The reigning Hammer of the Year was in action as the Hammers secured a confidence boosting 2-1 preseason win over Pacos de Ferreira and says the squad are not resting on their laurels after a successful return to the Barclays Premier League last season.
“We aim to get better this year, not just me, but the whole team wants to get better,” he says. “You never stop learning so we always want to improve, it’s been a good pre-season for us and we’re looking forward to Cardiff on the first day of the season.”
The New Zealander made 36 league appearances as he helped the Hammers to a tenth-place finish in 2012/13 and is keen to improve further still.
“I think there’s always a lot I want to improve on, different areas of my game, like when I’m on the ball and also my defending, so there’s a lot I think I can improve,” Reid says.
“Using the ball properly, getting into the right situations with my teammates and understanding each other a lot more are important.”
With West Ham’s defence one of the major contributors to the side’s success last year, Reid expects to continue battling against fellow centre-backs James Collins and James Tomkins for a starting berth.
“Obviously last year we had a good defensive unit and hopefully this year we can continue on from that. I’m sure no matter who plays – the job will be done right.”
Reid believes the key to finishing in the upper end of the table will be making a solid start.
“I think we’ve got pretty much the same squad as last year. Hopefully we can pick up points early and get the job done, but it’s going to be difficult this year as there are a lot of good teams in the league so it’s not going to be easy.
“But we’ll all be doing our jobs and hopefully we can get off to a good start like last year.”
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