I got story about geo which he mot mentioned before. I commented on a video years ago I can’t get tickets to a West Ham match because I a, in a wheelchair and he told me to email him and he got someone West Ham to phone my daughter nd we got tickets and I emailed him to say thank you and said my daughter have to push me nut I pro,miss it was just a joke but when we went down to hotel reception at Westfield someone from West Ham was there and they pushed me all the way into the ground so my daughter could walk with me and not push On way to ground geo met us on the bridge as sutprise and gave me a hammers chat badge and scarf and wouldn’t taken anything from me to pay If he didn’t sort I don’t think I would have ever got as I emailed West Ham but they didjt reply but geo got someone to phone my daughter and he probably won’t remember me but I never forgotten Wish I could send more but am on benefits but hope everyone puts in one pound but I wanted to say thank you for what you did
Course I remember you both and I’ve not mentioned it before because then you do it for the wrong reasons Imo, I didn’t even do anything, just messaged someone at the club but thank you. Hope you and your daughter are well.
Ithink we need to give Sullivan credit. You're right Geo, the club was split with Moyes. But Sullivan now has us all united as he's got a manager in which no one wants
I’ve never understood the “1 match to save their job” warning, it’s hardly like Soppy Loppy is going to think “ok now I have had the warning I will set up the guys properly and stuff the opposition “ madness
Give Lopetegui time ? He has been given more time by the supporters and the board than he deserves . He has conned himself into a job that he is unsuited and incapable of performing with archaic and thoughtless tactics . Any more time would find us in the relegation zone .
I was more optimistic than others when I saw JLo was the favourite for the job, hoping given time he could turn us into the Premier League’s equivalent of Sevilla and he did do a good job at Wolves. If money was no object he wouldn’t have been my number 1 target and as I made clear before he got the job I wanted a “winner”, such as the likes of Mourinho, Sarri, etc., as for me that’s the only way that’s an “upgrade” on Moyes. Sadly it hasn’t proven to be the case and I can’t see him taking us any further than 12th in the table and even that’s arguably being generous. We’ll beat the crap teams, get the odd point or 3 against the other mid table teams and lose to the teams in and around the European places. He’s tactically naive and not a good man manager and I think it’s time we let him go and get the right man in this time. I think the biggest concern is even JLo, let alone Sullivan, made better signings than what our worshipped director of football has. JLo wanted Kilman and Rodriguez and Kilman. Sullivan was supposedly responsible for Wan-Bissaka and Summerville. Meanwhile other than Tobido Tim was responsible for Guilherme, Dinos and Fullkrug. Other than being a better negotiator than Sullivan I really don’t get all the fuss over this bloke.
I would like to take a risk and make a number of points: 1. First, on a positive, many congratulations to Geo on his marriage and his baby - great events! 2. The warnings signs were apparent very early: J.Lo. completely fails to communicate effectively at press conferences, and I saw that Kudos, for one, looked "fed-up", a sign that he was not buying into a system he doesn't understand. If you cannot inspire at a press conference, imagine what it's like at training sessions and in the dressing room. I wrote to Karen Brady, whom I admire, and raised my concerns, offering to make some recommendations of communication coaches (P.S. I'm half Basque and speak English and Spanish - and some German - to at least get everyone singing from the same song sheet. Unfortunately no response. 3. Geo is right, there is no template, no core plan. It's OK to vary tactics from match to match, but there must be a recognizable style running match to match. There is none. 4. It is simply not acceptable, to have such a collection of talent, and not be able to harness their energy and enthusiasm. J.Lo. should stay just long enough to identify a new manager with a clear style that can release our talented group. 5. I want to see the youth brought through now! It is not possible to spend so much money on one of the most talented Brazilian youngsters and not give him some regular minutes. 6. Discipline: we are picking up too many yellow cards for silly tackles or in the Kudos`case, frustration. 7. It is ESSENTIAL that there is a demonstrable and visible unity between the management team: all believing in the defined playing style, extending down through the youth and female teams. 8. The upper management must act now!
Congrats Geo on both wedding and baby news hope your week goes well mate - love your content and input and love the dynamics with both Gonzo and Frankie good luck mate
I'm no football tactician, don't have any coaching badges or anything like that, so I probably have no right to comment. But, it seems to me players should play in the position that they are most comfortable in and that they have developed to become. Those players should then have some consistent time together on the pitch so they can get to know each other's strengths, etc, and bond together. Then you play to the strengths that come to the fore and mould your team around that. Messing the positions of players week on week doesn't help any team. A manager playing their preferred system, regardless of the players abilities to execute that system, is rather back to front thinking. I was expecting much more from Lopetegui. He now seems as inflexible as Moyes was but in a different system. Just like Moyes, he will get lucky results sometimes, but it isn't a sustainable, growth orientated, plan. I doubt the board will get a good manager in anyway. Sack Lopetegui certainly, but who will come for the job, and would Sullivan pay out to do the right thing and get the right man? Could any new manager get us the upward league momentum we want as fans in the current club structure. We call ManU a basket case of a club, is the WHU board thinking ManU model is the one to follow rather than Liverpool? Confusion is the only constant at the moment.
Ian - you always have a right to comment, you are a fan. If that was the rule then we can’t discuss food unless we are a chef, films unless we are a director or the government unless we are a politician
The careful what you wish for mob will certainly on their soapbox wagging their finger with glee, but they’ll be wrong. Moyes wasn’t fired. His contract wasn’t renewed. And if we had, he’d have been with us for another 2 to 4 years. It was the right time to move on for the club for the fans and for him.
The ironic thing is before Lopetegui was hired, I read and watched some people say online that Lopetegui was a "players' coach." Seems like that was all BS and those people were so wrong haha.
I was like geo , I never wanted this guy, but no I will him a chance and see what happens, but seems it’s not working, we seem worse than last season under moyes , I ve even said on previous video let’s give him till November and see well November is here and it’s time to go, we was lucky with pen in Man U game , players look lost with his system and they seem they given up with his tactics, loppi out and Sullivan and go with him
If anyone is in doubt regarding Lopeteguis future on whether he should stay or go just watch the latest analytics united video, it’s a sublime watch and says it all. My opinion… he is genuinely clueless
It's a shame it's got to this .The warning signs were evident in the friendlies, but it looked like Lope was a safe pair of hands after he got Wolves away from danger, but he doesn't seem to know how to deal with our lot. The chopping, and changing drastically is usually a sign of someone who isn't sure of what to do for the long term.
Good video. Correct me if I’m wrong but I’m sure you guys were pumping up Tim’s tyres since he has been with us and gave our transfers a huge ✅. I know hindsight is a wonderful thing . Surely we have an opposition analyst that watches all our upcoming opponents games - if not that is deplorable. Did you see Uncle Bruno plead the 5th for every question he was asked in Brazil for his hearing - guess that’s a good sign of guilt . Finally I heard we are chasing a Brazilian Igor Jesus and are about to make an offer
Makes a change from getting told I hate Steidten I guess 😂 I don’t think I’ve ever been able to win with my views on Tim - I’ve always had good, bad and wary and still do but I had a bit of an opinion of him pre West Ham, which many didn’t and I think they assumed I was just making stuff up - especially since I wouldn’t credit him (totally) for Leverkusen.
Ok, easy way out if Lopetegui walked of own accord, but would rather we be damn decisive for a change and sack him now so that we can have the international break to get a new coach in. Lost any hope Lopetegui can turn this mess around, just more chopp and changing to no real effect except utter confusion and loss of confidence for players and fans.
I think the Supporters are more or less singing from the same Hymn Sheet just now in that none of us are sure about Julen Lopetegui - trying to be positive I'll say our opening performances against Manchester City , Crystal Palace , Brentford and Ipswich looked encouraging and of course we rode our luck against Manchester United - everything else has been.....well......shyte . I think we may see improvement when Fullkrug gets fit AND we play with three at the back . In order to get the best out of Wan-Bissaka and Emerson we HAVE to go 3 at the back with Alvarez playing as some type of sweeper role ala 2nd half vs Manchester United . There's no point playing Kudus out left , he just doesn't like it so he either gets dropped or plays a No8 or No10 type role - it's a choice between him and Paqueta currently - one makes way for the other . Left Wing - Summerville /Antonio - CF - Fullkrug - RW - Bowen . We haven't had a focal point up front and that needs addressing - so get Fullkrug fit or buy in January . The problem Sullivan has is when to pull the trigger , when is too late ? Time to start thinking .
I don’t like firing managers, especially in the first half of the first season. But, Julen demonstrably displays that he can’t solve this puzzle, and is out of ideas. I don’t think he knows what he’s doing, and that’s not going to just happen out of the blue. We have decent players but they look like pub league players. I don’t think it’s a case of seeing nothing from Lopetegui, it’s that we’re seeing less than nothing. We’re worse than last season, arguably with better players. Sure, things are always circumstantial, but there’s ’shit happens’, and there’s ’not being able to roll with shit happening’. Our coach is doing the latter. If we could see what he was trying to do, if there was a plan on view that just hasn’t clicked yet that we can see, then I’d say keep going. But he looks lost and I think he needs to leave, unfortunately.
Re Bowen as captain, it must be really tough for him being new to the role and having a new manager whose ideas are clearly pish and having to walk the line between supporting him and enforcing his ideas. He probably clearly knows those ideas are crap and don't work and all the lads who are his mates also know don't work and it's going through the motions until common sense prevails from the boardroom. I'm not sure even a Roy Keane leads a mutiny against the manager
I still believe in the squad. When you go down the position list there is very solid quality, but it’s hard to sit here and say they’re not being misused by JL and the culture has taken a massive hit.
Got to sack him but I don’t believe Tim would be allowed to get his man it would be another cheap appointment by the poisonous little dwarf that owns us
@@MarkChippers2193 because if it wasn’t for Tim, we would never have signed the likes of Kudus. Not every signing has been perfect but I believe he was also the one that got Amorim to fly over for a conversation and the greedy goblin turned him down. Had Steidten had his way, he would be our manager and not United’s
The only reason to give him another game is to avoid a caretaker and use that time to line up the next manager & backroom staff. BTW Fullkrug in the dug out for the Man U game, but as he was injured playing for Germany then are they not somewhat responsible to provide his medical assistance? I can see the club may not want that
We are in big trouble make no mistake. Unless we make a tough decison we are going down. We need Moyes to come in and sort this out again.......and Lampard as his no. 2
Typically for us we have done a half arsed job . If you employ a Director of football, then they should set the playing style, sign the players AND APPOINT THE MANAGER! We appoint a Director of football and make him operate with one hand behind his back by not allowing him the manager he needs.
🇯🇲 Yes, Geo, we were in a good position, but Miyes was being a NARCISSIS, NOT PLAYING PLAYERS IN THEIR CORRECT POSSESSION AND HAVING THE HUMP WITH TIM. Not to mention his STYLE OF PLAY WAS SOOOO HARD TO WATCH. Just my thoughts ⚒️⚒️⚒️
No players can play this system, we could have van dyke and haaland and 2 Declan rices and they couldn’t play it, he is trying a system NO ONE plays because it’s impossible to play
I'm keen to keep Lopetegui and i want him to succeed, but what is he doing? its almost as bad as under Moyes. We are still better than we were under Moyes in 2024, but we are so disjointed. As Geo keeps saying Moyes had credit in the bank, Lopi has none. Its that bad, questions are being asked of Steidten and Sully, I'm afraid he's a dead man walking. Always great to hear your and Frankies views.
Said it before, was underwhelmed by his appointment. Seen nothing to give me any confidence that things are getting better. Sorry but we need to bite the bullet and change him now. But who we get in is another question i dont trust our board to get right.
After the big rebuild, I thought it would take until the Christmas period to click, but we are nowhere near, and it doesn't look like it will happen. Lopetegui has had all summer and up to now to at least get the players understanding his system, but it's not happening. He doesn't even know his starting 11 yet. We are going to lose a lot of players who are out of contract in the summer, and if we finish low in the table, we will lose a lot more who want to be playing at the highest level. That means another rebuild and a season of adjusting. I think it's best for all if we part ways with Lopetegui now rather than later
I have a hard time giving Steiden any blame here. We have to believe he went out and got the players Loppy requested. AWB was brought in and initially used as a traditional Rb. Loppy has since moved him into more of an offensive player. Loppy hasn’t used the ingredients he requested correctly. Summerville. Even Soler. Steiden has brought in the quality of players to West Ham that wouldn’t have came here before. On paper we have a very good squad. Loppy keeps pooping on the paper.
We are a massive club, a bigger club than Flopi can handle. We have some really good players who haven't got a Scooby about his tactics. If we stick with him we are doomed.
Regardless of the result from Everton game, I think this international break is Sullivans last chance to get out with some credibility. He can sack him now and say” It wasn’t working so I took action” and we would all respect that. Keep him beyond the international break and we are in for shit season and Sully knows he will cop heat for it
I really hope Tim Steidten hangs in there to see this project through to eventual fruition. Lopi is ridiculously poor by anyone’s standards as a Coach. This wasn’t Tim’s fault. Not getting Duran across the line wasn’t Tim’s fault. The buck of responsibility in all of these failures falls on that non-footballing genius David Sullivan, who simply finds it impossible to fully delegate without interfering, and in doing so usually screwing everything up in the process. As long as he continues to oversee this Club, we will always be, despite our incredible large fan base, a sleeping potential giant.
Think the main problem of Lopetegui, he is trying so hard be liked by the fans, that forgot most important to be liked by a players and to make them work.
We need someone who is purely tactical adept, the transfers are not too bad over the years, but we keep playing weird systems and square pegs in round holes, i dont even care if ive never heard of the manager, roll the dice
Jlo stays unless there is a plan. Our board. A plan. Hmm. Not sure I can see where any of this is going. Easy for the board to sit back and let JLo dig some more holes, but hoping they use this time to find an alternative that isn't Graham Potter, Eden Terzic or Benitez...
I didn't want him, don't want him but let us just see where we are after Christmas. It has been a tough start . He doesn't fill me with confidence but let us see how we do against the rest of the Also rans. COYI⚒️
Okay, the points tally thus far 12 points (6 points behind 7th place Fulham) IF we'd hired a manager with a clear plan, who didn't play out of position, was more proactive with starting line ups when they hadn't worked the previous game and hadn't alienated seemingly the entire squad, we'd think 12 points ain't great but we can see a process. BUT There's no process/plan/strategy/man-management skills as far as Lopetegui concerned, sack him now!
Most fans seemed to say before season started that they were prepared to give up on this season so everyone can gel. Now it is "sack him". Good God, people are mentioning MOYES for effs sake.
This is the most unmotivated I have felt about West Ham even under Grant I did not feel this flat. All enjoyment has been sucked out. Every performance is getting successively worse., no team deserves to be in the premier league. With this clown staying up relies on there being three worse teams. If this continues he will drive out Kudos and Bowen. We can all see what's going wrong time for the board to act irrespective of the Everton result
Wish I had a wedding to boost my moral after that shit this weekend. But I’ve already got a Mrs. and she just picks on me for West Ham performing so poorly. 😂 Huge congrats on your upcoming ceremony!
Must sack even if we get a single or series of miracle wins. But, what would be a rational choice for Sul is an even more worrisome thought. Don't matter who he lays claim to from transfer window. COYI ⚒️
I agree that Moyes had one game to save his job and went on to progress well, but he had a philosophy Loppy football is schizophrenia football. It's all over the place. He has to go and unfortunately I think we'll lose Vs Everton. For me, looking back at our performances, I think we couldn't argue the fact that we could easily be sitting on 3 points. AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE BABY NEWS AND THE WEEKEND! I hope we win for us fans obviously but mainly for you and your better half 😉
How can it be putting personal opinion before the football club if you think us losing and him being sacked is what is best for the football club? You can easily twist it the other way and say that you’re putting your desire for three points and bragging right over Everton before what is best for the football club. I know that’s not how you feel but i think everyone wants what is best for West Ham and that is not necessarily 3 points this weekend and a stay of execution for Lopotegui.
I really feel we don't have the players/squad to actually do any better than we are. Can you see these players (2nd oldest squad in the prem) being fast enough to compete in the top half of the PL? Our MF is full of carbon copies... Our defence is one of the worse statistically in the league. Our forwards: Antonio, Ings and Fulkrug...Combined age 97 years old.
If we believe what we read and he loses against Everton then he’s sack. Which would be a very tough start for the next manager, Newcastle and Arsenal. New manager will likely have 2 losses from first 2 games. Should have gone after the Tottenham game
As much as I hate the idea of hiring new managers because you just don’t really know what you’re going to get in the end, I unfortunately don’t feel we have a manager now. Sack…
Omg Richard Keys has piped up again, saying he has no sympathy for West Ham and suggests Frank Lampard as a managerial solution, this guy, my God he really hates us..!
He has had 3 months it's just plain to see. It's down to the board and Sullivan to twist or stick. But I guarantee sticking with him will be a disaster. Even if we beat Everton nothing will change Newcastle and Arsenal will thrash us. It's odds on High press is not working, it's like he wants to play like Arsenal or City but it's just half done that leaves huge gaps for the opposition to have a field day. Sullivan will drag it on, you just know it
Lopetagui needs to go now, Sullivan needs to go. The club did have a good base to go forward had the signings and head coach appointments been correct. Missing out on Duran and Amorin shows how bad Sullivan is.
Good video guys,this manager is a total bluffer,it was clear since day1,I am disappointed in myself that it took me until the chelsea game to see it. If you look at his career his only real success was Seville when he inherited Emerys side, as I said a total dud and bluffer
I really hate the whole "you have to win the next game to save your job", that comes along Every Time there is a bad run of results. If he has decided to replace the manager because of lack of performances and results then why would a 1-0 victory against a poor side at home change that, it just reeks open owner being content with mediocrity at best so long as he can save a few quid.
I would like a younger manager that can inspire our players. Edin Terzic seems like he could do that. If you listen to him speak he is a smart guy that players will listen to. Even comments from Dortmund fans that I’ve seen on TH-cam are asking him to come back to dortmund.. I know it’s not the best way to gauge the opinion of an entire fanbase but I’m not sure how pragmatic he really is. But if one YT channel says it then everyone just jumps on the bandwagon. Dortmund scored 75,85,83, and 68 goals each season from 2021-2024 in Bundesliga..
Oi, I’ve not jumped on any bandwagon thank you - I said this about him back in the summer too! Did I watch Dortmund every week? Absolutely not, about once a month in the league and a handful of Champions League matches during the knock out stages
Sadly he has to go ASAP it’s clear as day he’s not the right man for this job he won’t turn this around he’s lost the players already yet another Sullivan fuck up master class, 1 step forwards 7 back
the deadly duo are back lol,if loppy had brought a different more attacking style then i would be happy to give him more time but this is nothing football worse than moyes and i hated moyes football
I got story about geo which he mot mentioned before. I commented on a video years ago I can’t get tickets to a West Ham match because I a, in a wheelchair and he told me to email him and he got someone West Ham to phone my daughter nd we got tickets and I emailed him to say thank you and said my daughter have to push me nut I pro,miss it was just a joke but when we went down to hotel reception at Westfield someone from West Ham was there and they pushed me all the way into the ground so my daughter could walk with me and not push
On way to ground geo met us on the bridge as sutprise and gave me a hammers chat badge and scarf and wouldn’t taken anything from me to pay
If he didn’t sort I don’t think I would have ever got as I emailed West Ham but they didjt reply but geo got someone to phone my daughter and he probably won’t remember me but I never forgotten
Wish I could send more but am on benefits but hope everyone puts in one pound but I wanted to say thank you for what you did
Wow what an amazing story. Well done Geo
Love that. What a legend. Well done Geo and glad you had such a special day :)
Course I remember you both and I’ve not mentioned it before because then you do it for the wrong reasons Imo, I didn’t even do anything, just messaged someone at the club but thank you. Hope you and your daughter are well.
Love this ❤❤
Geo is a legend
Geo congratulations on your upcoming wedding and on the baby, Hope you have an amazing weekend mate you deserve it, COYI
Thank you, very kind of you.
@HammersChat my pleasure brother
Ithink we need to give Sullivan credit. You're right Geo, the club was split with Moyes. But Sullivan now has us all united as he's got a manager in which no one wants
I’ve never understood the “1 match to save their job” warning, it’s hardly like Soppy Loppy is going to think “ok now I have had the warning I will set up the guys properly and stuff the opposition “ madness
Its also a joke because lets say we play terrible but Everton play worse is that really a reason to keep a manager.
Give Lopetegui time ? He has been given more time by the supporters and the board than he deserves .
He has conned himself into a job that he is unsuited and incapable of performing with archaic and thoughtless
tactics .
Any more time would find us in the relegation zone .
Frankie the guy I most look forward to
Cheers Jay 😂
I was more optimistic than others when I saw JLo was the favourite for the job, hoping given time he could turn us into the Premier League’s equivalent of Sevilla and he did do a good job at Wolves. If money was no object he wouldn’t have been my number 1 target and as I made clear before he got the job I wanted a “winner”, such as the likes of Mourinho, Sarri, etc., as for me that’s the only way that’s an “upgrade” on Moyes. Sadly it hasn’t proven to be the case and I can’t see him taking us any further than 12th in the table and even that’s arguably being generous. We’ll beat the crap teams, get the odd point or 3 against the other mid table teams and lose to the teams in and around the European places. He’s tactically naive and not a good man manager and I think it’s time we let him go and get the right man in this time. I think the biggest concern is even JLo, let alone Sullivan, made better signings than what our worshipped director of football has. JLo wanted Kilman and Rodriguez and Kilman. Sullivan was supposedly responsible for Wan-Bissaka and Summerville. Meanwhile other than Tobido Tim was responsible for Guilherme, Dinos and Fullkrug. Other than being a better negotiator than Sullivan I really don’t get all the fuss over this bloke.
I would like to take a risk and make a number of points:
1. First, on a positive, many congratulations to Geo on his marriage and his baby - great events!
2. The warnings signs were apparent very early: J.Lo. completely fails to communicate effectively at press conferences, and I saw that Kudos, for one, looked "fed-up", a sign that he was not buying into a system he doesn't understand. If you cannot inspire at a press conference, imagine what it's like at training sessions and in the dressing room. I wrote to Karen Brady, whom I admire, and raised my concerns, offering to make some recommendations of communication coaches (P.S. I'm half Basque and speak English and Spanish - and some German - to at least get everyone singing from the same song sheet. Unfortunately no response.
3. Geo is right, there is no template, no core plan. It's OK to vary tactics from match to match, but there must be a recognizable style running match to match. There is none.
4. It is simply not acceptable, to have such a collection of talent, and not be able to harness their energy and enthusiasm. J.Lo. should stay just long enough to identify a new manager with a clear style that can release our talented group.
5. I want to see the youth brought through now! It is not possible to spend so much money on one of the most talented Brazilian youngsters and not give him some regular minutes.
6. Discipline: we are picking up too many yellow cards for silly tackles or in the Kudos`case, frustration.
7. It is ESSENTIAL that there is a demonstrable and visible unity between the management team: all believing in the defined playing style, extending down through the youth and female teams.
8. The upper management must act now!
2. No surprise there
Congrats Geo on both wedding and baby news hope your week goes well mate - love your content and input and love the dynamics with both Gonzo and Frankie good luck mate
Thank you Michael, very kind of you, chaotic couple of months coming up but let’s have it!!
Frankie - the voice of reason 🙌 (not saying you aren't too Geo BTW).
I'm no football tactician, don't have any coaching badges or anything like that, so I probably have no right to comment.
But, it seems to me players should play in the position that they are most comfortable in and that they have developed to become.
Those players should then have some consistent time together on the pitch so they can get to know each other's strengths, etc, and bond together.
Then you play to the strengths that come to the fore and mould your team around that.
Messing the positions of players week on week doesn't help any team.
A manager playing their preferred system, regardless of the players abilities to execute that system, is rather back to front thinking.
I was expecting much more from Lopetegui.
He now seems as inflexible as Moyes was but in a different system.
Just like Moyes, he will get lucky results sometimes, but it isn't a sustainable, growth orientated, plan.
I doubt the board will get a good manager in anyway. Sack Lopetegui certainly, but who will come for the job, and would Sullivan pay out to do the right thing and get the right man? Could any new manager get us the upward league momentum we want as fans in the current club structure.
We call ManU a basket case of a club, is the WHU board thinking ManU model is the one to follow rather than Liverpool?
Confusion is the only constant at the moment.
Ian - you always have a right to comment, you are a fan.
If that was the rule then we can’t discuss food unless we are a chef, films unless we are a director or the government unless we are a politician
Great video guys. Best wishes for the weekend Geo, hope all goes well.
Thank you Graeme, very kind of you
The biggest problem with West Ham and the manager is David Sullivan.i can’t see him sacking him and who’s free and for free available to take over
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Good luck on Saturday - I hope you get everything you wish for! 😊
The careful what you wish for mob will certainly on their soapbox wagging their finger with glee, but they’ll be wrong. Moyes wasn’t fired. His contract wasn’t renewed. And if we had, he’d have been with us for another 2 to 4 years. It was the right time to move on for the club for the fans and for him.
Id rather see Lopetegui go than Steidten!
It’s a lot cheaper as well.
p.s. Congratulations , Geo - I'm from North Wales originally now live in NW Scotland for these past 36 years - Ships that pass in the night , eh ?
If u played and you new if you lose the manager goes do u try if ur not happy with his tactics.
yeah,not exactly sure either,but i think we might have been seeing a bit of that already
The ironic thing is before Lopetegui was hired, I read and watched some people say online that Lopetegui was a "players' coach." Seems like that was all BS and those people were so wrong haha.
I was like geo , I never wanted this guy, but no I will him a chance and see what happens, but seems it’s not working, we seem worse than last season under moyes , I ve even said on previous video let’s give him till November and see well November is here and it’s time to go, we was lucky with pen in Man U game , players look lost with his system and they seem they given up with his tactics, loppi out and Sullivan and go with him
If anyone is in doubt regarding Lopeteguis future on whether he should stay or go just watch the latest analytics united video, it’s a sublime watch and says it all. My opinion… he is genuinely clueless
I watch them and Babbling Irons bit prefer Babbling irons as i understand it 😂
@@ralphenjoyingthesun4233 you do need a phd in Astro physics to follow the lads but they are utterly brilliant!
It's a shame it's got to this .The warning signs were evident in the friendlies, but it looked like Lope was a safe pair of hands after he got Wolves away from danger, but he doesn't seem to know how to deal with our lot. The chopping, and changing drastically is usually a sign of someone who isn't sure of what to do for the long term.
Good video.
Correct me if I’m wrong but I’m sure you guys were pumping up Tim’s tyres since he has been with us and gave our transfers a huge ✅. I know hindsight is a wonderful thing .
Surely we have an opposition analyst that watches all our upcoming opponents games - if not that is deplorable.
Did you see Uncle Bruno plead the 5th for every question he was asked in Brazil for his hearing - guess that’s a good sign of guilt .
Finally I heard we are chasing a Brazilian Igor Jesus and are about to make an offer
Makes a change from getting told I hate Steidten I guess 😂 I don’t think I’ve ever been able to win with my views on Tim - I’ve always had good, bad and wary and still do but I had a bit of an opinion of him pre West Ham, which many didn’t and I think they assumed I was just making stuff up - especially since I wouldn’t credit him (totally) for Leverkusen.
Ok, easy way out if Lopetegui walked of own accord, but would rather we be damn decisive for a change and sack him now so that we can have the international break to get a new coach in. Lost any hope Lopetegui can turn this mess around, just more chopp and changing to no real effect except utter confusion and loss of confidence for players and fans.
Have to say been loving the geo and franky shows keep them up boys 👍
Thank you Charlie, here to stay!
Good show, but I feel the need to elaborate on some of your points, not good in front of a camera though, we shall see.
38:36 completely agree with the closing comments Geo.
Spot on.
Good luck for Saturday, sir. All the best to you both.
I think the Supporters are more or less singing from the same Hymn Sheet just now in that none of us are sure about Julen Lopetegui - trying to be positive I'll say our opening performances against Manchester City , Crystal Palace , Brentford and Ipswich looked encouraging and of course we rode our luck against Manchester United - everything else has been.....well......shyte .
I think we may see improvement when Fullkrug gets fit AND we play with three at the back .
In order to get the best out of Wan-Bissaka and Emerson we HAVE to go 3 at the back with Alvarez playing as some type of sweeper role ala 2nd half vs Manchester United .
There's no point playing Kudus out left , he just doesn't like it so he either gets dropped or plays a No8 or No10 type role - it's a choice between him and Paqueta currently - one makes way for the other .
Left Wing - Summerville /Antonio - CF - Fullkrug - RW - Bowen .
We haven't had a focal point up front and that needs addressing - so get Fullkrug fit or buy in January .
The problem Sullivan has is when to pull the trigger , when is too late ?
Time to start thinking .
Players don't seem to want to play for him , they do their best to get red carded. Seems they are saying get me out of here.
Congratulations on the wedding and Baby Geo 🎉
I don’t like firing managers, especially in the first half of the first season. But, Julen demonstrably displays that he can’t solve this puzzle, and is out of ideas. I don’t think he knows what he’s doing, and that’s not going to just happen out of the blue. We have decent players but they look like pub league players. I don’t think it’s a case of seeing nothing from Lopetegui, it’s that we’re seeing less than nothing. We’re worse than last season, arguably with better players. Sure, things are always circumstantial, but there’s ’shit happens’, and there’s ’not being able to roll with shit happening’. Our coach is doing the latter. If we could see what he was trying to do, if there was a plan on view that just hasn’t clicked yet that we can see, then I’d say keep going. But he looks lost and I think he needs to leave, unfortunately.
Very balanced analysis, I agree mate.
32:01 saf Was nearly sacked unlike what he did. I cannot see that happening though
Re Bowen as captain, it must be really tough for him being new to the role and having a new manager whose ideas are clearly pish and having to walk the line between supporting him and enforcing his ideas. He probably clearly knows those ideas are crap and don't work and all the lads who are his mates also know don't work and it's going through the motions until common sense prevails from the boardroom. I'm not sure even a Roy Keane leads a mutiny against the manager
I still believe in the squad. When you go down the position list there is very solid quality, but it’s hard to sit here and say they’re not being misused by JL and the culture has taken a massive hit.
Well he lasted 14 games at Real Madrid, this is our chance to beat real madrid at the sacking game
😂😂😂
Sack for sure, time isn't the issue. Sullivan is the real issue
All the best on your upcoming wedding geo . Happiness to you and yours . Irons
Got to sack him but I don’t believe Tim would be allowed to get his man it would be another cheap appointment by the poisonous little dwarf that owns us
Looks like Steidten is gone in the summer anyway
@@willdoyle6952can’t really blame him can you. Must be difficult working for that little c**t
100 %
After the Dinos, Guilherme and Fullkrug signings why should Tim be allowed to make any other decision?
@@MarkChippers2193 because if it wasn’t for Tim, we would never have signed the likes of Kudus. Not every signing has been perfect but I believe he was also the one that got Amorim to fly over for a conversation and the greedy goblin turned him down. Had Steidten had his way, he would be our manager and not United’s
This is daja vou, West Ham v Everton Moyes v Lampard. We scraped a win Lampard sacked, Moyes survived. History to repeat its self?
The only reason to give him another game is to avoid a caretaker and use that time to line up the next manager & backroom staff. BTW Fullkrug in the dug out for the Man U game, but as he was injured playing for Germany then are they not somewhat responsible to provide his medical assistance? I can see the club may not want that
We are in big trouble make no mistake.
Unless we make a tough decison we are going down.
We need Moyes to come in and sort this out again.......and Lampard as his no. 2
Typically for us we have done a half arsed job . If you employ a Director of football, then they should set the playing style, sign the players AND APPOINT THE MANAGER! We appoint a Director of football and make him operate with one hand behind his back by not allowing him the manager he needs.
Maybe Sullivan brought him in to unite the fan base? See, he cares really. What a guy
🇯🇲 Yes, Geo, we were in a good position, but Miyes was being a NARCISSIS, NOT PLAYING PLAYERS IN THEIR CORRECT POSSESSION AND HAVING THE HUMP WITH TIM. Not to mention his STYLE OF PLAY WAS SOOOO HARD TO WATCH. Just my thoughts ⚒️⚒️⚒️
No players can play this system, we could have van dyke and haaland and 2 Declan rices and they couldn’t play it, he is trying a system NO ONE plays because it’s impossible to play
Could you do a video on possible candidates to replace Lop?
I'm keen to keep Lopetegui and i want him to succeed, but what is he doing? its almost as bad as under Moyes. We are still better than we were under Moyes in 2024, but we are so disjointed.
As Geo keeps saying Moyes had credit in the bank, Lopi has none. Its that bad, questions are being asked of Steidten and Sully, I'm afraid he's a dead man walking.
Always great to hear your and Frankies views.
We were hopeless first 15 to 30 minutes under Moyes
Same under Lopetegui.
Only difference is more subs as far as I can see.
Said it before, was underwhelmed by his appointment. Seen nothing to give me any confidence that things are getting better. Sorry but we need to bite the bullet and change him now. But who we get in is another question i dont trust our board to get right.
After the big rebuild, I thought it would take until the Christmas period to click, but we are nowhere near, and it doesn't look like it will happen.
Lopetegui has had all summer and up to now to at least get the players understanding his system, but it's not happening. He doesn't even know his starting 11 yet.
We are going to lose a lot of players who are out of contract in the summer, and if we finish low in the table, we will lose a lot more who want to be playing at the highest level. That means another rebuild and a season of adjusting. I think it's best for all if we part ways with Lopetegui now rather than later
If we sack him we won't hire someone better... May as well wait till the summer now and look then, but personally I hope we don't get rid
I have a hard time giving Steiden any blame here. We have to believe he went out and got the players Loppy requested. AWB was brought in and initially used as a traditional Rb. Loppy has since moved him into more of an offensive player. Loppy hasn’t used the ingredients he requested correctly. Summerville. Even Soler. Steiden has brought in the quality of players to West Ham that wouldn’t have came here before. On paper we have a very good squad. Loppy keeps pooping on the paper.
Tim may have not made the best signings however, hes done the negotiating which we have been historically bad at
We are a massive club, a bigger club than Flopi can handle. We have some really good players who haven't got a Scooby about his tactics. If we stick with him we are doomed.
Geo everton are probably saying the same thing you cant get a easier game than west ham at the moment either.
I know but I think I mentioned this
You probably did geo but I didn't hear it but thanks for replying great video again mate
I can’t see changing
Spot Frankie .... Moyes was a miserable chancer who cost us tens of millions in wasted talent
27:33 absolutely
Watching Fulham v Brentford last night it shows how bad we are
Regardless of the result from Everton game, I think this international break is Sullivans last chance to get out with some credibility. He can sack him now and say” It wasn’t working so I took action” and we would all respect that.
Keep him beyond the international break and we are in for shit season and Sully knows he will cop heat for it
I don't think he will get sacked before christmas..no mater what happens. Sully gave pellegrini all the time and he was hopeless.
They did sack him in December though!
I really hope Tim Steidten hangs in there to see this project through to eventual fruition. Lopi is ridiculously poor by anyone’s standards as a Coach. This wasn’t Tim’s fault. Not getting Duran across the line wasn’t Tim’s fault. The buck of responsibility in all of these failures falls on that non-footballing genius David Sullivan, who simply finds it impossible to fully delegate without interfering, and in doing so usually screwing everything up in the process. As long as he continues to oversee this Club, we will always be, despite our incredible large fan base, a sleeping potential giant.
Amorim is the one West Ham interviewed first and should have got instead of Jlo Reallycrappy. 3-1 up in charge of Sporting atm against Man City.
4-1 😮
Cornet probably wanted to get away from Moyes!
Think the main problem of Lopetegui, he is trying so hard be liked by the fans, that forgot most important to be liked by a players and to make them work.
Yeah give him a few years. Always loved playing Millwall🙉🐵🙈
We need someone who is purely tactical adept, the transfers are not too bad over the years, but we keep playing weird systems and square pegs in round holes, i dont even care if ive never heard of the manager, roll the dice
Jlo stays unless there is a plan. Our board. A plan. Hmm. Not sure I can see where any of this is going. Easy for the board to sit back and let JLo dig some more holes, but hoping they use this time to find an alternative that isn't Graham Potter, Eden Terzic or Benitez...
I didn't want him, don't want him but let us just see where we are after Christmas. It has been a tough start . He doesn't fill me with confidence but let us see how we do against the rest of the Also rans. COYI⚒️
Bottom 3 at xmas and panic starts. The current bottom 3 look like can pick up points 🤷♂️
@Nick-ov8sm well if we match them we'll be fine. Then there is a window of opportunity ie the transfer window
Time is the only reason I can give myself to not want him sacked.
Okay, the points tally thus far 12 points (6 points behind 7th place Fulham)
IF we'd hired a manager with a clear plan, who didn't play out of position, was more proactive with starting line ups when they hadn't worked the previous game and hadn't alienated seemingly the entire squad, we'd think 12 points ain't great but we can see a process. BUT
There's no process/plan/strategy/man-management skills as far as Lopetegui concerned, sack him now!
Most fans seemed to say before season started that they were prepared to give up on this season so everyone can gel. Now it is "sack him". Good God, people are mentioning MOYES for effs sake.
Remember if he leaves there's only one other manager in the world. 😂
This is the most unmotivated I have felt about West Ham even under Grant I did not feel this flat. All enjoyment has been sucked out. Every performance is getting successively worse., no team deserves to be in the premier league. With this clown staying up relies on there being three worse teams. If this continues he will drive out Kudos and Bowen. We can all see what's going wrong time for the board to act irrespective of the Everton result
That’s how I felt at the tail end of last season. Can’t watch more negative football.
Wish I had a wedding to boost my moral after that shit this weekend. But I’ve already got a Mrs. and she just picks on me for West Ham performing so poorly. 😂
Huge congrats on your upcoming ceremony!
Must sack even if we get a single or series of miracle wins. But, what would be a rational choice for Sul is an even more worrisome thought. Don't matter who he lays claim to from transfer window. COYI ⚒️
I agree that Moyes had one game to save his job and went on to progress well, but he had a philosophy Loppy football is schizophrenia football. It's all over the place. He has to go and unfortunately I think we'll lose Vs Everton. For me, looking back at our performances, I think we couldn't argue the fact that we could easily be sitting on 3 points. AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE BABY NEWS AND THE WEEKEND! I hope we win for us fans obviously but mainly for you and your better half 😉
How can it be putting personal opinion before the football club if you think us losing and him being sacked is what is best for the football club? You can easily twist it the other way and say that you’re putting your desire for three points and bragging right over Everton before what is best for the football club. I know that’s not how you feel but i think everyone wants what is best for West Ham and that is not necessarily 3 points this weekend and a stay of execution for Lopotegui.
Todibo for captain , playing as a DM , he appears to have all the attributes of Rice .
I really feel we don't have the players/squad to actually do any better than we are. Can you see these players (2nd oldest squad in the prem) being fast enough to compete in the top half of the PL? Our MF is full of carbon copies... Our defence is one of the worse statistically in the league. Our forwards: Antonio, Ings and Fulkrug...Combined age 97 years old.
If we believe what we read and he loses against Everton then he’s sack. Which would be a very tough start for the next manager, Newcastle and Arsenal. New manager will likely have 2 losses from first 2 games. Should have gone after the Tottenham game
do you think Scamacca would of thrived under Lopetegui?
As much as I hate the idea of hiring new managers because you just don’t really know what you’re going to get in the end, I unfortunately don’t feel we have a manager now. Sack…
Did you delete my comment with link
Omg Richard Keys has piped up again, saying he has no sympathy for West Ham and suggests Frank Lampard as a managerial solution, this guy, my God he really hates us..!
So did Jeff Stelling,pair of arseholes😂
If he goes who replaces him ????
Rafa
He has had 3 months it's just plain to see. It's down to the board and Sullivan to twist or stick. But I guarantee sticking with him will be a disaster. Even if we beat Everton nothing will change Newcastle and Arsenal will thrash us. It's odds on
High press is not working, it's like he wants to play like Arsenal or City but it's just half done that leaves huge gaps for the opposition to have a field day.
Sullivan will drag it on, you just know it
He has to go. There is no tactics or formation or man management
Lopetagui needs to go now, Sullivan needs to go. The club did have a good base to go forward had the signings and head coach appointments been correct. Missing out on Duran and Amorin shows how bad Sullivan is.
Good video guys,this manager is a total bluffer,it was clear since day1,I am disappointed in myself that it took me until the chelsea game to see it.
If you look at his career his only real success was Seville when he inherited Emerys side, as I said a total dud and bluffer
It's not what hi😢s done its what he has not done,play with players playing in there best position
Talk sport telling us to give frank lampard a job if we sack j lo are they taking the piss???
I really hate the whole "you have to win the next game to save your job", that comes along Every Time there is a bad run of results. If he has decided to replace the manager because of lack of performances and results then why would a 1-0 victory against a poor side at home change that, it just reeks open owner being content with mediocrity at best so long as he can save a few quid.
Got to Sack him if we don't beat Everton & don't go for the cheap & cheerful option
Lopetegui must go.... it looks like his lost the dressing room. Discipline gone out of the window, which is frustration for the players.
I would like a younger manager that can inspire our players. Edin Terzic seems like he could do that. If you listen to him speak he is a smart guy that players will listen to. Even comments from Dortmund fans that I’ve seen on TH-cam are asking him to come back to dortmund.. I know it’s not the best way to gauge the opinion of an entire fanbase but I’m not sure how pragmatic he really is. But if one YT channel says it then everyone just jumps on the bandwagon. Dortmund scored 75,85,83, and 68 goals each season from 2021-2024 in Bundesliga..
So 2021/22 season he was technical director.. idk I’m not perfect with stats but you get my point lol
Oi, I’ve not jumped on any bandwagon thank you - I said this about him back in the summer too!
Did I watch Dortmund every week? Absolutely not, about once a month in the league and a handful of Champions League matches during the knock out stages
Sorry geo I wasn’t referring to you, I just meant if one person says it then everybody starts using that as an excuse not to bring him in
What we are seeing is circus Sullivan 🤡
Sadly he has to go ASAP it’s clear as day he’s not the right man for this job he won’t turn this around he’s lost the players already yet another Sullivan fuck up master class, 1 step forwards 7 back
Players skipped it
the deadly duo are back lol,if loppy had brought a different more attacking style then i would be happy to give him more time but this is nothing football worse than moyes and i hated moyes football
Steidten bought the right players but it was the dwarf that appointed JLo
Can’t 100% subscribe to this due to the timeline.
@@HammersChat yh thats fine. Ultimately steidten did not want lopetegui
With the few options out there for new management ,,would anybody feel bring back David Moyes?