Nuno Espirito Santo apologised following West Ham’s 3-0 defeat to Wolves, describing the outcome as “embarrassing” and admitting he has by no means felt worse on a soccer pitch.
Going through a staff and not using a Premier League win all season, West Ham had been three down earlier than half-time and by no means appeared like combating their manner again into the sport.
Unable to drive Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa right into a single save, West Ham gifted their opponents a primary clear sheet of the marketing campaign, extending their very own winless run to 9 video games. West Ham are 4 factors from security because the stress builds on Nuno.
“I have to apologise to the fans, I have to apologise,” he stated. “We have to apologise to the fans, those that travelled today, it was embarrassing. There’s not much I can say other than we are sorry, we are sorry, because what we showed today was not good enough.”
Nuno added: “We needed much more from our players. The way we started and the way we performed was very poor, it was embarrassing because I don’t recall one day that I felt so bad on a football pitch like today.”
Requested to elaborate on what it was that his gamers didn’t ship, Nuno defined: “It was a failure of many issues, errors and never reacting to these errors, making errors after which a second mistake and time and again not with the ability to management and create any state of affairs of hazard.
“I think we didn’t achieve one shot on goal, so that says a lot.”
Match xG timeline exhibits that West Ham had been outplayed by backside membership Wolves at Molineux
Nottingham Forest, the staff instantly above West Ham within the Premier League desk, go to the London Stadium on Tuesday night. There may be work to do however not a lot time through which to do it.
“Now it’s about recovery, it’s a quick turnaround, recovering not only physically but more than anything, it’s to address the situation and being clear among ourselves that we need much more today,” added Nuno.
“I am particularly sad to say this but what I saw today from our players is not good enough.”
West Ham United gamers react after conceding a 3rd purpose towards Wolves
Can West Ham flip issues round?
The Irons did have new signing Pablo, acquired from Portuguese membership Gil Vicente, among the many substitutes however he didn’t come on at Molineux. Taty Castellanos has additionally been linked with an impending transfer as West Ham attempt to spend their manner out of bother.
However Nuno is aware of that it’s going to quantity to little until the present gamers present excess of they did towards Wolves.
“It’s not only about the players that are coming, I think those that are here, we are the ones that should improve and make our signings that they are going to join us, find themselves in a better team, a team that competes much better than we did today.”
West Ham’s woe in stats
- West Ham at the moment are winless of their final 9 Premier League matches (D4 L5), their longest run since their remaining 9 video games of the 2010-11 marketing campaign after they had been relegated.
- Nuno is the primary supervisor in Premier League historical past to lose towards groups beginning the day backside of the desk with two completely different golf equipment in the identical season (additionally 3-0 with Nottingham Forest towards West Ham in August).
- West Ham have conceded 41 targets within the Premier League this season, their most after 20 video games in a top-flight marketing campaign since 1965-66 (44).
- West Ham have conceded extra targets within the opening 5 minutes of video games than another facet within the Premier League this season (4).
Evaluation: West Ham’s day of distress
Such is the pessimism of supporters that these of each membership could have feared for a while that they’d be the membership to offer Wolves with their first win. It appears becoming that it was West Ham. A staff enjoying with even much less confidence than the underside membership.
Wolves had solely led in three of their earlier 19 video games this season and by no means by multiple purpose – profitable none of them. That West Ham contrived to go in three down on the break exhibits simply how abject they had been, failing to win duels or observe runners. Terrible.
The away followers began chanting about their very own relegation early on. They joined in with the songs that had been mocking their very own staff. Even booed their very own participant Max Kilman. It was the Wolves followers singing Nuno’s identify not them. Jeered at half-time and full-time.
The shortage of a significant response after the interval was nearly as damning. Wolves had not stored a clear sheet previous to this both however West Ham didn’t drive a save from Sa. Requested to chase the sport within the second half, that they had nothing attacking to supply.
Not like Wolves, there may be time for West Ham to salvage their Premier League standing. However that recreation at dwelling to Forest has taken on higher significance now. Lose that and they are going to be seven factors from security. The temper should change very quick if they’re to cease it.
