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West Ham now told the mistake they made when they hired Julen Lopetegui to replace David Moyes

Charles Jones

Fri 8 November 2024 13:15, UK

The excitement at West Ham was palpable this summer when Julen Lopetegui arrived.

West Ham fans were fed up with David Moyes’ st🍸yle of play, and to be hiring a former Real Ma𒐪drid manager brought a real sense of hope to the London Stadium.

However, 10 games into this season, Lopetegui’s start to life at West Ham isn’t g𓆏oing as planned.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
14	West HamWest Ham	10	3	2	5	13	19	-6	11

West Ham sit 14^th in the table, and Lopetegui’s job is already on the line.

Many are starting to believe that ﷽hiring Lopetegui was a mistake in the first place, and speaking on the Premier League All Access Podcast, Scott Minto has shared his verdict on this situation.

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West Ham should’ve hired someone like Ange Postecoglou

Minto ඣshared his verdict on Lopetegui and how he’s do﷽ing at West Ham.

The pundit said that Lopetegui isn’t the right fit for the Hammers, claiming that the club should’ve gone for a more attacking coach akin to Ange Postecoglou than a defensive-minded manager after years of watching Da﷽vid Moyes’ brand of football.

“I think a lot of us said at the start, or when he was appointed, David Moyes had done a great job. So if you’re not keeping David ⭕Moyes, you need the almost anti-David Moyes, you know, like an Ange Postecoglou or someon𝄹e like that,” Minto said.

“And Lopetegui is simply not that. I think that wou🧔ld be harsh on Tim Steidten, because I was, along with many, saying that West Ham had a really good summer transfer market. Yes, Fullkrug being injured doe🐻sn’t help, but that happens.

Julen Lopetegui compared to Postecoglou

Hindsight is always 20/20, and while 🌜a manager like Postecoglou would probably be better-received at a club like West Ham at the moment, making that sort of move is risky.

Yes,🐟 Postecoglou is doing a decent job at Tottenham, but, let’s not forge♒t, hiring the Australian was a massive gamble for Spurs.

Lopetegui’s CV prior to arriving at West Ham is so much mor🍎e impressive than Postecoglou’s was.

With that sort of CV, Lopetegui♐ looked like a slam dunk appointment, but, sadly, it has🐼n’t worked out that way.

West Ham are now looking at potentiꦉal replacements, and if the Hammers fail to beat E🍰verto꧑n at the weekend, it could be curtains for Lopetegui in London.