The Hammers have endured a tumultuous season that now sees them linger dangerously close to dropping into the Championship. West Ham languish bottom of the tableafter a four-game losing streak that brought an abrupt end to a mini-revival at Upton Park. Grant's side now only have four matches to secure their survival, starting on Sunday against Roberto Mancini's City at Eastlands. Home clashes with Blackburn and Sunderland either side of a trip to Wigan follow, but the Israeli boss insists all their remaining opponents have the potential to damage their survival hopes. "What is the toughest game? Always the next one," he said. "I cannot say [that City is the hardest]. "I think we can take points from all of these. "Of course Manchester City away on paper is the toughest one but I think all the other teams will give everything to win the game against us. "But we could take seven or nine points, I am sure about this." Asked whether he would be focusing on the other matches rather than the unenviable task of collecting points in Manchester, he retorted: "We don't have any intention to give up before any game even if it is Manchester City away. "We will try to take points even there. "Of course the final three games will be the most important games and we believe we can take seven points from these games." West Ham currently lie two points shy of safety after last weekend's 3-0 drubbing by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Despite the heavy defeat and the Hammers' woeful recent form, Grant remains positive about his side's performances. "If you look at our defeats in the last games - except Bolton where we played very, very poorly - against Manchester United was a very good performance," he said. "Even in the last game was a good performance. "The difference was small between taking points and then I think in the last three games most of the players would be fit, which will be good for us." This weekend the Hammers will be without four key players, with Mark Noble, Gary O'Neil, Wayne Bridge and Scott Parker all unavailable. The latter's absence is particularly pertinent but Grant believes leadership qualities are still inherent within the squad. "There are leaders," he said. "Even in this team we have the captain of the national team of Germany. We have the captain of the Ireland national team. "But the most important thing is not the leaders. "The most important thing is that everybody will come and do the best for the team because it is a team world. "In a team world there is individuals so everybody that is an individual needs to think what they can do for the team. "That is more important than any other team." He added: "I think everybody at this club from the owner to the kitman, especially the players, want to stay in the league. "If you look at the whole picture from this season we don't deserve to be relegated and we will do everything to stay in the Premier League. "And I still think we can stay in the Premier League. It will be our first step to a good future."
