West Ham face ‘clear divide’ in dressing room amid Graham Potter bombshell
Graham Potter looks to be facing dressing room problems at West Ham after a rough patch of form at the London Stadium.
The English head coach has struggled to get the best out of his Hammers side since taking over from Julen Lopetegui in February.
This has seen the take charge of just three wins, going without a victory in his last six Premier League outings in charge of the Irons.
Now dressing room problems have been mooted at the London Stadium, which have only been echoed after the draw with Southampton.
Tony Cascarino moots squad trouble for Potter at West Ham
There was very little positive to say at full-time as the East London outfit could only manage a single point against the side placed bottom of the Premier League.
This came despite a Jarrod Bowen strike with just minutes gone in the second half, which looked set to send his side on to secure a win.
That wasn’t the case in the end as the points were shared, sparking Niclas Fullkrug into an impassioned rant at full time.
This saw the Germany international suggest that there is a poor mentality in the squad, which is impacting results and performances at the London Stadium.
Former Aston Villa and Chelsea striker believes this points towards a split dressing room and problems for Potter in East London.
Speaking live on talkSPORT (26 April, 07:55am), he said: “Reading between the lines, that reads to me that half the team are with Potter and half the team are not.
“He [Fullkrug] sort of mentions that half the team are doing one thing and the other half are doing something else.
“That’s telling you that there’s a clear divide by players who don’t know their future, whose contracts are up and probably know their futures aren’t there, and they aren’t very committed. It’s shown by their performance.”
Potter needs squad overhaul at West Ham
Since the departure of David Moyes, there has been a general drop-off in performance standards from the Scots’ favourites.
The likes of Vladimir Coufal and Tomas Soucek haven’t been at their best and look destined to depart East London at the end of the campaign.
That could represent the start of a clear-out at the London Stadium as Potter looks to put his stamp on the side ahead of a new Premier League season.
It will be interesting to see what happens with someone like Evan Ferguson, who is certainly a favourite of the ex-Brighton boss, when his loan comes to an end.
There is plenty to look forward to with five games remaining in the campaign, with a turbulent summer of action looking likely once more.