West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen has admitted the membership are in bother and criticised the shortage of bravery proven through the 2-1 defeat to Leeds United at Elland Highway.
The loss, which got here simply 4 days after a depressing 2-0 defeat to Brentford on the London Stadium, means the Hammers stay second backside within the Premier League following their joint-worst begin to a season.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s facet conceded the primary objective inside three minutes when Brenden Aaronson tapped the ball residence from shut vary earlier than Joe Rodon doubled the benefit for Leeds when he headed in Sean Longstaff’s nook simply over 10 minutes later.
The second objective marked the ninth objective West Ham have conceded from corners this season, triple the quantity of every other facet and in addition probably the most of any staff within the historical past of the competitors after 9 video games.
Bowen’s help for Mateus Fernandes to cut back the deficit and spark late hope at Elland Highway merely papered over the cracks of yet one more depressing efficiency from his facet, with their captain slamming the shortage of bravery proven after the sport.
“This is the Premier League and we need to really pull our finger out. As we’re in a real situation. We have to face the reality of that, the sooner it starts hitting everyone, it needs to change,” mentioned Bowen within the aftermath of the defeat.
West Ham fell to a different defeat in Leeds
“You’ll be able to’t come out right here and say something completely different. You’ll be able to’t say something constructive or something in that method. It’s a must to face the truth of the place we’re: second backside and we’re in bother now. Now we have to just accept that.
“It’s just not brave enough, not doing the jobs good enough until the end.
“We get a objective again, it is disallowed. It at all times felt like one objective and also you at all times get a little bit of confidence whenever you rating. We did that, it was too late. Not ok.”
When requested about why the Hammers are struggling a lot, Bowen added: “There could be a lot of reasons why. But the dressing room when you’re second bottom of the league and won one game all season is low.
“I’ve mentioned for a number of weeks now, popping out and doing interviews: the one method that is going to vary is that if gamers step up, roll their sleeves up and prepare for the combat.
“We need more of that week in, week out. When things aren’t going so well, it’s easy to hide and be scared but as easy it is to say, it’s hard to do. We have to do that, that’s my only mindset.
“And that is what I have been saying to the gamers: roll your sleeves up and dig in, as a result of no one goes to present this to us.”
Nuno: Now we have to vary, that is unacceptable
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Nuno Espirito Santo says his West Ham facet didn’t cope with many conditions throughout their 2-1 loss to Leeds they usually should change, after making many ‘unacceptable’ errors
West Ham boss Nuno has echoed the frustrations of his captain. Talking to Sky Sports activities after struggling a 3rd loss in simply his fourth sport in control of the membership, he mentioned: “It’s unacceptable in the Premier League, these kind of mistakes.
“Now we have to be significantly better. We’ll do it. I really feel the gamers need to. The gamers are keen to do issues. However there are numerous switch-off moments which can be punishing us.
“We are doing this. We are doing it the way we approach the meetings. But it’s not happening.
“Now we have to vary. The gamers know, we all know. Our followers know. The membership is aware of there may be nonetheless time. Time will also be a foul signal if we do not change instantly.
“That’s our responsibility, to get the best out of the players. Tomorrow, we start. After tomorrow we work. Now it’s a moment of sadness, frustration.
“We’d like the followers. However since I arrived, I felt it is as much as us. We must always have gamers who deserve their assist.”
West Ham are taking place until Nuno finds a miracle
Sky Sports activities’ Sam Blitz:
The scoreline will paint an in depth sport, but it surely wasn’t. The same old issues emerged for West Ham, whose lack of ability to defend crosses and corners struck once more to present them an enormous uphill job.
It isn’t a query of when will West Ham study? It is when will West Ham give themselves an opportunity?
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Talking after West Ham’s 2-1 defeat at Leeds, former Hammers goalkeeper Rob Inexperienced urged the defending that led to Joe Rodon’s objective was ‘woeful’ and a present for the hosts
When will Nuno Espirito Santo give himself an opportunity too, after two incorrect line-ups in opposition to Leeds and Brentford noticed him experiment with inverted full-backs taking part in on the mistaken facet and no centre forwards?
After the disastrous first quarter-hour which noticed them go 2-0 down, they had been fortunate this can be a pretty misfiring Leeds facet because it may have been worse earlier than half-time.
West Ham did not need to get again on this sport. Leeds ran almost seven extra kilometres than them, creating probability after probability proper by way of the guts of the staff.
Given West Ham have been on this division for over a decade, that is unacceptable.
There are holes in defence, holes in midfield and with Nuno reluctantly utilizing Callum Wilson as their solely recognised, match striker, there is a gap in assault too.
If the Hammers are taking part in like this in opposition to their relegation rivals, what are they going to be like in opposition to the higher sides?
West Ham are heading down until Nuno modifications – alongside together with his staff. It would want a miracle at this level.
