West Ham’s dreadful draw to Everton surely puts Julen Lopetegui on the brink.
Today’s match between West Ham and Everton always had the possibility of being a low-scoring affair, but what spectators witnessed is quite possibly the most boring game of the season.
Despite keeping a rare clean sheet, things couldn’t have been much worse for the Hammers from a performance perspective. West Ham failed to register a shot for the opening half hour of the clash, something that happened against Nottingham Forest as well.
While it was certainly a slight improvement from that game, until the final ten minutes there were very few opportunities for the Irons.
Everton have by far the worst possession stats in the league, yet they managed to have more of the ball than the hosts – an abysmal stat.
There was a big difference between the two sides, and that’s that the Toffees have a clear style of play which West Ham lack completely. There’s no denying that the Irons’ squad is considerably better, but that doesn’t matter when there is no identity.
Jordan Pickford was forced to make a couple of sensational stops, notably a 93rd minute shot from Danny Ings which he really had no right to keep out. However, a win wouldn’t have represented a fair result – if any other side played our Irons then it would have been an embarrassing defeat, much like the weekend prior.
Whether or not he gets sacked, this is an abysmal result for Julen Lopetegui and an even worse performance. Fans are starting to lose their patience and things simply must improve or he will find his position is untenable. The Boos spoke a thousand words, it’s time for the Spaniard to respond on the pitch.
BBC Sport commentator Steve Wilson said there were “whispers” Julen Lopetegui might be sacked as West Ham United manager prior to their Premier League clash with Everton.
It was reported by the Telegraph this week that the Hammers would retain faith in the Spaniard regardless of the outcome of Saturday’s (9 November) clash at the London Stadium.
Wilson, though, said there were rumblings that the indifferent Irons might pull the plug on his short tenure.
“It’s been a struggle for West Ham this season and Julen Lopetegui with the odd good result thrown in, he said on BBC Final Score (9 November).
“I’m not sure the fans are convinced about Lopetegui and there are whispers he may not survive a home defeat to Everton today. We shall see.”
West Ham are too inconsistent under Julen Lopetegui
Lopetegui has been able to pull a rabbit out of the hat when it really matters this season.
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