West Ham United boss Julen Lopetegui
West Ham United boss Julen Lopetegui

West Ham United v Ipswich Town - Julen Lopetegui makes major blunder

Pranav Shahaney

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Julen Lopetegui has named the West Ham playing eleven to take on Ipswich Town in the Premier League at the London Stadium on 5 October.

The Spaniard has opted not to start Crysencio Summerville despite a few impressive displays at the start of the season.

He could've gone for the former Leeds United attacker on the left, Jarrod Bowen down the middle, Lucas Paqueta at 10 and Mohammed Kudus on the right, but he opted not to do that.

This could be a decision that costs the Hammers the wins and it's going to be inexcusable given what's at stake at the London Stadium.

West Ham must pick up the three points against Ipswich Town

The pressure is on Lopetegui to get the right result here and anything other than the three points will not be good enough for the Hammers.

Things have been difficult this season with none of the new signings seeming to be completely integrated into the squad.

There appears to be a lack of cohesion on the pitch and it's no surprise that West Ham have become so easy to play against.

A home game against Ipswich gives Lopetegui's side the perfect chance to go out there and dominate proceedings and create loads of chances.

Bowen and Kudus have both underperformed, given the high standards they've set and would be fancying their chances in front of goal against Ipswich.

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