Howe? Pochetinno? Time to get real
West Ham face two hugely difficult games against Chelsea and Wolves; Pellegrini is tipped heavily for the boot; David Moyes is apparently the favoured replacement with Sean Dyche and Chris Hughton also in the frame.
Eddie Howe has been the name on most lips for months or years but even during all the long months since Slaven was eventually appointed he has shown absolutely no desire to go anywhere.
That however is not a satisfactory response for many – they believe the board should do all they can to get him despite the fact that apart from a spell at Burnley his entire playing and managing career has been spent on the south coast.
He loves the place and even Arsenal couldn’t tempt him away. It’s one of the best known situations in football despite him being reputed as one of the best young bosses of his generation.
I’m too long in the tooth to write anything off completely and there’s always a chance of anything happening but it would be a surprise should he decide to leave.
The anger, frustration and bloody-mindedness seen on the forums and social media would be infinitely more understandable were there not have been such widespread satisfaction with the Pellegrini appointment at the time it was made.
To expect a top line replacement to be lined up in a matter of a few days – and beyond Eddie Howe – former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochetinno was the name on most lips – is optimistic in the extreme.
He’s on his way to a Real, Man United, Juventus or wherever!
As far as Pellegrini is concerned the choice of Roberto as a No 2 goalkeeper was a sacking offence all by itself – as was the his decision to give Jack Wilshere a three year deal or to pay £8 million for Ajeti.
After all Jordan Hugill did for Moyes to some extent I’m sure.
The reality is of course that Pellegrini never really had to buy anyone at Real Madrid or Manchester City and when it came time to do so at our place it showed his lack of knowledge or judgement- Fornals was another bad buy and Yarmolenko not the best.
At £35 m Anderson may be the most frustrating player I may ever have watched.
Who is or was to blame, should he be gone by the time you read this? Well, the manager and his director of football in my view whose recruitment was dreadful and it’s that by which you live and die.
Many will blame or want to blame the board, others the players but sadly the fact remains we are now the same old West Ham as we have ever been and I’v e given up trying to second guess what happens from here.
What I do know however, is that in the critical match against Spurs it was Nobes, Antonio, Rice, and Snoddy who were the stars.
They are linked by one common factor – all Brits with Hammers in their hearts – maybe there’s a clue to our future there.
COYI