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Manuel Pellegrini has spoken out to reiterate the confidence he has in his managerial abilities, as reported by West Ham United’s official website.
What’s the word?
The Hammers have been struggling in recent times, having failed to win a single one of their last eight games in all competitions – they have also taken just one point from their last six Premier League games.
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This has seen him come under plenty of pressure, with The Daily Mail reporting that he now only has two games against Chelsea and Wolverhampton Wanderers to save his job.
However, the manager has remained intent that he can turn things around, while implementing the style of football that he believes in, as he was quoted as saying: “When you are in a bad moment, you must have good self-criticism. That is the first thing you must do, but you cannot have doubt of all you are doing. Maybe there are a lot of reasons why we are not getting the results.
“Before these six games, we worked exactly the same way we have these six games. Exactly the same. The same players, the same way of working, the same technical skills, the same physical work. We changed nothing.
“More than ever, more than ever [you have to] trust the way you work. Because you have a career behind you and you’re not just starting a career, continue to believe in what you know or which is the way you must find the solution.
“For me, it’s clear. We need a good performance, not to change it all.”
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Showing some fight
Considering the position that Pellegrini currently finds himself in regarding his job security, it is good to see that he is still backing the abilities of his management and the players.
He has shown in the past that he is unwilling to sacrifice his footballing philosophy, as he has previously been quoted in The Express as saying: “I don’t like coaches who are only interested in results. The concepts of spectacle and creativity are fundamental to me.”
It can be said that his reluctance to change his thinking has played a large part in the Chilean getting into the position he’s in, with an example being that he has so far kept Roberto in goal, despite the numerous errors he has made while filling in for Lukasz Fabianski.
However, it is admirable that he is sticking with his philosophies and ideas about the game as he looks to keep hold of his job.
In other news, a pundit has suggested a change that Pellegrini should make to the team.