If ever there was a metaphor for West Ham United’s position right now, this was it. Our over-animated head coach was clearly living every decision, kicking every ball from the touchline and he got himself injured in the process.
According to the Mail on Line The Spaniard leaped around so violently after a near – miss from Crysencio Summerville that he injured his own calf muscle and had to spend the last few minutes seated.
In fact following treatment he left the ground on crutches. “I have on little injury in my calf” he admitted as he limped, physically and metaphorically, into the press room for the post-match interview. (Always looking for something positive, I suppose he could have sent someone else to face the media).
Maybe it was a visit from the ghosts of Managers Past, deciding that they – like us – had seen enough of him leaping around on the touchline with every facial contortion looking less like a Messiah and more like a Naughty Boy.
Hopefully if he did get a kick in the calf from the spirit of Ron Greenwood or John Lyall to calm him down, we can ask for a return visit on the next couple of nights to sort out some transference of tactics and strategic thinking too.
Our Head Coach needs a bit of head space calm. This emotion transfers onto the players, this roaring and fuming at every decision shows passion but not control. One without the other is useless.
