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Parker: West Ham just never got going

West Ham United midfielder Scott Parker admits they can have no complaints over their defeat to Bolton Wanderers yesterday.

Kevin Davies and Jack Wilshere took advantage of individual errors to put the Trotters two goals clear within 16 minutes. Although Alessandro Diamanti pulled one back with his eighth goal of the season with two minutes remaining, it was not enough.

"It was a very frustrating afternoon," said the reigning Hammer of the Year. "It was a poor result and a poor start from us. We didn't come out of the blocks at all, started the game really badly and a couple of individual errors cost us.

"As a team we didn't start well and before we knew it, we were 2-0 down. When you're 2-0 down within 15 minutes, it is always going to be tough. We got a goal back late on and, to be honest, we didn't deserve anything out of the game, the way we played. Having said that, we did have some good chances, but we didn't have a cutting edge."

Parker also told whufc.com: "I just felt that the crowd were a little bit restless and rightly so, because we didn't really give them anything to go on. When you're out there, it's always difficult, and when you feel the edginess of the fans, which was rightly so, it was always going to be hard. After a little while, although we kept digging in, it became increasingly difficult."

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