West Ham’s next boss
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The silver lining would be that we wouldn't now be looking to replace a back up keeper as he would have been our first choice. :whistle:
Yarmolenko has been a bit sketchy.
Wilshere has played about 14 times since he signed and has contributed very little.
Anderson, Diop and Balbuena had a great first season but have regressed massively this time round.
Haller is a shadow of the player he was at Frankfurt.
Fornals and Ajeti has been anonymous.
Roberto and Sanchez could well go down as two of our worst ever signings.
So yeah, not a great reflection on the judgement of the management team.
After all, who's decision was it extend his contract?
:weep:
Roberto hardly covered himself with glory the season before, on loan at Malaga he conceded 51 goals in 34 games and spent the last three on the bench. Husillos was director of football that season but he didn't join until October so didn't actually sign Roberto.
The season before that he'd started as Espanyol's first choice keeper but was replaced after conceding 8 goals in two games. He played twice in the Cup conceding two goals to Alcorcon (2nd Div) over two legs (lost on penalties) and twice in La Liga conceding another four goals.
On that form I don't believe Pellegrini (or even Husillos) would have wanted Roberto ahead of Fabianski. His last league game was for Malaga in 30 April 2018, lost 2-1 away to Real Betis, but he played Cup games for Espanyol, last one was 30 January this year, lost 3-1 AET (4-2 agg) away at Real Betis.
I'm guessing he doesn't enjoy trips to the Benito Villamarín Stadium.
So that’s good enough for me.
And given how keen they were to sign Sanchez when seemingly the rest of the world could see what a joke he is, then it comes as no surprise to me that they rate Roberto also
The Spaniard has been talking about his his new life in China and it seems that he'd be up for a return to the Premier League in the future.
Rafa Benitez ?
The papers are on the train now, Pressure on Pellegrini will be massive now.
Rafa left Newcastle because they didn't "share his ambition" which I think is code for they wouldn't give him the transfer funds he wanted. He's not going to come back to the Premier League unless he gets a cast iron guarantee that he's going to get a big budget to play with.
We do better in the 2nd. level (2nd. Division/Championship) never staying there for more than 2 or 3 seasons. Maybe that's our level.
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I'm always interested in West Ham.