West Ham United legend Julian Dicks says the club's problems are due to the work ethic of the players.
Dicks is unimpressed by the effort shown by Hammers players.
He told the Guardian: "The players don't work hard enough. I watched them on Tuesday against Everton [which ended 1-1] and in the first half they did OK, but then they didn't get close enough to Everton to stop them playing. If you're struggling you need people who are going to put themselves about, make tackles and pressurise the other team. Only Scotty Parker does this on a consistent basis.
"They've got England internationals - Rob Green, Matthew Upson, Parker and Carlton Cole - and some other good players, Frédéric Piquionne, Victor Obinna. But it is no good if they're not willing to work hard. You can't have one player carrying the team. Everybody has to bust their b******ks to win the game.
"I know the West Ham supporters. If they see everybody work as hard as Parker and they get beat, they'll hold their hands up and say: 'Fair enough.'
"Is this problem down to the manager or the players? The manager can tell you but if you're not willing to do it then you're not going to do it."