West Ham United have now been provided an ex-Chelsea supervisor as a possible alternative for Julen Lopetegui, with the Spaniard dealing with his final likelihood saloon towards Wolves within the Premier League on Monday.
Julen Lopetegui might be fired if West Ham fail to beat Wolves
It has been reported by dependable media sources that Lopetegui has been given one last chance to save his job against Wolves (The Telegraph), with insiders viewing the all-important conflict as a “cup closing” when it comes to the 58-year-old’s future.
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A disastrous begin to the season for Lopetegui was exacerbated by demoralising defeats to Arsenal and Leicester Metropolis final week, which piled much more strain on the Spaniard, who’s led West Ham to simply 4 league wins thus far this season.
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West Ham’s most up-to-date outcomes |
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Match |
Date |
Opponent |
Competitors |
Outcome |
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#16 |
03/12/2024 |
Leicester Metropolis (A) |
Premier League |
3-1 loss |
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#15 |
30/11/2024 |
Arsenal (H) |
Premier League |
5-2 loss |
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#14 |
26/11/2024 |
Newcastle United (A) |
Premier League |
2-0 win |
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#13 |
09/11/2024 |
Everton (H) |
Premier League |
0-0 draw |
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#12 |
02/11/2024 |
Nottingham Forest (A) |
Premier League |
3-0 loss |
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#11 |
27/10/2024 |
Man United (H) |
Premier League |
2-1 win |
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#10 |
19/10/2024 |
Tottenham (A) |
Premier League |
4-1 loss |
Lopetegui has been slammed on numerous events for his techniques, participant choice and total method to video games – with calls to alleviate the ex-Spain boss of his duties prevalent lengthy earlier than the previous couple of days.
There have been reviews that “several” senior West Ham stars are not behind their manager, and different media sources imagine that Lopetegui has frustrated key club figures with last-minute changes to game plans (GiveMeSport).
In response, the Hammers are drawing up contingency plans in case they’re pressured to fireside their present head coach, with dependable membership supply ExWHUemployee revealing earlier this week that they’ve held talks with a number of managers already.
Graham Potter, Sergio Conceicao, Kasper Hjulmand, Roger Schmidt, Thomas Frank, Edin Terzic, Massimiliano Allegri and Matthias Jaissle have all been linked with the possibly vacant publish this week.
New candidates are rising on a constant foundation, with former Chelsea, Juventus, Napoli and Lazio boss Maurizio Sarri additionally within the body.
West Ham provided ex-Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri to interchange Julen Lopetegui
Sources in Italy final month reported that West Ham have been considering Sarri as an option, and French information outlet Foot Mercato now backs this up with a brand new declare.
Certainly, it’s believed West Ham have been “offered” Sarri, with David Sullivan and Tim Steidten apparently open to the potential of handing him a job again within the Premier League.
Famed for his model of “Sarri-ball”, which was profitable at Napoli and drew admirers, the tactician boasts a Europa League triumph from his time at Chelsea and a Scudetto from his interval within the dugout at Juve.
Referred to as “extraordinary” on a tactical degree by his former star midfielder Jorginho, the 65-year-old received Serie A’s Supervisor of the Yr award in 2016/17 and guided Lazio to second place a 12 months earlier than he left the Stadio Olimpico.
Sarri does have main credentials, and if supporters wish to see attacking soccer, he might be a very good choice contemplating that the Italian is understood for being an offensive-minded coach (The Football Analyst).
