Pundit says he felt West Ham manager’s decisions against Tottenham made no sense.
While the Hammers suffered an early injury blow to Michail Antonio, Merson says he felt West Ham should have brought on Andre Ayew instead of Andy Carroll.
West Ham lost the game 3-2, but only managed to get back into it after Spurs were reduced to 10 men, with Merson commenting that he felt the scoreline ‘flattered’ the Hammers.
He said: “I thought Slaven Bilic made a bit of an error in that game because he started with Javier Hernandez up front and then when Michael Antonio got injured he brought Andy Carroll on.
“By starting Hernandez, it tells me Bilic thought he was going to cause Tottenham more problems with pace and movement in attack so why didn’t he bring on Andre Ayew to replace Antonio?
“With Carroll on the field I thought West Ham went from back to front too quickly. They would have worked on a game plan all week and it all went out the window when it could have stayed the same.”
Merson believes West Ham will have more success when they host Swansea City this weekend, and is tipping Bilic’s side for a 2-0 victory.
The loss to Spurs puts West Ham under pressure in the Premier League as they have only one win so far.
This has left them in 18th place, inside the relegation zone, with a goal difference of minus seven.
Opponents Swansea City are in 15th, but only have one point more than the Hammers.
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