West Ham United have now been supplied an ex-Chelsea supervisor as a possible substitute for Julen Lopetegui, with the Spaniard going through his final probability saloon towards Wolves within the Premier League on Monday.
Julen Lopetegui could possibly be fired if West Ham fail to beat Wolves
It has been reported by dependable media sources that Lopetegui has been given one final probability to save lots of his job towards Wolves (The Telegraph), with insiders viewing the all-important conflict as a “cup last” by way of 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 only 4 league wins thus far this season.
West Ham’s most up-to-date outcomes |
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Match |
Date |
Opponent |
Competitors |
Outcome |
#16 |
03/12/2024 |
Leicester Metropolis (A) |
Premier League |
3-1 loss |
#15 |
30/11/2024 |
Arsenal (H) |
Premier League |
5-2 loss |
#14 |
26/11/2024 |
Newcastle United (A) |
Premier League |
2-0 win |
#13 |
09/11/2024 |
Everton (H) |
Premier League |
0-0 draw |
#12 |
02/11/2024 |
Nottingham Forest (A) |
Premier League |
3-0 loss |
#11 |
27/10/2024 |
Man United (H) |
Premier League |
2-1 win |
#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 strategy 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 studies that “a number of” senior West Ham stars will not be behind their supervisor, and different media sources imagine that Lopetegui has pissed off key membership figures with last-minute adjustments to sport plans (GiveMeSport).
In response, the Hammers are drawing up contingency plans in case they’re pressured to fireplace 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 doubtless vacant put up 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 supplied ex-Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri to exchange Julen Lopetegui
Sources in Italy final month reported that West Ham have been contemplating Sarri as an choice, and French information outlet Foot Mercato now backs this up with a brand new declare.
Certainly, it’s believed West Ham have been “supplied” Sarri, with David Sullivan and Tim Steidten apparently open to the potential for 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 stage by his former star midfielder Jorginho, the 65-year-old gained Serie A’s Supervisor of the Yr award in 2016/17 and guided Lazio to second place a yr earlier than he left the Stadio Olimpico.
Sarri does have main credentials, and if supporters need to see attacking soccer, he could possibly be a great choice contemplating that the Italian is thought for being an offensive-minded coach (The Soccer Analyst).