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Former Premier League star Pat Nevin thinks the West Ham United fans are starting to question the club’s sporting director Tim Steidten.
The Irons signed the likes of Crycensio Summerville, Niclas Fullkrug, Jean-Clair Todibo, Max Kilman and Guido Rodriguez in the summer transfer window as Steidten went on a spending spree for new boss Julen Lopetegui.
The signings, though, are yet to show any signs of making a big impression as the London club have won only three of their eleven league games.
Lopetegui’s West Ham are currently sitting 14th in the table and David Moyes was let go at the end of the last season after the Hammers finished ninth.
Nevin feels the Irons fans are now questioning sporting director Steidten and his work in the transfer market, along with pushing to bring in Lopetegui.
“David Moyes lost the power battle with Tim Steidten, (going under the title technical director this time) but with Julen Lopetegui struggling, more eyes are wandering away from his dugout and up towards the main stand and Steidten”, the ex-top flight star wrote in his BBC Football Extra Newsletter.
“They seem to ask, who actually acquired the ten new players over the summer who have so far scored a meagre three goals between them?”
Lopetegui will need to bring a change in fortunes soon and deliver results in the league to get himself out of the line of fire.
