Rahim scored his third goal of the season in West Ham Reserves' 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest earlier this month and continues to press for a spot in the "Hammers" Premiership team. Rahim netted with an 18-yard shot in the eighth minute and then weaved his way clear before setting up Richard Garcia for the second item in front of manager Glenn Roeder.
"The most I could do at this time is hope that the team starts doing well and hopefully the manager will have the confidence to put in the new guys like me.
"The team isn't doing the best right now and he has to be very careful about his decisions. A few of us are on the fringe of selection," said Rahim.
"All I can do now is keep my head up and keep the faith," said the former St Anthony's College star.
Commenting on the senior team under Hannibal Najjar who stated the overseas-based professionals will have to work their way back into the squad, Rahim said: "I definitely want to be part of it. We have people like Stern and others who are doing well out here and hopefully we can come back and share our experience and help get things back on track.
"I wanted to come back for this last tournament but because of the situation here, I had to miss out but I am definitely looking forward to the next stage.
"We have to help the new coach. He has to get the best available squad together at home and when the overseas guys come back, we should just be able to add substance to it. People might say that the team now is not the best one but we need to be patient," said Rahim.
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