Jean-Clair Todibo has faced the wrath of West Ham United captain Jarrod Bowen over the “disrespect” shown to manager Julen Lopetegui, according to a source.
Despite only arriving in the summer to replace David Moyes, Lopetegui is under immense pressure at the London Stadium.
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Tuesday’s 3-1 defeat at Leicester City has left the Hammers 14th in the Premier League table after picking up just four points from their last five games.
West Ham have conceded eight goals in their last two games and are already out of the EFL Cup, losing 5-1 to Liverpool in the third round in September.
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Lopetegui clings to his job by a thread and now, reports have emerged that the Spaniard has had a falling out with French centre-back Todibo, who also arrived at the club in the summer.
According to the former WHUEempleee ‘insider’, tensions between the two only cooled thanks to Bowen’s intervention. However, it is a sure sign of the mood in the West Ham camp right now.
“There is concern about the relationships the manager has with certain players with a couple of high-profile disagreements with another during the Arsenal game,” said ‘Ex’ (via West Ham area).
“Bowen had to step in and said Todibo was being disrespectful to the head coach, which defused the situation.”
Lopetegui looks set to take charge of West Ham for their Monday night clash at home to Wolves.
However, not winning this party would surely mark the end of his short term in office; especially with the Hammers now linked with former Porto coach Sergio Conceicao — who won three league titles with the Dragons — as a possible replacement.
