Nuno Espirito Santo was dealt with a tricky task upon walking into West Ham United, a side that consisted of broken hearts, shattered confidence barriers and a stone age regime that ultimately aspired for the depths of the relegation zone.
Upon joining West Ham, Nuno made it known that we needed to improve overall, but specifically, we needed to improve defensively. It took numerous games and trials, but eventually we got there. Injuries struck us below the belt, long-term injuries to Mavropanos and Scarles, as well as Diouf and Wan-Bissaka away at AFCON, West Ham inevitably struggled immensely… as anyone would!
January was when it all changed. Disasi was brought in on loan, which triggered the alarm bell for everyone else in the squad, and since then, it appears to have all changed, and Nuno, in the event West Ham stay up, has already made his ideas clear in what he’d want for the upcoming season.
Unsurprisingly, Nuno is very keen to see Disasi in a West Ham shirt next season and is in favour of lining him up alongside Konstantinos Mavropanos, who has turned a corner since Nuno’s arrival. This corner turned being executed to the highest of shocks, it has subsequently warranted the hierarchy to want to offer the Trojan Horse a contract extension, with his current deal running out in 2028.
The ideal central defenders Nuno would like to have at the club next year are Todibo, Disasi and Mavropanos.
Despite what many thought would be a hearty reunion, Nuno isn’t a fan of Max Kilman, and it has emerged between all parties that an exit in the summer will be the best for everyone. West Ham do not expect to recoup anywhere near the mad money that was paid for the Englishman initially, but are hopeful in recouping some funds, which will inevitably be put towards Disasi’s permanent deal.
Staying up will be crucial for the Hammers to stick with this plan, but once safety is secured, the plan of action will begin to form.
West Ham currently ranks 17th in the Premier League, but stands a mesmerising 5th in the Premier League table from January 17th onwards, achieving 18 points since then, just a mere three points from both Manchester City and Arsenal in the same time period.
Time will tell, but it's certainly encouraging for Hammers fans to see a foundation beginning to be laid.
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This is West Ham Louis
you no we can go on a run of losing every game from Monday onwards so until the last kick of the season i will be biting my nails and keeping away from what little hair i have left hoping that we achieve what looked like a nigh on mission impossible few months back...But this is why we love the club and would not have it any other way COYI
I still think the jury is still out
Im a big fan today but still recall some real howlers in selection and substitutions. Playing the two full backs out of position and persisting with SlowCzech in a very pedestrian side.
Im starting to warm to him, and even ol' Slowy, but I think a big point you have missed Louis is the arrival of Paco Jemez. He has forced Nuno to act more aggressive in attack.
Lets not count our Chickens just yet, we have 6 more cup finals to face and lets not underestimate the quality of the Spudz squad albeit devoid of any confidence, I fear they get just one win and things could rapidly change.