Lopetegui (sacked 8.1.2025)

[maverick180]

I was thoroughly looking forward to the start of this season

Was also prepared that things might take some time and wasn't expecting miracles over night What I didn't expect was a manager who after spending 6 weeks with the total dross he'd been left by Moyes would deem them fit to start in a premier league game And low and behold all of them played absolute shit

We're now 1 game in and none of our new players are any closer to bedding in or learning anything from their new team mates cos they barely spent a second on the pitch, half of them not at all I think it's gonna take somewhere between 6-10 games before we see the team anyone with an ounce of sense would play cos this bloke can't identify shit when he see's it I thought we was handed a miracle at half time when we went in level and low and behold he changed nothing I'm sure people are gonna make excuses for him and say it's too early to judge

But from what I've just seen today, this cսnt is David Moyes in a mission impossible mask

[Takashi Miike]

Not time to lock just yet ...lots of rumours there will be revelations from behind the scenes over the coming days/weeks....could still be plenty to discuss about his tenure.

Thought you were leaving for KUMB anyway?!

Fair enough.

If the moderators on here actually did their jobs and carded/ banned people for constant abuse, stalking and harassment, then perhaps this forum wouldn't lose contributors at such a high rate and would have more than about 30 active contributors. Just a thought.

there you go, I said he was a grass

[greenie1]

I now feel sorry for Lopetegui, thought this situation was handled appallingly by the club. Still, nothing new there.

[Manuel]

Sullivan chose Lopetegui bevause he was a Will Salthouse client?  You expect success without a plan, vision and an owner who also listens to his agent friends first, ignores the technical director and Noble to appoint the most important person in the set up, the head coach or manager.

Steidten is not without fault but is being set up as the scapegoat to deflect blame from Sullivan imo 

Mmmm, you might have a point but all a bit too much of a conspiracy and coming over as a know it all for my taste. Reality is none of us really knows what goes on.

[Come On You Irons]

Not time to lock just yet ...lots of rumours there will be revelations from behind the scenes over the coming days/weeks....could still be plenty to discuss about his tenure.

Thought you were leaving for KUMB anyway?!

Fair enough.

If the moderators on here actually did their jobs and carded/ banned people for constant abuse, stalking and harassment, then perhaps this forum wouldn't lose contributors at such a high rate and would have more than about 30 active contributors. Just a thought.

[Pub Bigot]

Sullivan chose Lopetegui bevause he was a Will Salthouse client?  You expect success without a plan, vision and an owner who also listens to his agent friends first, ignores the technical director and Noble to appoint the most important person in the set up, the head coach or manager.

Steidten is not without fault but is being set up as the scapegoat to deflect blame from Sullivan imo 

 

Bingo!!!

[El Scorchio]

Sullivan chose Lopetegui bevause he was a Will Salthouse client?  You expect success without a plan, vision and an owner who also listens to his agent friends first, ignores the technical director and Noble to appoint the most important person in the set up, the head coach or manager.

Steidten is not without fault but is being set up as the scapegoat to deflect blame from Sullivan imo 

 

100% this

[stubbo-admin]

Not time to lock just yet ...lots of rumours there will be revelations from behind the scenes over the coming days/weeks....could still be plenty to discuss about his tenure.

Thought you were leaving for KUMB anyway?!

[Come On You Irons]

Time to lock this thread and put the ill feted tenure of 'loser Lop' behind us.

[Sir Alf]

Sullivan chose Lopetegui bevause he was a Will Salthouse client?  You expect success without a plan, vision and an owner who also listens to his agent friends first, ignores the technical director and Noble to appoint the most important person in the set up, the head coach or manager.

Steidten is not without fault but is being set up as the scapegoat to deflect blame from Sullivan imo 

[ragingbull]

This  is the first time i understood him.

[Monsieur merde de cheval]

Yeah fair play, that’s a classy statement. Good of him to thank the staff. To be fair he seems like a good bloke but just didn’t do a good job here. Whether he’d have turned it around eventually who knows, but it didn’t seem to be going in the right direction. 

Best of luck to him though. 

His English has certainly improved 

[Massive Attack]

Expect nothing less of the fella. Class till the end.

[El Scorchio]

Yeah fair play, that’s a classy statement. Good of him to thank the staff. To be fair he seems like a good bloke but just didn’t do a good job here. Whether he’d have turned it around eventually who knows, but it didn’t seem to be going in the right direction. 

Best of luck to him though. 

[Mad Ferret]

I find it really hard to feel sorry for that clueless wanker.

[Takashi Miike]

[goose]

Fair play to Lopetegui, his statement was very classy.

[LJC]

Any readers of KUMB sum up all that shit about stuff to come out about Tim? Can’t be bothered to read their 1500 post thread.

[Alfs]

Can't help but feel a bit sorry for Lop the way this has been handled.  

I'm sure the couple of million that he'll pocket will go some way to appease him.

[RootsRadical]

Me too, Sullivan is a horrible little cսnt!

[Tomshardware]

Can't help but feel a bit sorry for Lop the way this has been handled.  

[Massive Attack]

West Ham United did 

Oh ok, just as WHU wanted Wan-Bissaka too. 

[stubbo-admin]

West Ham United did 

[Massive Attack]

Whichever of them decided on bringing in Fullkrug, it did make sense. Lopetegui is a manager who traditionally likes to create chances via crosses. Fullkrug is a player who thrives on crosses. Should have been a good match. The issue was not having anyone to actually provide those crosses. All our wide players want to cut in and shoot and our full backs either can't do it (Emerson, AWB) or are simply past it (Cresswell and Coufal). Player signings have to be looked at holistically to make sure they fit the rest of the team and this obviously hasn't been the case, although perhaps Lopetegui and Steidten planned to bring in an attacking right back before Sullivan "gifted" them AWB.

Re an attacking right back we know that's the case....KWP. was chased for ages, until suddenly it was all about Salthouse's client.

Who wanted Walker-Peters?

[southbankbornnbred]

I'm happy with our best right back. He's a very fine player.

It would be nice to actually play him at right back, though.

[stubbo-admin]

Whichever of them decided on bringing in Fullkrug, it did make sense. Lopetegui is a manager who traditionally likes to create chances via crosses. Fullkrug is a player who thrives on crosses. Should have been a good match. The issue was not having anyone to actually provide those crosses. All our wide players want to cut in and shoot and our full backs either can't do it (Emerson, AWB) or are simply past it (Cresswell and Coufal). Player signings have to be looked at holistically to make sure they fit the rest of the team and this obviously hasn't been the case, although perhaps Lopetegui and Steidten planned to bring in an attacking right back before Sullivan "gifted" them AWB.

Re an attacking right back we know that's the case....KWP. was chased for ages, until suddenly it was all about Salthouse's client.