West Ham United are currently in 17th place in the Premier League table.
John Hartson has told the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast, which was broadcast on TalkSPORT on 6th December, that he offered to become a coach at West Ham United.
Hartson would have liked to have gone in to help West Ham’s attacking players, but Slaven Bilic did not take him up on his offer.
Hartson’s statement comes just after the news that Rio Ferdinand has offered to become a defensive coach with the Hammers.
Bilic also rejected Ferdinand’s offer of help, and Hartson admits that it is the Croatian boss’s prerogative to turn down former Hammers players’ offers to help.
“I actually spoke to West Ham about going in and having a role, like Sheringham did,” Hartson said. “There was several names who put their names forward, but Slaven was pretty close with Dixey and he chose him.
“Rio has great experience and I’m sure their defenders would have loved to work with him, but it’s Slaven prerogative.”
Ferdinand offered West Ham his help, after his former side’s woeful start to the new campaign.
The Hammers are currently in 17th place in the Premier League table, and they are just one point above the relegation zone.
Bilic’s men have conceded nine goals in their last two matches, with the pressure now on them to get back to winning ways as soon as possible.
West Ham are next in action at the weekend, when they take on Liverpool at Anfield.
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