Tomas Soucek is refusing to give up on West Ham's top-four dream despite Saturday's 1-0 defeat by Chelsea.
The injury-hit Hammers lost back-to-back Premier League matches for only the second time this season due to Timo Werner's first-half strike.
They were not helped by a bizarre red card shown to defender Fabian Balbuena, who caught Ben Chilwell's calf after clearing the ball.
Tomas Soucek (right) is refusing to give up on West Ham United's top-four dream this season
But West Ham remain fifth, three points behind the Blues, and with a favourable run-in could still break back into the top four.