West Ham United captain Scott Parker says the team's current defensive situation is simply unacceptable.
The Hammers remained rooted at the foot of the league table after a sloppy 2-2 draw with West Brom on Wednesday and the performance in the back third was something which caught the ire of skipper Parker.
"We went behind and then got back in the game and went into the lead and then let a sloppy goal in which can't happen really," he said.
"We don't mind goals going in that are 40-yard screamers or people beating four players and bending one in but when someone is getting a free header three yards out from goal, it is not acceptable. That is the way it is at the moment.
"It is everyone as a team - we need to be more defensive-minded and when we get into a winning position we need to see out the game because at the moment we are struggling to do that," Parker added.
West Ham take on Blackpool at Upton Park this weekend in what is a very vital match for the East Londoners.
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