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Jacobsen issues Blues taunt

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Lars Jacobsen insists West Ham are man-for-man a better side than Birmingham ahead of their weekend clash.

Hammers full-back focused on Birmingham revenge

Lars Jacobsen is convinced West Ham are man-for-man a better side than Birmingham as they prepare to go up against the Blues in the Premier League. The Hammers, who take on Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Wednesday night, will host fellow relegation candidates Birmingham on Sunday as they bid to escape the basement of the table. The Blues emerged triumphant against their east London opponents last Wednesday, booking their spot in the Carling Cup final with a 3-2 aggregate win after extra time at St Andrews. But West Ham won the first leg at Upton Park 2-1, despite Victor Obinna's sending off, and full-back Jacobsen feels they have the quality to enact a decisive revenge at the weekend.

Better

Jacobsen told the Barking and Dagenham Post: "I think the lads are looking forward to that game. We showed when we played Birmingham here - as long as we were 11 versus 11, we were the better team. "It's one of those games you need to win at home, Birmingham. They are also at the bottom of the league, but we have to take one game at a time. "I think the rest of the games of the season are like cup finals for us, because we need to take points every time. "We're doing ever so well in the cups and we do need to take that into the Premier League so we can get some more points." Jacobsen returned to first-team action in Sunday's 3-2 FA Cup fourth-round victory over Nottingham Forest having spent the last two months troubled by an Achilles injury. The 31-year-old was happy to come through the clash unscathed, and has set his sights on winning more game-time this season.
Frustrating
He added: "It was very frustrating. I haven't been out for two months, but I haven't played football for two months. "It took me about half an hour to get started (on Sunday). I was very rusty in the beginning, and haven't been playing competitive football for two months, so it was hard to get into it. "But I felt very good in the second half, and physically I felt alright. I'm just happy that I got through and I didn't feel my injury any more. I'm happy about that. "I'm just looking forward and hopefully I'll get some more games in the future."

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