West Ham’s win over Wolves has eased the strain on head coach Julen Lopetegui, however outcomes will probably be carefully monitored over the upcoming video games.
Lopetegui’s future was on the road when his former facet Wolves got here to the London Stadium on Monday night time, with the board viewing it as a cup last for the Spaniard.
Nonetheless, a Jarrod Bowen-inspired 2-1 win has given him some respiratory room and moved West Han 9 factors away from the relegation zone.
These on the membership who desire a managerial change are usually not getting carried away with a win over a struggling Wolves facet – they’re second backside within the desk – and are nonetheless on the lookout for constant outcomes and defensive enchancment.
However there may be an acknowledgement that the staff caught collectively in tough circumstances to get the win after a tough few days on the membership following Michail Antonio’s street visitors accident.
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Tomas Soucek revealed Michail Antonio spoke to the West Ham squad through a video name forward of their 2-1 win over Wolves within the Premier League
West Ham’s gamers will now have two scheduled days off forward of the journey to Bournemouth on Monday Night time Soccer – dwell on Sky Sports activities.
West Ham face Brighton and Southampton after the sport at Bournemouth.
Lopetegui succeeded David Moyes in the summertime on a two-year deal, with the choice for an extra yr.
When the ex-Actual Madrid boss was employed by West Ham he was requested to do three issues: combine 9 new signings – some with no expertise on the highest stage – change the system they have been taking part in in to create extra possibilities and win video games on a extra constant foundation.
Lopetegui is absolutely conscious there may be a whole lot of room for enchancment however believes he’s hitting two of these three goals whereas additionally within the means of a rebuild.
What did Lopetegui say after the Wolves win?
West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui:
“We are happy, we dedicate the victory to Michail and his family. It has been tough the last days – the last week – the last days especially. He deserves this. We love a lot Michail, he’s a special person for us. I’m sure he’ll overcome this bad moment and come back. Today the best thing we can do is get the victory for him.
“The primary half we do not begin effectively. We rating a set-piece objective, all the time essential. The staff confirmed character and good mentality [after the equaliser]. To have this type of mentality goes to assist us obtain extra factors.
“We deserved to win, we had a lot of chances, a lot of corners. We overcame one bad moment.”
‘Terzic is not going to exchange Lopetegui if he’s sacked’
Sky in Germany are reporting ex-Borussia Dortmund boss Edin Terzic is not going to succeed Lopetegui if he’s sacked.
Terzic, who was a former assistant supervisor at West Ham below Slaven Bilic, is out of labor having left Dortmund in the summertime after guiding them to the Champions League last, which they misplaced to Actual Madrid.
Sky in Germany understands that Kasper Hjulmand is a severe possibility ought to Lopetegui be dismissed.
The Dane is with out a job after leaving his position because the Denmark nationwide staff supervisor in the summertime, however the 52-year-old has not managed at membership stage since 2019.
