Parker out to cure 'desperate' West Ham

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New West Ham United head coach Scott Parker has been given a crash course in the perils of leading the troubled club in his first three days in the job.

Appointed on Wednesday to replace the sacked Nuno Espirito Santo, Parker has had two away games but just one training session to work with his new group of players.

Little more than 72 hours in the post, but enough time to witness at first hand a soft underbelly on the pitch and a hostile atmosphere in the stands.

Wednesday night was the ultimate game of two halves, as they went three goals down to Cardiff City only to recover in the second half to share a point in a six-goal thriller.

But there was no comeback from a two-goal margin…