Enough is enough: Julen Lopetegui’s short stint as West Ham United head coach must end immediately.
The Hammers’ 3-1 loss at the King Power Stadium to Leicester City is surely the final nail in the coffin for a coach who was never suited to the West Ham job.
There can be few excuses after a game in which Lopetegui tried numerous tactics and had almost a full complement of personnel to face one of the Premier League’s worst teams.
Unfortunately, the stark reality is that the former Spain and Real Madrid head coach has turned West Ham United into one of the Premier League’s worst-performing teams, and it simply cannot continue any longer.
The West Ham board must act decisively before the situation deteriorates further. The Hammers, under Lopetegui, are dysfunctional in defence, unable to compete in midfield, and blunt in attack, despite an embarrassment of riches at their disposal.
The situation with Lopetegui is irreparable. Even with significant reinforcements in the forthcoming transfer window, improvement seems highly unlikely.
Recriminations and finger-pointing over the appointment of such a substandard coach can wait. Right now, the priority must be to act swiftly before the rest of the Premier League moves so far ahead that West Ham is left behind.
I’m personally fed up with this comparison with Moyes , we did the right thing getting rid of him, unfortunately Sullivan didn’t take a leap of faith and appoint someone more dynamic and younger instead we got what we wished for like for like , we didn’t even get a new manager bounce, I’m 67years of age I go to every home game and I assure you I’m just as faithful as away fans, we played crap football under Moyes and won a trophy, it’s time to throw caution to the wind and give us exciting dynamic football that’s full of passion, and entertaining for the crowd, “are you not entertained” NO I’m not, stop looking back , come on Sullivan look to the future?
Just think, if you’d kept Moyes and gave him 80 odd million to spend, you would be challenging the top 6
Let’s face it we are a laughing stock and the chant ‘you don’t know what you’re doing’ is very appropriate. If Lopi is still manager at Christmas we will be e relegation favourites. These are Avram Grant deja vou times.
You might not have had stats like that under Moyes, but he got results
Look at the stats 31 shots to 8 now I’m not defending him because like everyone else on here he definitely was not my choice but we never had stats and possession like that under Moyes….it’s not the coach that misses all those chances and it’s not the coach who wanders back a fraction early to play Vardy onside or give the ball away two matches in a row to concede a third….yes we need a change but the blame for tonight is with the players
If you’re looking at stats to justify keeping this joke of a coach that is misplaced.
Leicester are a promoted side that before last night had only one win and favourites to return to the Championship.
We played counter attacking football and sat deep under Moyes.
JLo once again tinkered with the midfield and got it wrong AGAIN. We needed either Kudus or Paqueta next to Soucek NOT Alvarez.
Our centre backs had an absolute mate tbf to you though.
Summerville again looked a bigger threat on the left but AGAIN JLo benched him when he was crying out to start against the Foxes!
Sully picked JLo because of stats (record in La Liga) but was never the inspirational candidate we all wanted if Moyes was to be replaced.
Sully got it epically wrong as Hurzeler, Amorin and Hoeness were all recommended but he ignored a Director with much more knowledge than him!
Buy two plane tickets to Spain so that LOSEpetegui and Sullivan can retire today . Perhaps the worst ever Premier League coach and chairman .
Worst since Sullivan & Avram Grant 😡
Hoeness should be our priority but Sully once again will ignore Tim and once again will use his power & ego to appoint Conciecao via Jorge Mendes.
Woke up today to switch on SkySports News but still no reports of JLo losing his job! 😡😡😡
No way Sullivan will sack him yet. However, if we lose the Wolves game that really drags us into the relegation battle. He may have no choice at that point even if he doesn’t want to.
I do think the way football works this might just happen. Sort of a poetic irony should he get sacked following a defeat against the side he walked out on and left in the lurch.
I’m sick of Sully & Brady taking the pi$$ out of us fans! Pair of them are dragging us down like they did with Birmingham!
And Inter Milan fans did not want him and petitioned the club not to appoint Lopetegui, – which worked,
West Ham fans petitioned the club we didn’t want him and it didn’t work.
Inter fans please what is the secret ingredient West Ham fans need???
It was AC Milan but other than that spot on!
The difference is the ownership / they cared about the fans / Sully couldn’t give a toss what we want as he thinks he is a football genius.
Wish I could take a dump in his hat and slam it down on his head 😡
A board that listened to its fan base is the Big difference m8
It’s like Sully hates and despises West Ham fans continuously picking managers / coaches we never want 😡😡😡
The feeling is evidently mutual Sully!
Wise up or sell up!!
He won’t be sacked. Now Fullkrug is back Sully will hope he is the missing link.
Who the homesick German according to top sources at C&H 🤣🤣🤣
If this result doesn’t get him the sack we deserve all we get whether it be relegation or empty seats But Sniden is as much to blame any manager can only use who he has been given
Not true, he can use his brain if he has one. Almost anyone could get a tune out of this team, it is not the players’ fault. I do think this whole episode suggests we do not have the smartest team in the PL but all teams need a leader.
Exactly we need an inspirational coach that can concisely get his messages across and not constantly ask players to play out of position.
JLo that is not you! Pack your suitcase 🧳 and do one amigo!
Did Timmy not call you the next day?
Damn, woman! Let it go!
I can’t say I could disagree with this viewpoint. I keep hoping that things will click into gear and we will start to show consistency and improved performances. I wonder if the coach has the ability to inspire the players and as I can barely understand a word he says do the players, especially those who english is not their first language, have the same problem. We should cut our losses and let JL go.
Should have been replaced after the Everton game! Losing to Leicester who are favourites to drop but made us look like a Championship team.
Has to go now or we could be playing against Wrexham or Wycombe Wanderers next season.
Let that sink in Sully! 😡😡😡
We all know his time was up weeks ago, Sullivan will not own up to making a mistake and sack him. I am feed up keep repeating myself when we all know what Sullivan is like. Time for Sullivan to go as well.
We will always be a banter club until Sully jogs on!
You know the club line will be he has to win Monday night to save he’s job. He may get a result Monday night so the clock goes back to the two games or he’s out nonsense as West Ham get deeper into relegation trouble. He’s Sullivan’s pick . Sullivan won’t man up and admit he’s mistake nor will pay up he’s contract. Sullivan a ten ton weight holding this club back. Joke owner. The biggest joke in football. An absolute shambles of a season and nothing will change.
Sully is the biggest joke at West Ham. Steidten even warned him not to appoint JLo and gave excellent options in Hoeness, Amorin and Hurzeler only to be ignored 😡
Sullivan will do nothing yet. We all know it.
When he does it will “safe pair of hands” which means past reputation at big club, old and experienced even if that experience and success is over 5 years ago.
His ego will not allow him to do any different. Sullivan commits self harm to his club
Sullivan keeps doing the same thing and expecting different results. That is madness, why should we put up with such a visionless owner?
All been said so I won’t even make a comment, other than I expect to wake up in the morning to hear the Spaniard has gone – the root of evil is Sullivan, though……..
100% Sully is a disgrace!
Sullivan is as clueless as JLo 😡
Hurzeler too young / Brighton are flying high 🤦♂️
Amorin no prem exp but good enough for Man Utd
Hoeness not considered but Stuttgart in Champs Lge
Let Tim pick the next coach as it’s clear from Sully’s record he has no idea how to appoint the right guy!
I agree with you except i think SNIDER should go too all his promises turning to dust he equaly doesn’t know what WHU needs
Getting really f***ing tedious now
This is like being on Death Row ☠️
Pull the trigger Sully and get shot now!!
Nearly an hour after the game has finished, the truly shocking thing is, I not reading that Loppy has been given his P45. This is about an awful lot more than Sullivan’s ego.
Sully knows no shame / the guy is as big a 🤡 as the one he appointed. West Ham are a circus 🎪 that smells like the elephant shiz after a tonne of madras!
Sully is stinking out our club with his lack of vision!
One should have been wary of Lopetegui after Wolves dispensed with his services. Typical Sullivan wanting something on the cheap.
Billionaire that buys football clubs then hires 🤡 to coach the team!
Sullivan needs to wise up or sell up!!!
We all know that it was Sullivan that didn’t want Amorim because he was “inexperienced in the PL” AKA too expensive. It’s even reported that Steidten warned Sullivan not to go for Lopetegui yet here we are again…
Director of Football who played his part in Alonso getting job at Bayer Leverkusen who won the title in Germany but Sully vetoes all Tim’s choices for JLo 😡