Worrying Fabianski questions start to emerge

It feels  close to heresy to criticise Lukasz Fabianski especially after the Hammers horror show produced by Roberto Jiminez.

It was there of course that all the problems started and the news that the Spaniard  is set to join Alaves is the best to emerge since the season drew to its close.

It’s indisputable that his appalling errors caused a confidence cancer to spread through the rest of the team and all we can say as a result is ‘Thank You so much Alaves – good luck with that.’

The return of Fab was the only issue on our lips as mistake followed mistake, capped by the incredible moment when he punched into his own net at Burnley.

Let me make it crystal clear before you read on. Fab has been an incredible acquisition at £7 million and one of the best keepers to wear the Hammers sweater.

Sadly when the Polish international did return things didn’t always go to plan go according to plan.

There  have been some errors which have cost us dearly like at Anfield where he allowed a ball to dribble into the net for an equaliser with Liverpool going on to win.

There have been others and, although it was meaningless in terms of our survival, Grealish’s goal on Sunday was eminently save-able . It would be a brave man to say he’s not quite the keeper he was since the injury at Bournemougth.

We set our own standards and Fab’s have been very high so he is judged by them and every error such as those mentioned seem much greater than in others.

I think he;s a great goalkeeper but he goes into his final year with the Hammers in September at the age of 35 and will be 36 next April .

A new stopper will be high on the manager’s list of priorities as he studies his requirements over the next two or three years.