Julen Lopetegui bequeaths identity-free West Ham and major challenges to Graham Potter
West Ham were taken in by a deceptively strong CV. Lopetegui was fired by Spain on the eve of the 2018 World Cup, lasted 14 games at Real Madrid and is not remembered fondly at Sevilla despite winning the Europa League in 2020. They were told he had a history of falling out with people. It was not long before they realised they had made a mistake.
The red flags that ended Julen Lopetegui’s unhappy reign at West Ham
It will not be lost on fans of West Ham United that before he was sacked on Wednesday, Julen Lopetegui’s final game in charge – the end of a sorry, already regretted reign – came with David Moyes watching from the stands.
West Ham have sacked manager Julen Lopetegui after the heavy defeat to Manchester City left the club fearing a relegation ...
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West Ham and head coach Julen Lopetegui spent the past few days edging towards an inevitable exit, just eight months after his appointment ...
Football latest as West Ham cancel Julen Lopetegui's news conference, plus Spurs face Liverpool in EFL Cup semi-final.
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