West Ham United have begun the 2024/25 season in terrible fashion under the guidance of Julen Lopetegui.
Julen Lopetegui replaced David Moyes at the London Stadium in the summer, and it’s fair to argue that West Ham have actually regressed since then.
That’s in spite of a major spending spree in the summer, and there’s said to be conflict behind the scenes between Lopetegui and Tim Steidten.
All is clearly not well at the London Stadium, and the big worry is that things will get worse before they get better.
Most Hammers fans warned David Sullivan against the appointment of Lopetegui in the first place, and now we’re being proven right.
The football on display has been dull as dishwater, and it’s apparent that we still don’t have a footballing identity as a team.
That’s simply not good enough from Lopetegui, more than four months into the job if you ask me.
Julen Lopetegui claim will raise eyebrows in and around West Ham
I feel like the Spaniard is living on borrowed time at the London Stadium right now.
The results have been poor this season, but the performances have been even worse, and the lack of direction is highly concerning.
I don’t understand why we replaced Moyes with the Spanish version of the Scot.
It just seems utterly bizarre to me that the club clearly wanted to head in a completely new direction, but appointed a man who is incapable of producing entertaining football.
So what does the future hold for Lopetegui? Will he be given a proper period of time to turn things around?
Claret and Hugh have claimed that it will be ‘unlikely’ for Lopetegui to remain in charge of the Hammers, if we lose to Newcastle and Arsenal immediately after the international break.
That will raise some eyebrows in and around the London Stadium, with previous reports claiming that the Spaniard would have until the new year to prove himself (BBC).
I personally think that sacking Julen Lopetegui will be a formality if West Ham lose to Newcastle and Arsenal.
Especially if we suffer heavy defeats.
The bonus of sacking Lopetegui after the Newcastle and Arsenal games is that the Hammers face a really kind five-game run, with some really, really winnable matches.
That would give whoever comes into the job the chance to start his West Ham career in style.
Whatever happens, I really can’t see Julen Lopetegui still being in charge of West Ham come the new year.
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