Slaven Bilic named as West Ham Manager (09.06.15)
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Like all teams we had moments of luck, but we also had moments of sheer brilliance. We have neither at the moment and we aren't even turning up for 45 minutes let alone the full 90.
I think Slav is right when he said, the stuff we were doing good is now below average, and the stuff we were average at last season is not there this season.
After all the best person to save us would be Tony Pullis.
It must be a local Iceland store because that's better than being manager of Iceland.
Don't tell me......
We need to look to gradually crawl before we can walk. 4/5 points would be ok. Obviously we'd all like 7 at least. But we have plenty of games left. 7/8 points from 9 games. Gradually get the confidence back.
I'd go with negative line-ups. Lots of defenders and midfielders and try and aim for 0-0/1-0 games. Stop going 4-2-3-1 and switch to 4-5-1.
has brookings gone commando ;puzzled
The side on Sunday was full of experience. Nordtveit, Reid, Ogbonna, Arbeloa. How many career appearances in that back four? Yet they defended like they'd never played football before.
The midfield is our first choice midfield five. All hopelessly out of form and playing like individuals. These are not promising youngsters. These are seasoned pros that know what is expected of them.
I can't see how we can suddenly expect dramatic improvement.
Trevor told Norwegian TV that he was at the Boleyn Ground at the end of last season and had a long chat with Slaven Bilic. According to Trevor, Bilic believed the Hammers had over-achieved and they needed this season to consolidate a mid-table position. But he told Morley that he and Julian Dicks did not want to leave the Boleyn Ground after such an unexpectedly successful season, and added that he could not say this publicly because it would have sounded stupid with all the enthusiasm surrouding the move.
He believed that the pressure on the players and manager to repeat last season's achievement in a new ground with a totally different atmosphere would be very difficult to achieve. Trevor said that Slaven seemed genuinely concerned about the short term move to the London Stadium but believed the long term prospects were good. I see Trevor Morley every week on Norwegian TV and he always speaks wisely about the Premier League and with great passion about West Ham. I believe what he said about Slaven is very credible. It may give a little glimpse of Slaven's mindset at the moment as his worst nightmare seems to be a distinct possibility.
I so much want Slaven to succeed and really hope we can get some good results in the next few games.
The question is about backing your man (because everyone can do that when things are going well!) and not stripping the players of responsibility, too often the manager is blamed for things going wrong and the players lauded when things are going well; it only reinforces advocating players not applying themselves in the right way, which should be the main concern but should also give us the most hope, that with some small adjustments on and off the pitch we can kick start our season. If the owners were to come out in public and to the players in private and gave their full support for Bilic, etc, etc then it would do a lot to help calm things down and get us united, which should be the main thing, especially after such a dysfunctional start to the season off the pitch.
Of course its difficult at the minute because it has been a really disenchanting run of results and performances but its still so early on in the season and we have lots of time to recover and still have a very good season. If we had...say, drawn three on the bounce, would people be happier?......of course...... but ultimately we would still only be three points (1 result) better off than where we are now. I believe Slaven is perfect for WHU in the short, medium and long term; its fundamental we all get behind him now because its a key moment for the club, do we keep faith? focus on the long term? on the bigger picture?; this squad has been in the works for multiple seasons and we've got a great foundation to build something special, changing manager would only set us back multiple seasons. Keep faith and things will recover.
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I like Bilic and want him to stay. I think he is a good fit for our club. Thinks are not right at the moment, but we must stick with him until at least Christmas.
I was crying out for a manager that would try and play exciting football, and Bilic has done that. One good performance and win against Boro and confidence will return.
Totally agree, UNITY is what we need now.
coyi coyi
Not only is Sam available but so is Steve Bruce and Alex McLeish.
Has it turned cold or is it just me?