David Moyes is pleased with how West Ham are faring this season, but called upon one player to do better.

While the overall mood at West Ham is slightly more positive than a month ago, there is still a large majority of fans who do not wish to see David Moyes continue on as their manager next season.

However, as usual, the Scotsman was eager to remind fans that they club are in an extremely strong position right now and they could still make this a historic season. “We know it’s going to be a tough end to the season, and that there are a lot of good clubs around us, but if you had given me this at the start of the season I would’ve been happy,” he said ahead of his side’s clash with Wolves.

“We’ve been in the top eight or nine for most of the season, and we’re going to do our best in every game to try and retain that. It’s been the same in Europe – we won our group and have worked our way to the quarter-finals – so we just need to keep going. We need to stay focused, take each game one at a time, and try to pick up results every time we go out on to the pitch. That’ll be the case at Wolves, for sure.”

“There are lots of different types of games in the Premier League, which I think is a good thing. Chelsea v Manchester United on Thursday night was entertaining in terms of goals, but I thought the 0-0 between Manchester City and Arsenal was very good as well.”

“Managers have to do what they think is right for the team, and that was the case against Tottenham on Tuesday. Sometimes decisions go for you, and sometimes they don’t, but you have to do what you think’s best and stick with it.”

Despite the positives, the gaffer is well aware that West Ham can and need to improve. As of late, they’ve made a bad habit of conceding early goals, something Moyes is extremely displeased with.

“We’ve conceded early in the last couple of games, but actually at the start of the season it was the other way round. In just about every game we were scoring early, and then finding the start of the second half difficult.

“I think all teams go through different patches and trends throughout a season, but we will be aiming to start well against Wolves. We’ve been trying to find the right balance between defence and attack. We’ve maybe not always had the attacking options we have now, and we want to let them flourish, so maybe that has sometimes meant that other parts of the team have been affected.”

To help combat this, he will have Edson Alvarez as his disposal. The Mexican midfielder missed both the Newcastle and Tottenham games thanks to picking up 10 bookings in the Premier League this season. Obviously, this is something his manager wants him to cut out of his game.

“It’ll be great to have Edson Álvarez back in the squad, after his suspension,” Moyes confirmed. “We’ve missed his presence, and he has had a big influence on the team here since he arrived.”

“I think he’s done really well, but maybe the intensity and speed of the Premier League has taken him a bit of time to get used to, and that’s the reason he’s picked up so many bookings. We don’t have a huge squad, so his suspension has had an impact on us.”

“I haven’t had a conversation with him [about his discipline]. I expect him to be experienced enough to understand he can’t go getting yellow cards every week. He’s wise enough and he doesn’t need me to tell him.”

If West Ham are to finish in the top 7, they have to take home all three points this weekend. Failure to do so gives so many teams a chance to catch up due to the teams below having some games in hand. A win would see them move level on points with Manchester United who have an extremely tough game against Liverpool – who’s to say that they could not end up finishing above the Red Devils.