Pelle remains confident and nobody’s going anywhere
After 48 hours plus of speculation that one, other or both members of the management team may be on their bikes, the drama was in danger of bubbling over into a very predictable West Ham crisis.
To repeat, nobody is going anywhere and on the training ground the manager is conducting himself in his normal calm and collected manner.
That may not be what everybody wants to read of hear but it’s the reality of a situation as West Ham United approach another important game of football …this time in Lancashire.
It’s a game which represents a hopeful third time lucky after two successive defeats at the end of a week where Pellegrini has been telling anybody who wants to listen that it’s all going to turn out fine.
He’s also been saying that he has confidence in both Roberto and Pablo Fornals but whether either or both play at Burnley we will see at around 2pm on Saturday afternoon.
The word given me was that the manager – whilst giving this situation very serious attention – remains entirely confident that he has all the resources he required and will turn things around.
However, one element he can do nothing about is Fabianski!
The confidence appears to have leaked away from the team since his Bournemouth injury and it can’t be a coincidence that eight goals have hot the back of the net while he has been missing.
Add to that the fact that he made more saves than any other PL keeper last season and the form slump appears to take on some perspective.
Roberto has made a mix of top saves and unfortunate blunders but with Pellegrini refusing to produce a public panic up maybe we should do the same.
This is probably a dangerous time to write this piece with the chips down again on Saturday but for all that’s been said about him this week, the manager has years of experience to draw on and I’m still backing him to get it right.
In the meantime – as said – nobody’s going anywhere!