We need more goals says West Ham's Collison

By Simon Hayes on November 25, 2009 2:30 PM |

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West Ham's Jack Collison is aiming to hit the net more often to help get the Irons out of trouble.

The midfielder scored with a looping header in last Saturday's 3-3 draw at Hull and admitted assistant manager Steve Clarke has been urging him to score more goals.

He said: "Clarkey's been getting into me a bit and hopefully I can get a few more now before the end of the season.

"I feel, and the management feel, that I need to be doing more for the team going forward. I've been working hard in training trying to improve on that. This was the start and hopefully I can score a few more goals in the future."

Collison, 21, feels he and his colleagues have the quality to pull the Hammers clear of the relegation zone.

He said: "We've got good players and we feel we're doing the right things, but it's just the case of some mistakes creeping in. It's hard to put your finger on it, but we are going to keep playing, keep working hard and I'm sure the points are going to start coming, because we are playing some nice stuff.

"We're disappointed to be down there but it's not a case of saying things now, it's a case of doing things on the pitch. We know we've got to improve, we know we've got to pick up more points, but we are willing to put the work in, stick together and come Christmas we hope to be further up the table.

"We've got a lot of very good players who can score goals, but it is just a matter of stopping the other team scoring now. We are all working hard, and if we can string a couple of results together we can really push forward."

The Welsh international is working his way back to full fitness after an injury lay-off earlier in the season.

He said: "I feel I'm slowly getting there. These niggles take a little time to get over, but at the moment I'm just trying to do my bit for the team, it is very important that we all dig deep and work for each other."