Avram Grant will put dreams of leading West Ham out at Wembley or speculation over his own future on the back burner whilst he battles to keep the Hammers in the Premiership. West Ham remain deep in trouble, four points adrift of safety, after just one win in 11 league matches which has put Grant's future very much under the spotlight.
The former Chelsea and Portsmouth chief, however, will not let anything deflect his 100% focus from delivering the points which he feels West Ham's positive displays have deserved.
"We now have a Carling Cup semi-final to look forward to in January, but we will not think about this again until the New Year. We have a job to do in the league and this is all that is occupying my attention," the Hammers boss said.
"The cup is a fantastic distraction, but nothing will get in the way of the task in hand.
"We need points and I am positive we will get them.
"Everyone has been putting in lots of effort on the training pitches and by that I include the coaching and backroom staff.
"No one is taking our position lightly and we are all upbeat for the future.
"We have an extremely positive atmosphere because of all the way we have been playing overall.
"We know the results will come soon enough."
