West Ham United head coach Julen Lopetegui is really feeling the heat right now.
West Ham appointed Julen Lopetegui as the new head coach at the London Stadium officially on July 1st.
However, the Hammers fans are still awaiting the big impact that was promised after the Spaniard’s arrival in East London.
Lopetegui has already made a sincere apology to the West Ham fans after our 3-0 home defeat to Chelsea.
And rightly so, the Hammers were rank bad.
Big improvements are needed quickly if Lopetegui is to get the fans onside, but a few more bad results might just prove too much to bear for certain sections of the Hammers faithful.
Give Me Sport have even claimed that the Spaniard’s job could well be under threat, if the poor results continue.
What Julen Lopetegui has told West Ham board amidst ‘sack talk’
The pressure has really cranked up on Lopetegui over the past 72 hours.
Saturday’s defeat to Chelsea was a real eye-catching moment, but for all the wrong reasons.
The tactics deployed by the Spaniard were utterly mind-boggling, especially his ridiculous idea to move Edson Alvarez back into central defence – a move that left a gaping hole in the middle of the park for Chelsea to exploit.
With games against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup, and Brentford, Tottenham and Manchester United in the Premier League all to come before the end of October, things won’t get any easier for Lopetegui.
So if things don’t improve quickly, could he really be sacked? I actually don’t think he’s in any danger of losing his job.
It seems as though that is indeed true, and now it has emerged that Lopetegui has given the West Ham board a very confident message.
Sean Whetstone – a close confidant to Hammers co-owner David Sullivan, has responded to reports that Lopetegui could be facing the sack.
The Hammers insider said, “Julen Lopetegui does NOT face the immediate threat of the sack despite media reports saying he is the early candidate for the Premier League sack race. While West Ham heiracy accept there have been some poor performances they point out that the new head coach is only five games in to his reign and the three home games have been against top teams. Lopetegui has assured the board he will turn things around and he will be given time to prove himself.“
Julen Lopetegui does NOT face the immediate threat of the sack despite media reports saying he is the early candidate for the Premier League sack race.
While West Ham heiracy accept there have been some poor performances they point out that the new head coach is only five games… pic.twitter.com/6sV2BRggYr
— West Ham Football (@westhamfootball) September 24, 2024
Lopetegui needs trust, patience and time
We all know that in order to make real progress, time and patience is needed, especially when it comes the football industry.
Positive change never, and I repeat NEVER, happens overnight.
Here’s the kicker though – there must be signs of progress to keep the fans onside, and to give us all belief.
If there was a clear playing style being implemented by Lopetegui with discernible patterns of play, then at least we could see what methods he’s actually trying to instil at the club.
Right now, everything just seems aimless. Now that may well be Lopetegui’s fault, or perhaps the players don’t have the capabilities to put the Spaniard’s ideas into action.
Only time will tell regarding that I guess, but for right now, every single West Ham fan needs to get behind Julen Lopetegui.
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