Joey Barton and Robbie Fowler share their opinion on West Ham United.
West Ham have made a disappointing start to the 2017-18 Premier League campaign and have yet to win a single game this season.
The Hammers are at the foot of the league table at the moment, having failed to collect a single point from three matches.
The London club endured a disappointing 2016-17 season as well, and failed to finish in the top 10 of the Premier League.
Former Newcastle United and Queens Park Rangers midfielder Barton has said that West Ham lack an identity, and has also warned Slaven Bilic’s side against relegation.
“They lack identity as a team, and they lack the identity of a solid home ground to perform in,” Barton told talkSPORT about West Ham.
“I think the fans are struggling to adjust to the stadium. It’s a strange time for the football club and, if they don’t get it sorted pretty soon, you can be in the Championship before you can blink.”
“Going to the Olympic Stadium hasn’t helped them at all, they’ve just not been the same entity since leaving the Boleyn Ground,” added Barton.
“There is a bit of a disconnect with the fans, certainly in terms of the distance between the pitch and the seating areas.”
West Ham will return to action on Monday evening when they take on Huddersfield Town at the London Stadium in the Premier League.
Huddersfield, who won promotion the Championship at the end of last season, have made a strong start to the 2017-18 campaign.
Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler has suggested that manager Bilic could lose his job if the Hammers suffer a defeat to Huddersfield.
“Lose that and I am not sure I can see a way out of it for poor Slav, even if he is a great guy and a decent manager,” Fowler wrote in The Mirror.
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