DBasia.news – The £100M has been spent by West Ham United management to recruit the players this summer. West Ham sporting director Mario Husillos was also recruited by the request of Manuel Pellegrini. Then, why West Ham still unable to win the 2018-2019 Premier League?
Four matches have gone and West Ham didn’t score any victory just yet against Liverpool (0-4), Bournemouth (1-2), Arsenal (1-3), and Wolverhampton Wanderers (0-1). The latter defeat was very disappointing, against a promotional team and in front of their fans.
The minor trend of The Hammers is unique. In fact, Pellegrini isn’t an ordinary manager and won the 2013-2014 Premier League with Manchester United, also won two League Cup trophies. He also had more experience of coaching River Plate, Villarreal, Real Madrid, Malaga, and Man City.
Jack Wilshere, Andriy Yarmolenko, Felipe Anderson, Lukasz Fabianski, Issa Diop are also extraordinary players.
The public is wondering what’s wrong with West Ham current performance. Pellegrini is also facing the firing option.
Last season, Frank de Boer got the firing hammer due to his failure to bring Crystal Palace to win the four initial matches of Premier League, and 7 consecutive defeats. Will Pellegrini experience the same thing? Definitely, he won’t do that.
De Boer
Pellegrini assumed, the fans are still remembering the memory from last season when West Ham played in the degradation zone in David Moyes’ era. However, according to Celtic and Blackburn Rovers striker, Chris Sutton, Pellegrini shouldn’t blame the past and move on to improve the current squad.
Then, what should Pellegrini do to prevent De Boer tragedy happens to him? Pellegrini should improve it quickly because this weekend, they will face the unbeatable team, Everton.
Fix the Defense
“It is worrying because defensively we’ve conceded 10 goals, we’ve only scored two and there’s also a lot of discussion about the midfield area,” said West Ham legend, Sir Trevor Brooking.
In four recent matches, Pellegrini didn’t have the confirmation of two central-back in West Ham. He rotated Angelo Ogbonna, Fabian Balbuena, and Issa Diop, the two latter names are new recruits. When Balbuena duet with Diop, West Ham defense wasn’t good. The same thing happened when Ogbonna played with one of them.
Certainly, Pellegrini should take action on this problem as soon as possible. Also, he has to decide whether to play high in the defensive line or not. West Ham’s defense is weak on him.
Playing in high line to dominate the game is risky due to the possibility of counter attack. The 0-4 defeat from Liverpool should be a learning for West Ham. If they are not sure about the strong communication, it’s advisable for West Ham to play in normal defensive line.
Improve the Spirit
The work ethic is a problem for West Ham since last season. From the health consideration, West Ham players are weak and can only play with high intensity for 65 minutes. Pellegrini should collaborate with the fitness coach Jose Cabello to enhance the determination of the players on the pitch.
The fans must be disappointed seeing the players are lazy to chase the ball or to hunt the opponent dribbling the ball. If this problem could be solved well, each line from the back to front will work well as a whole.
New Player Motivation
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This is an obligation for Pellegrini, applied to West Ham new players. If they performed under the standard, their performance will be a toxic for the teammates. Anderson, for example. He was purchased from Lazio worth £36M and should give more contribution compared the other players.
The same thing goes to Diop, recruited from Toulouse worth £22M. Besides, Pellegrini should be wiser to send them. It would be better to collaborate them with the senior player because no one can ensure a good communication between them when on the pitch.
Let’s see what AC Milan did last season. They spent huge budget for 11 players but failed to qualify the Champions League zone due to the UEFA sanction regarding the Financial Fair Play regulation.
Wilshere, Pellegrini’s trusted player could give the expected change to improve the performance of West Ham’s midfield.
Send Yarmolenko As the Starter
Michail Antonio hasn’t found his best performance, also Robert Snodgrass in the wing. Pellegrini must send Yarmolenko who has recovered from the injury and plays in the midfield list weekend in the international break with Ukraine national team.
The 28-year-old striker could be the answer for West Ham’s lack of the goal. His presence could help Javier Hernandez, Marko Arnautovic, or Lucas Perez to flexibly score the goal.
The role of a winger should be significant for the team performance to make sure the striker isn’t under pressure to score the goal. Don’t forget, West Ham have Fernandez the former goal machine of Manchester United and Arnautovic in his second season.