Pardew Issues West Ham Rallying Call

Speaking ahead of tomorrow night's UEFA cup tie Alan Pardew has called for his team to attack the opposition,

"I feel this is a great opportunity to put in a really top-class performance, which I don't think we've given since the game when we lost at Liverpool. We're due something to come out of this team and hopefully in this game it will.

We felt very aggrieved to come away with a 1-0 defeat, as good as Palermo are. We entered this competition with our eyes wide open. It's fantastic for this young team, we've drawn a tough team and I think the game is still very much in the balance.

We need to attack this game, our aim must be to score two goals and hopefully that will be enough to see us through."