CONCEDING 12 goals in just three games would give any goalkeeper cause for alarm and Robert Green admits he is questioning his own self belief in the wake of West Ham's current slump.

The Irons' season has imploded in remarkable fashion following 4-0 drubbings against Chelsea, Liverpool and Spurs in the space of nine days.

Ironically, Green (pictured) has been at fault for none of them and is arguably the one performer from the run of games to come out with his reputation still in tact.

However, the 28-year-old - who insists there have been "no positives to take" from the run - said: "It can't really get any worse.

"I can't remember a week in football like it, nor can many of the other lads in the dressing room.

"I've watched all 12 go in in the past week and you start questioning yourself although you've got to keep believing that you're doing the right things.

"In the past week, I wouldn't say I've had one saveable one, really.

"It's been immensely frustrating but you've just got to look at yourself, as have the rest of the guys, and think 'What else can I be doing for the team?' "It's a collective thing, rather than individual. It's just a case of keeping our heads and keeping going."

Green has demonstrated this season that he is nothing if not resilient.

The former Norwich star has had to contend with being continually overlooked at international level by coaches old and new, despite putting in consistently high performances for the east Londoners.

And he has called on his team mates to show some of the same mettle by dusting themselves down. taking on board criticism, and going again - starting with Blackburn this Saturday.

"You need to listen to criticism, whether it be good or bad, because that's how you learn and get better," he said.

"If someone turns to me and says 'you could do this' in a certain situation, then I'll take it on board. I've already asked myself what I can do differently.

"It's a question of being professional about things and learning from it - and we've got a hell of a lot to learn from this week.

"Come this Saturday it's going to need some big characters to come out and face their own fans and put a performance in."

The manner of the defeats has rightly brought heavy criticism to the club's doorstep, with the bulk of it aimed at Alan Curbishley.

But Green urged the supporters to stick by the under-fire boss.

He said: "I can understand the frustration with the performances that have been put in - it hurts because losing games like that are not what you associate with West Ham United. The lads are bitterly disappointed.

"Against Chelsea, it's not fun to play the last 20 minutes with a half-empty ground. Likewise on Sunday, the away end was only half-full in the last five minutes.

"We've had three bad results and everyone is going to get flak for it - we're under no illusions about that.

"But if you look at, we're in tenth place which compared to where we were last year is a massive step in the right direction.

"We can go and do something about that between now and the end of the season."