It would be very like West Ham to win at Chelsea and then lose at Wolves (as an example remember under Avram Grant beating Man United 4-0 in the League Cup and then losing at Sunderland). Pellegrini has to keep the Irons focused and the players need to show the workrate that we saw at Stamford Bridge.
Manuel Pellegrini deserves credit for getting his team selection right at Chelsea (though Roberto should surely have gone after the Newcastle game), while it's interesting to note that Declan Rice revealed in the Evening Standard that Mark Noble gave an inspiring team talk peppered with some rude words before the Chelsea game. The win doesn't negate the problems of some strange summer buys and a horrible lack of desire in recent games, but it might presage an upturn.
One thing you can't buy in the modern game is desire. There aren't many players who want to play for West Ham so much that they are moved to tears when they finally do so. David Martin might only be a journeyman goalkeeper but he has shown the other players what playing for the Irons should mean. If that doesn't fire them up for the game at Wolves then nothing will. If the club can get both a win at Chelsea and a result at Molineux then the season starts to look much better.
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