West Ham’s poor form is ‘on Pellegrini’s watch’ says pundit
Manuel Pellegrini will be in charge during West Ham’s next match against Southampton on Saturday at St Mary’s. According to The Athletic, the Hammers’ 3-1 loss to Arsenal on Monday at the London Stadium hasn’t changed anything and so the decision makers are still backing Pellegrini as well as the players.
In our last five games at home we got one draw and conceded three goals in our last three
West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini
The east Londoners only have one win in their last 10 matches in the Premier League but Pellegrini will remain in the dugout for now.
The club has been reluctant in previous years to change personnel in the middle of the season and that is why they are not keen on following in the footsteps of Arsenal, Everton and Watford.
West Ham are just one point above the Premier League’s drop zone but Pellegrini is confident his team won’t be dealing with a relegation struggle this season.
The Chilean manager is more focused on fixing the team’s problems and continues to back his team despite the rough start to the campaign.
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"If you get one point from five games at home and concede three goals in three games, you can't expect them to be happy and not to boo.
"But I don't agree the fans are not behind the team. There are 60,000 here for every game.
“If they weren't behind the team, the stadium would be empty."
Following the dismissal of Unai Emery and Marco Silva from Arsenal and Everton respectively Pellegrini now poses as the likeliest manager to be sacked next.