{"id":39328,"date":"2025-10-20T23:11:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T23:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=39328"},"modified":"2025-10-20T23:11:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T23:11:29","slug":"c8x1q281e9poat_mediumrssat_campaignrss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/10\/20\/c8x1q281e9poat_mediumrssat_campaignrss\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham: &#8216;We have to pull fans back together&#8217; &#8211; why Nuno has &#8216;massive job&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">There were empty seats before West Ham took on Brentford in their London derby. And plenty during the game. And even more so as the game drew to a close.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The fans who were left booed their team off after a truly miserable 2-0 defeat that could easily have been 5-0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">These are toxic times at London Stadium, with some fans staying away in a protest against the running of the club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">New Hammers boss Nuno Espirito Santo &#8211; yet to win after three games &#8211; admits the players have to work hard to get the fans back onside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">There was no sugar-coating this performance by the head coach with his after-match verdict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Not good enough. Poor,&#8221; said the Portuguese, who was managing his first West Ham home game since replacing Graham Potter, after two away trips.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Fairly Brentford won the game, they were the better team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I think we are all concerned. You can see our own fans are concerned. Concern becomes anxiety, becomes silence. That anxiety passes to the players. We have a problem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It&#8217;s understandable. It&#8217;s up to us to change. The fans need to see something that pleases them and they can support us and give us energy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I understand it, I understand it totally, and I respect it. It&#8217;s up to us, it&#8217;s up to us to change it. We are the people who have to pull the fans back together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">West Ham remain 19th, with just four points from their opening eight games. They are in action in the next Premier League game too, visiting Leeds on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Nuno told BBC Sport: &#8220;It&#8217;s a challenge for all of us. It&#8217;s up to us to change the momentum and bring our fans back to support us. In four days&#8217; time we need a big improvement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#West #Ham #pull #fans #Nuno #massive #job<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There were empty seats before West Ham took on Brentford in their London derby. And plenty during the game. 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