West Ham are backing under-fire manager Manuel Pellegrini despite their woeful start to the Premier League season, according to The Sun.
What’s the word?
Suffering defeat in all four of their league matches at the start of the 2018-19 season, West Ham are rooted to the bottom of the Premier League without a single point to their name – despite spending over £100m in a vast summer spending spree.
The new additions include the likes of Jack Wilshere, Andriy Yarmolenko, Felipe Anderson, Lukasz Fabianski and Issa Diop but they and the rest of the Hammers’ summer recruits have failed to inspire Pellegrini’s side on the field.
A crucial few months now lie ahead for West Ham before the next international break in November but tough tests are on the horizon, with Pellegrini’s side tackling Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham in their next five matches.
However, despite the concerning signs, vice-chairman Karren Brady has stated that Pellegrini still has the full support of the boardroom in comments made to The Sun.
What was said?
“Having decided we did not want to go through another season like the last one, the Board took action.
“We appointed a manager with the most successful career we have ever had in Manuel Pelligrini and spent over £100million on players he wanted that we all thought would improve the team considerably.
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“It hasn’t happened yet but I have complete faith that things will soon start to turn our way. The most important thing is to stick together. It takes time for a new team to gel, but gel they will and anyway targeting the manager or certain players will help no-one.
“As a club, we will stand by them all, confident that they have the makings of an excellent side. They need the encouragement of the many people, like the supporters and the Chairmen who love this club.”
The right call?
While the form book is worrying for West Ham, who have the worst defensive record of any side since the start of last season, backing Pellegrini is certainly the right call as it will take time for his new-look squad to fit together.
Lessons can be learnt from London rivals Arsenal, who are also battling to find their feet under new boss Unai Emery, while Everton showed last season that signing a wealth of new additions does not automatically result in a quick fix.
The Guardian stated earlier this summer that Pellegrini had signed a three-year deal worth £7m-a-year with the Hammers, and the club should stick with the intention of seeing the Premier League winning boss stay at the club for the duration of that contract.
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