The pressure is big, we will see what the club do - Bilic
Slaven Bilic has won five of his past 20 Premier League games
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic says he is under "big pressure" and in a "very difficult" situation after Saturday's 4-1 Premier League defeat by Liverpool.
Thousands of Hammers supporters left London Stadium early for the second home game in a row as the Hammers were left a point above the bottom three.
"The pressure mounts game by game and at this moment it is big," Bilic, 49, told BBC Sport.
"We will see what the club will do. The club is above everyone."
West Ham have lost three of their past four games at London Stadium and were unable to cope with Liverpool's pace on the counter-attack throughout Saturday's game.
Mohamed Salah scored twice for the visitors, with Joel Matip and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also on target. Manuel Lanzini briefly gave West Ham home by making it 2-1.
Bilic said he would speak to co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold as usual after the defeat.
"I don't feel a broken man," he said. "On the other hand, the situation for West Ham is not good and the club is above every individual.
"I cannot say anything negative [about the owners]. They have been supportive, very good to me in my two and half seasons, but the situation is very difficult."
West Ham's next match is at Watford on Sunday, 19 November.
"The international break does not change my situation, it makes no difference," said Bilic. "Of course I always believe in myself but it is not only about that now."
'I never hide'
In his news conference after Saturday's game, it was jokingly suggested to Bilic that he should turn off his phone to avoid a call from Gold or Sullivan.
But the Croat said he would take responsibility for the club's poor form and was ready for the consequences.
"I will face the situation and the consequences," he said. "I never hide.
"I am the one talking the bullets all the time, when I do and don't have to. What is out of the question is how strong a character I am.
"But are we playing well? No we are not.
"It is my duty, my job, and the way that I want to be, to take responsibility."
Source: bbc.com
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