‘We have to pull fans back together’ – Nuno has a ‘problem’ at West Ham

‘We have to pull fans back together’ – Nuno has a ‘problem’ at West Ham

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Before West Ham’s game against Brentford in London, there were empty seats. And a lot while the game is happening. even more so as the game came to an end.

After a truly awful 2-0 defeat that was easily 5-0, the left-leaning fans heckled their team.

Some fans are avoiding the venue because they are sick of the club’s operations.

Nuno Espirito Santo, the manager of the New Hammers, acknowledges that the players must work hard to resurrect the fans after three games and is yet to win.

The head coach’s after-game verdict was not intended to diminish this performance.

Not good enough, I guess. After two away games, the Portuguese, who was playing his first West Ham home game since Graham Potter’s replacement, criticized him.

“Fairly Brentford were the better team,” the player declared.

“I believe we are all concerned,” she said. Our own fans are concerned, as you can see. Fear turns into anxiety and silence. The players are relieved of that worry. There is a problem here.

It is understandable, I said. We must make changes, not ourselves. Fans must see something that will please them so they can support us and give us energy.

I fully understand, I fully understand, and I respect it. We must decide whether or not to alter it. The fans must come back together under the guidance of us.

West Ham only have four points from their first eight games, which places them 19th. They’ll also be playing in their next Premier League game against Leeds on Friday.

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West Ham’s performance?

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West Ham have lost five top-flight home games in a row for the second time in their history, losing both of their first five starts in April 1931.

For the first time in a league season, they lost their first four home games.

Under Nuno, who was fired as Nottingham Forest manager earlier this year, the Hammers had drawn against Everton and lost 2-0 to Arsenal in their opening two games.

Only Igor Thiago and Mathias Jensen scored from their 22 shots against Brentford, who provided little.

Keith Andrews, a rookie manager for the Bees, had not won a league game this season.

Jamie Carragher, a Sky Sports pundit, said, “West Ham were shocking and have been shocking for a while.”

At the start of the season, I felt for them. No matter what the manager, West Ham’s squad was always going to struggle because they couldn’t physically cope. They were utterly bullied by Brentford.

Gary O’Neil, the former Hammers midfielder, said: “I was persuaded West Ham would be fine before, but now I’ve seen that I have real concerns.”

They appear to be shot of confidence, but they don’t appear to be related.

Why did some West Ham supporters avoid the game?

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At London Stadium, there were a number of empty seats, some of them as a result of the most recent protests organized by supporters’ group Hammers United, which demanded that vice-chair Karren Brady and chairman David Sullivan step down.

The pair have been working with the club for 15 years, helping to transition the team from much smaller Upton Park to London Stadium, which hosted athletics at the 2012 Olympics and has a capacity of over 62, 000 football games.

However, many fans believe that Upton Park’s departure has left them with the loss of their essence. They recall that their old home provided a much better gaming environment, and that London Stadium’s covered athletics track also provided poor viewing for those in the elite.

About 3, 000 Hammers fans protested outside the director’s entrance prior to the defeat to Crystal Palace last month, which proved to be Graham Potter’s final game.

The supporters chanted for Sullivan and Brady to leave the team, saying promises had not been made, the squad had not been strengthened, the training facilities had not been improved, and the matchday experience had not been good.

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