West Ham supervisor Julen Lopetegui has mentioned he can’t management hypothesis over his place after a shock win at Newcastle that will have strengthened his prospects of staying on the membership.
Reviews earlier than the Hammers’ 2-0 victory at St James’ Park prompt Lopetegui’s future could be determined by the 2 video games after the worldwide break, with the Guardian claiming that former Borussia Dortmund supervisor Edin Terzic was being thought-about as a possible substitute, alongside “inside checks” by West Ham on Kasper Hjulmand, Roger Schmidt and Sebastian Hoeness.
“My life is like this – I’m a coach,” Lopetegui mentioned after his facet’s third win in 12 matches since his arrival in July. “We don’t take into consideration this; we take into consideration what we will do to enhance the group, figuring out that we now have quite a lot of issues to enhance. The one factor that’s beneath our management is to have the ability to play soccer.”
Tomas Soucek’s first-half header and Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s strike after the break gave West Ham victory away for the primary time since beating Crystal Palace 2-0 on August 24.
Their triumph at Selhurst Park was their solely win of their first six league video games beneath the Spaniard, who has beforehand managed Porto, Spain, Actual Madrid, Sevilla and Wolves and oversaw a major summer time spending spree.
“Our large problem is to be an excellent, sturdy group.” 💪
Julen Lopetegui says there’s no level enthusiastic about the long-term future after West Ham’s 2-0 win at Newcastle 💭 pic.twitter.com/t8pWgNscNk
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) November 25, 2024
Newcastle vs West Ham: ‘Now we have to consider’
“We’re pleased for the gamers as a result of they want this type of feeling as a group, to consider that we’re in a position to do properly as a group,” Lopetegui mentioned after West Ham moved six factors away from the relegation zone and 4 behind sixth-placed Tottenham.
“They confirmed that they can battle for issues, that we’re in a position to have this stage. After you win, you possibly can lose – that is the Premier League. However we now have to consider in ourselves and that we’re in a position to win these sorts of matches. I’m pleased for the followers too, as a result of Newcastle is so removed from London.”
Proper-back Wan-Bissaka netted his first objective for the membership since signing from Manchester United for £15 million in August.
The 26-year-old will likely be a part of a defence concentrating on a 3rd consecutive clear sheet when fourth-placed Arsenal arrive on Saturday (5.30pm GMT) on the London Stadium, the place West Ham are three video games unbeaten.
🗣️ “It’s only a actually fascinating run that you simply don’t see full-backs make”
A more in-depth take a look at Aaron Wan Bissaka’s objective vs Newcastle 🕷️ pic.twitter.com/K8tVUPio7T
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Wan-Bissaka: ‘We have to push on’
“Because the ball got here to me, I needed to only hit it as quickly as attainable,” Wan-Bissaka mentioned of his objective, chatting with the membership’s official web site. “That’s what I did and fortunately it went in off the publish. I loved the celebrations as properly.
“I really feel like a outcome like this has been coming. We’ve been coaching very arduous – particularly over the break – and we got here [to Newcastle] and confirmed it. We are going to head into the sport towards Arsenal on Saturday with confidence and proceed to play collectively as a group.
“He [Lopetegui] has advised us that’s simply the beginning, and we have to push on from this outcome from right here and carry on going.”
