fans whether they think that we could seriously qualify for the Champions League this season or whether a spot in the Europa League will have to do.
Here is what they had to say:
Mark Smith (@ironworks68)
Gary (@Gary17426718)
Andrew Jacob (@AJacob1511)
Talkin West Ham (@TalkinWestHam)
Kevin Vince (@Kevinvince63)
As Kevin says, it is in West Ham’s hands. However the Irons face a tough run of fixtures to complete the season.
Next up for the Hammers is a trip to Manchester United on Sunday and they’ll be well up for the battle after beating Man City at the weekend.
After that, Moyes’ men will play Arsenal, while there are still matches against Leicester, Chelsea and Everton to play.
There are definitely some winnable matches though as four of West Ham’s remaining six away matches sees them play teams placed 15th or below so away days from London could prove fruitful.
In other West Ham news, Declan Rice was disappointed with the performance versus Leeds despite winning.