There’s been another twist in the chaotic career of one of West Ham’s standout signings of the Tim Steidten era.
It would be fair to say that Jean Clair Todibo was largely unknown to Hammers fans when Tim Stediten whisked the former Barca defender to east London in his private jet for a VIP welcome in the summer of 2024.
Sadly its would also be fair to say that the defender has been part of a chaotic two and a half years during which he’s seen three West Ham managers – and fallen out with all of them – and declared himself unwilling to play for the club again.
Todibo – dressing room chaos never seems far away
Chaos appears to have followed Todibo to France when West Ham finally – gratefully – found a loan destination for their unhappy defender in the summer as Todibo was sent to Lens owing to his desire (apparently) to work with manager Dino Toppmoller.
No sooner had the wayward West Ham defender landed than Toppmoller was fired – and his successor Yannick Cahuzac fared little better, lasting just two months.
Todibo is surely the only player in the Lens dressing room who will have played under six managers in side three years, as his new head coach is revealed as Didier Digard.
Scott Parker can’t have missed the fact that Todibo is due to return to east London at the end of the season – putting the defender on course to test Parker’s own managerial credentials when his loan ends next May. And few West Ham fans will welcome him back after his turbulent and truculent career in Claret and Blue.
The thing is with this fella, the talent is there. He’s just another jaydon sancho or reheem sterling in the fact that he’d be poison in the dressing room with his bratty behaviour. On the ball, pressing up the pitch he was a good player. I would welcome him back based on ability as I genuinely think he’s head and shoulders above kilman as a defender but I can’t see his attitude being one you could work with to get the best out of him without him returning to his bratty tendencies. All in all, we need good defenders and are up shots creek without a paddle currently and we have him out on loan, Edson alverez who can play there and magasa too … on paper we shouldn’t have a problem. Maybe Parker might be better served with an arm round atleast one of these and give them the carrot not the stick? Atleast for the short term because at the back it’s hard to watch (has been all season)
not sure on this 1 considering the 3 managers he fell out with (all being usless) i can’t honestly say i would blame him Is it him OR was it the managers he wasn’t the only 1 that fell out with the temprimental Nuno and no one is bigger than me Lopi and the other idiot who’s name i have chosen to forget (complete waste of space)
haha the ‘other idiot’ being Graham Potter: Well put.