Last thing Graham Potter needs was shown on BBC as West Ham sack latest emerges
Graham Potter can’t escape the pressure he’s under at West Ham.
Potter’s frostiness with Ian Abrahams at West Ham after the defeat to Crystal Palace at the London Stadium sums up exactly how the Englishman is feeling right now.
With West Ham falling to a 2-1 defeat against Palace last time out, there is little reason to be positive right now for the Englishman.
This has seen West Ham consider a return for Slaven Bilic, but the Croatian would have to wait on a sack update before making an E20 switch.
With that being said, it appears that this could be edging closer to being a possibility after Potter was dealt a blow by the BBC.
BBC showcase West Ham failures under Graham Potter
There is no doubt that Potter is clinging onto his job at West Ham after such a terrible run since taking over back in January.
As a result, the ex-Chelsea boss is likely to be focusing on any sort of positivity to help hand his side a boost moving forward.
The performances of the likes of Jarrod Bowen, Crysencio Summerville and El Hadji Malick Diouf have caught the eye for the right reasons in East London.
Despite this, journalist Dave Kidd has spoken out via The Sun on 23 September to share his belief that Potter will be disappointed with what he saw on Match of the Day this weekend.
The BBC shared a compilation of all the goals that the E20 club have conceded from set-pieces so far this season.
Kidd wrote: “When you’re fighting desperately to keep your job, just like Graham Potter, the last thing you need is for Match of the Day to stick the boot in.
“On Saturday, the Beeb’s flagship show screened a ‘Now That’s What I Call Bad Defending’ compilation of the seven goals the Hammers have conceded from set-pieces this term.
“Set-piece coaches are often lauded to the high heavens, so it’s only fair West Ham’s Spanish ‘specialist’ Narcis Pelach should step forward for a hail of rotten tomatoes.”
Graham Potter is surely doomed at West Ham
This compilation may have been the last thing that Potter needed, but it is an indictment of just how bad this season has been so far.
Realistically, you can’t go on conceding so many goals from dead balls and expect to pick up positive results or keep your job.
As a result, this reaction from the BBC could represent the exact reason why the Irons need to sack Potter and begin fresh for the rest of the campaign.
It will be interesting to see if any sort of decision is going to be made regarding the Englishman with Premier League fixtures coming up.
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