HE'S HECK OF A GOOD BOSS

McBurnie backing under-fire Paul

-  ALAN SMITH

WEST HAM Bowen 2 
24, Soucek 37

SHEFF UTD 0

HECKINGBOTTOM believes he retains the full backing of his Sheffield United chiefs.

But that might not last much longer, especially after striker Oli McBurnie admitted the Blades went missing for 20 minutes of this meek defeat.

West Ham did not need to do much beyond the basics to inflict another comprehensive loss on the promoted side.

And Heckingbottom, who had demanded a response to the shambolic 8-0 loss against Newcastle six days earlier, pointed to his side being "too loose" in possession after Gustavo Hamer's sloppy pass gifted the Hammers their second goal, scored by Tomas Soucek.