Paul Groves is looking forward to a strong week in training before the small matter of a Saturday lunchtime meeting with the might of Manchester United.
The Hammers senior coach and the rest of the backroom staff have an extra challenge this week with so many of the squad away on international duty, but Groves said the recent good form had made things easier for all. The club entered the break outside of the bottom three and knowing that top-flight destiny over the last eight matches lies in their hands.
Speaking exclusively to West Ham TV, Groves said: "There is a very good atmosphere around the place. Obviously the wins and the results and the performances bring that about.
"There has been a gradual gaining of momentum from the turn of the year and that has culminated in the position and the state of where we are now in respect of the whole group.
"The whole squad has pulled together and there has been a big change in terms of the atmosphere around the place. The results have a big impact but it is also the way people have come back from injury, the way new players have been integrated into the squad. It is a combination of small things and they all matter in the end in bringing it all together."
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