The manager is up for the return to action on Saturday afternoon and eager to put the disappointment of last Saturday's 3-0 defeat at Liverpool firmly in the past. He remains concerned about the fitness of Scott Parker, Valon Behrami and Kieron Dyer - but hopes to have extra midfield help to make up for Mark Noble's hip injury for the crunch encounter with Wigan Athletic.
Avram on Parker, Behrami and Dyer...
They are all better but we will know tomorrow morning if they can play. Everybody wants to play and are trying their best but we need to see if they can.
Avram on Carlton Cole speaking out...
I do not say to the media what I say to the players. What I want to say to the players, I say to them. It's an understatement that we played a bad game against Liverpool but we played well in the last two months since we lost to Newcastle. Sometimes it happens. We are not the first team to concede three goals.
Avram on considering 'ugly football'...
We will not play ugly or put the ball in the stand. We cannot do it. That's not the tradition of West Ham. However, I believe that sometimes when the game is not going well, we need to do different things especially when we are winning.
Avram on the importance of Saturday...
Every game is important for us. We want to win the game but even if we win we've got a long way to go until we are saved. But I believe we will do it because we can do it. So it is an important game on Saturday. Confidence is never high when you are at the bottom of the league, especially after the game against Liverpool which was really a bad game for us.
I never think about myself. I need to do my job and I did it last week like I did all my life. Since I came to England or since I am in football, there were a lot of times that I felt pressure from different angles. We will use the pressure in the right way to get out of the relegation zone and be a good team. The problem is if we can do it or we cannot do it. I believe we can because I am not just looking at the last game against Liverpool.
Avram on Board support...
It is a good support from the Board, we like it. I spoke to them. We had a few meetings this week as always, they were very supportive. Everyone want to take more points, but nobody wants it more than me.
Avram on affection for West Ham...
Since the first minute I have felt this is my club, especially when I am here in this situation. This club will have a good future if we do the right things. I'm saying this now even when we are at the bottom of the league. But first we want to win and we can do it, that is what it is important. I understand when you ask me about the past, but we are looking to the future.
Avram on Wally Downes' influence...
No one can change things in two days. He is very good. Football is going towards specialist coaching in the different areas. Every position is different in terms of the physical, mental and tactical sides. I interviewed many people. I liked Wally very much because he has a lot of energy, he understands his job and he's got a lot of enthusiasm. I am sure that he will do a good job.
Avram on West Ham in a false position...
I am sure about that. I know that there is no such thing as 'deserving to win' but I am not just looking at the last game. If we look at the previous eleven or twelve games we had lost just twice and all the draws we deserved to win.
Nobody can say in those games that the football or the tactics were not good or that players didn't give 100 per cent because they always did. We just needed little bit of luck. We will fight and I can promise that they will fight and we will do everything take the points and take West Ham forward
The situation is not easy now also but why think about losing against Wigan? We are positive and we want to win this game.
Avram on fans....
Even the biggest teams sometimes can't score after 45 minutes so we need the support of the crowd to stay with us. The supporters are always very good but sometimes they are a bit impatient. We need them with us until the end of the match. They are great, we feel them behind us and that's what it important. I also understand them, because they are frustrated. They are not a problem. They are good for us.