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David Sullivan holds talks with West Ham’s board over Julen Lopetegui’s future as majority decision made
West Ham United have endured their worst start to a Premier League in more than a decade and pressure is mounting on owner David Sullivan to axe manager Julen Lopetegui.
The Hammers suffered a 3-1 loss at the hands of ꧑Ruud van Nistelrooy in his first game as Leicester City🅺 manager on Tuesday evening, which led to calls from many West Ham fans to make a change.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 12 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 19 |
| 13 |  B’mouthBournemouth | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 18 |
| 14 |  West HamWest Ham | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 15 |
| 15 |  LeicesterLeicester | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 13 |
TBR Football understands that David Sullivan was left considering his options and 💖we are told that he was ready to change the manager, who was only appointed in the summer.
However, we understand that Sullivan, who personally interviewed Lopetegui ahead of selecting him as the top candidate to replace David Moyes🅠, will only make a change if the club’s board agreed to the move.
Slim majority of West Ham hierarchy backing Lopetegui
꧑TBR Football understands that following talks with fellow board members, it is understood that a slim majority remain in favour of keeping the Spaniard.
🌜Sullivan for his part would only want to make a change if they had the right candidate to replace him and he has never wanted to make a mid-season appointment.
🌱Sources with knowledge of the situation have confirmed to TBR Football that talks will continue this week and a change could still be in the offing but only if an appropriate candidate to replace Lopetegui emerges.
Hammers boss won’t be drawn on future debate
♕Lopetegui for his part refused to discuss his future after the defeat at the King Power Stadium
🎃“Reflection today is not easy, because I think that we deserved much more,” Lopetegui said after losing to Leicester.
ಞ“We had 31 shots on the opposite goal, many, many chances. The first goal of them has been key. We have to do better than this. We have to avoid this start of the match, because after this goal they believed more.
♌“Normally if you create even fewer chances, you are going to win. We didn’t do it, so we are very frustrated. The players didn’t deserve this.
🍷“They want to win for them, for me and the club. Football is about the win. Today is a day where we deserved much more. The next will be the most important, we must be focused.”