West Ham United midfielder Scott Parker admits they need to be more defensively focused.
Four times this season, the Hammers have gone ahead in a Barclays Premier League fixture. The haul from those four games has been just three points - gathered from draws at Stoke City and Birmingham City and at home to West Bromwich Albion on Wednesday evening.
"I think at the moment that's us really [the performance in drawing 2-2 with West Brom]," Parker told whufc.com. "We went behind, then we got back in the game, we were in the lead and then we let a sloppy goal in. You don't mind goals going in that are 40-yard screamers but when someone gets free three yards out from the goal then you mind it. That's just the way it is at the moment.
"Everyone, as a team, just needs to be more defensive-minded. When we get into a winning position, we need to see out the game. At the moment we are struggling to do that.
"Over the last few weeks we've picked up some good results. Obviously if we can turn the draws into wins, we are close but, when you are in the position that we are in the moment, things seems to go in the other way instead of going in your favour.
"On Wednesday we were to blame because we should win and the same against Birmingham as well. We've got to keep digging in and hopefully we will get the results."
