The decision to appoint Julen Lopetegui as West Ham United manager was a “disgrace”, according to talkSPORT presenter Rory Jennings.
The Spaniard has endured a rough start to life at the London Stadium, his side sitting 14th in the Premier League with four wins in their opening 13 matches.
The Hammers were thrashed 5-2 at home by London rivals Arsenal on Saturday (30 November) and the pressure on the former Wolves manager has cranked right back up after the Newcastle victory.
And it feels inevitable that this is a partnership that is going to end sooner rather than later in the view of Jennings.
Speaking on talkSPORT , he said: “I am afraid that he is making a pig’s ear of this job. I think it is a disgrace that he ever got the job.West Ham fans were so obvious and so blatant in what they wanted for their club, certain fan cultures really do matter.
The West Ham way matters to West Ham fans. It feels to me that he is so out of his depth and it is only a matter of time before the West Ham United board have to pull the trigger.”
The win against Newcastle on 25 November was supposed to turn the momentum around in the Hammers’ favour.
However, after a chastening defeat to the Gunners, it feels like the Irons are back at square one.
Mikel Arteta’s team are contending for the title, so a loss against them is not the end of the world, but the matter of the defeat was a kick in the teeth for the club.
The Hammers need to do something to rediscover the feelgood factor and the positive atmosphere that surrounded the club when they won their first major European trophy since the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1965.
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