Watch HITC Sport’s preview as West Ham United prepare to travel to face Swansea City on Boxing Day.
West Ham United travel to face Swansea City on Boxing Day looking to pull themselves even further away from the Premier League’s bottom three after a slow start to the campaign. But should Slaven Bilic even be the man to be under pressure?
HITC Sport’s James Rutherford and Michael Ramsey have suggested that the Croatian is paying the price for the Hammers hierarchy’s mistakes during the summer.
“It’s just poor recruitment. I think the owners really let Slaven Bilic down,” HITC Sport’s James suggested.
West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic
It is fair to say that only a couple of the summer acquisitions have really looked like they may have a long-term future at the London Stadium.
Manuel Lanzini is a player that the Irons supporters already know a lot about following his incredibly successful loan spell with the club last season.
Meanwhile, young striker Ashley Fletcher is perhaps the only other summer signing to make anything like a positive impact since his arrival at the club.
Simone Zaza has been one of several summer signings to have struggled since joining
But with the January window just around the corner, those who have failed to impress arguably have the ideal opportunity to change that as they face the team who are only off bottom spot in the division on goal difference on Monday.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, neither Michael or James are backing the Swans to come out on top for just the third time since Bob Bradley’s arrival.
To find out their thoughts in full as well as their predictions, watch the preview at the top of the page…
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