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Towards the season coming to a close, it begins to raise the question whether Nuno, formally now known as ‘Luno’, should stay in charge in the event that the Hammers are relegated.

It has been said that if Nuno were to get relegated, that means the West Ham board would be able to release Nuno from his duties without compensation, but contrary to popular belief, this is incorrect. Whether West Ham stay up or get relegated, at the end of the season, the board will have an opportunity to ‘review’ Nuno and make a decision whether they want to keep or axe him, this is not dependent on relegation.

Whilst the board have yet to make a decision on Nuno, him getting the sack this season would be incredibly unlikely, despite at one point it was seemingly close, that is now no longer apparent.

With the o saco out of the question, if the Hammers stay up, should Nuno continue to stay in charge or should he even be considered to manage in the Championship? Whilst it may not be liberating for fans to imagine this prospect, it’s certainly something that could become apparent given the situation West Ham are in, but would he be the correct man to navigate the circus?

However, for the time being, Nuno is expected to manage the remaining 14 games of the season, 4 of which are against top six sides. It certainly won’t be a walk in the park, but the club has still been able to grasp the leash by its threads - LN

A game of two halves, a performance of relegation quality. A splendid first half from the Hammers with little to no fault, a half where Nuno set his side to defend but in a controlled manner, in a way which played Chelsea at their weaknesses and before you knew it, West Ham were 2-0 up at the break.

However, West Ham have struggled in the second half; it’s certainly not a new phenomenon and tonight has shown exactly that for the now heatbroken Hammers.

Nuno made the executive decision to substitute Max Kilman whilst the score was 2-1 to West Ham and unsurprisingly, the game ended 3-2 to Chelsea. Mavropanos being at fault prowesing as a Greek statue and refusing to jump for the ball, allowing Joao Pedro to score, with Max Kilman then taking credit for the other two, the second one being a tad unlucky, but the third one in extra time where he drifts away from the forward, giving them all the neccassiry means to make a pass and bang into the back of the net.

It’s simple Football in which the Hammers can’t work out. Why Nuno’s side consistently plays defensive Football whilst leading in a match, as the club doesn’t have the capabilities to do so. The players aren’t able to soak up the pressure to a successful level, and it’s not hard to tell that, on a countless number of occasions this situation has happened, and it’s ultimately Nuno throwing away crucial points which can effectively keep West Ham in the league.

That’s now 18 points lost from losing positions this season and it isn’t a surprise in the slightest. Garry Neville must be eating his hat after saying “You wouldn’t believe that this is a side in the bottom three”… you might be believing now!

Chelsea have never ever come back from being 2-0 down at the Bridge at halftime ever in their history, that has now changed.

To make matters worse, not only are vital points missed out on, but Jean-Clair’s French bust-up alongside Adama Traore as his cagefight partner decided enough was enough as Cucurella was sent to the floor and Joao Pedro was strangled. The Spaniard managed to hide away from VAR, but Todibo’s sending off has now left the Hammers to endure cataclysmic Kilman for five further games with no replacement in sight.

A half which was full of sunshine, rainbows and promising, admirable Football to a lacklustre, negative and half hearted Football. - LN

The Hammers have set their eyes on an array of different defenders throughout this window, and it appears we’ve aimed the bow at one individual, yet the arrow doesn’t seem to be very straightforward.

The Hammers have found their target, yet aren’t ready to fully commit. It appears at this moment in time that the deal will be concluded after the Chelsea game, which would be just two days before the Transfer window closes, it feels as if the Hammers only like to go for previous targets! The club have been knocking on Disasi’s door for numerous windows now and finally it seems like it’ll be across the line, unless Nuno and the club end up with cold feet.

A rather successful Aston Villa spell Axel Disasi had, but since returning to Chelsea, the 27 year old has been unable to receive any significant gametime and upon rejecting our Summer loan offer, it would result in him playing for Chelsea’s U21s. To make matters worse, whilst he was playing for the Chelsea first team squad, he was nicknamed Axel ‘Disaster’, which is what all clubs admire to have a defender branded as. However, there have been plenty of defenders and players who have been labelled as destined flops and have been great for the Hammers, but this loan does ultimately scream desperate.

To be or not to be, Axel Dissatisfying or satisfactory is the question?

In an attempt to focus on the positives, Disasi was rather successful at Aston Villa and at Chelsea. Their defence isn’t good whether he is or isn’t playing, they’re prone to making mistakes and across his time, he ultimately could’ve ended up being the fall-guy who didn’t deserve it.

All will be revealed soon enough but that event will only occur if the Hammers choose to push onwards with the deal - LN