It seems a favorite has emerged to take over the West Ham hot seat should current head coach Julen Lopetegui lose his next two Premier League games.
Whilst no official ultimatum has been announced, it’s an open secret that should Lopetegui lose away to Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United on Monday, followed by defeat at the London Stadium to Arsenal, he will be sacked.
A list of uninspiring coaches has been put forward to replace the Spaniard, and it would seem that former West Ham assistant manager Edin Terzic is currently the favourite within the club. However, the German media are increasingly confident that Stuttgart manager Sebastian Hoeneß could be the man in the Hammers’ dugout as early as December.
Hoeneß guided Stuttgart to second place in the Bundesliga last season, not only securing Champions League football in the process but also beating Terzic’s Dortmund team, who finished in fourth place.
Hoeneß’s achievements were all the more impressive considering he turned VfB Stuttgart from a relegation-threatened Bundesliga club into a real force in German football.
Certainly, in my view, the former TSG 1899 Hoffenheim boss is the best option among those named yesterday as the top contenders.
