West Ham United have had a poor start to the Premier League campaign so far and manager Julen Lopetegui is under a lot of pressure.
There have been rumors of a potential layoffbut ex-player-turned-expert Fara Williams has now urged the club to remain patient with the Spanish manager. Williams believes Lopetegui could need more time to get things back on track.
However, if results do not start to improve in December, questions will need to be asked about his future and a replacement could be ideal at that time.
The Hammers have been linked with several managers recently
Fara Williams wrote in BBC Sport website (November 14): “It will take time (to get back to form) but they certainly have a good enough squad. When you look at the players they have and the quality of those players, they should get better results.
“With the next few games and into December, you’d expect the results to pick up and if they don’t, that’s when the questions should start to be asked. But talking about sacking him in this international hiatus is too early. Just just took on the role, but expectations were much higher.
“At the end of the day for West Ham it’s about staying in the Premier League, then if they can get into those European places they will do very well. It’s management time. The players have to do better but you have to give some time on the coach to get it.
“I don’t think firing him and trying to rebuild with somebody else with the players he’s brought in is the right answer right now.”
West Ham have backed the Spanish manager significantly during the summer transfer window and brought in quality signings. There is no doubt that they have a tremendous squad at their disposal, and it will be interesting to see if they can bounce back strongly.
They will be expected to secure European qualification for next season, and anything less would be a disappointment to the club’s hierarchy. They are currently 14th in the league table with just three wins from 11 league games. They have the players to turn things around, and it remains to be seen if they can step up.
