West Ham United and Julen Lopetegui subjected to brutal Jamie O’Hara putdown
Jamie O’Hara ripped West Ham United and Julen Lopetegui to shreds after the 3-0 loss against Nottingham Forest.
The Hammers were taught a lesson at the City Ground on Saturday [2 November] as Chris Wood, Callum Hudson-Doi and Ola Aina pounded further misery onto Lopetegui.
O’Hara wasted no time twisting the knife in as he shared his verdict on the Irons via his X account [2 November] as West Ham lost a fifth match from 10 outings this season.
He said: “Nahhhhh West Ham are terrible lopetegui is miles off it”.
West Ham United are the most inconsistent side in Premier League
It is truly mind-blowing how the atmosphere in East London can shift so dramatically in six days, as West Ham follow up what could have been a momentum-boosting 2-1 win against Manchester United last weekend with a dire display against Forest.
All the attention heading into the tie was on in-form forward Chris Wood and how the Hammers would stop him from adding to his goal tally. It took less than half an hour for the 31-year-old to score his eighth goal of the season.
Lopetegui arguably went too defensive by naming all three senior centre-backs at the City Ground – after a “disgusting” display of defending, it is hard to argue a case for any of them to start yet another must-win clash against Everton next weekend.
Edson Alvarez will almost certainly feel the wrath of the Spaniard after his needless sending-off in the first half at a point when the Irons were chasing a one-goal deficit, leaving his teammates with a mountain to climb heading into the second half.
As soon as West Ham appear to take a step forward under Lopetegui, they immediately take two steps back, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to see a long-term future for the Spaniard in East London.
Now, only six points separate the Hammers from the relegation zone and it’s all back to square one – no supporter needs to be reminded of the ramifications of the result against Everton at Goodison Park.
In other West Ham news, an update on Mohammed Kudus’ suspension has emerged for the Irons.
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