West Ham sacked manager Manuel Pellegrini after Saturday’s 2-1
home defeat to Leicester left the Hammers just one point above the
Premier League’s relegation zone in 17th.
A run of just two wins in 14 games, including seven defeats in
their last nine league matches, saw patience run out with the
66-year-old former Real Madrid and Manchester City boss.
“It is with great disappointment that we’ve had to make this
decision,” West Ham joint-chairman David Sullivan said in a club
statement.
“Manuel is a gentleman and it has been a real pleasure to work
with someone of his calibre.
“However, it has become clear that a change is required to get
the club back on track in line with our ambitions this season.
“We felt it was necessary to act now in order to give the new
manager as much time as possible to try and achieve that goal.”
West Ham host Bournemouth, who sit one point and one place above
them in the table, on January 1.
Pellegrini has failed to provide enough of a return on a
significant transfer spend over the past 18 months with over £100
million ($130 million) splashed on the likes of Felipe Anderson,
Sebastien Haller, Pablo Fornals, Andriy Yarmolenko and Issa
Diop.
West Ham overcame a difficult start to finish 10th in
Pellegrini’s first campaign in charge and began this season
brightly.
After an impressive 2-0 win over Manchester United in late
September the Irons sat fifth in the table.
However, that was their last win at home and they have tumbled
down the table over the past three months.
“Playing at home, that’s where we should be getting the most
points and the manager is obviously disappointed with the
performances,” said goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, who has been
sorely missed through injury over the past few months.
“For some while we’ve not managed to get anything playing at
home.”
Fabianski saved an early penalty on his return to the side on
Saturday from Demarai Gray, but could still not inspire a
turnaround despite Leicester making nine changes.
Jamie Vardy was among those missing due to the birth of his
daughter, but Gray made amends for his earlier miss by scoring the
winner after Pablo Fornals had cancelled out Kelechi Iheanacho’s
opener for the visitors.
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