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Potter gone ? OK but the real issues are an average Ward-Prowse-Soucek midfield combination, a defensively poor Mavropanos-Kilman CB duo and how they haven’t made a good striker signing who fit the coach’s style since Michail Antonio 10 years ago. Progressive recruitment decline.

@PremLeaguePanel They shouldget dyche in. Steady the ship. They have bowen and parquet. They are good enough players to drag that team up and keep them in the league. Dyche knows how to get the best out of very little. A quality manager deserving of more respect from football clubs.

@PremLeaguePanel my recollection is that antonio was signed as a winger, then converted to a wing-back during the post-conte 3-4-3 mania who was it who turned him into a centre-forward? if it was moyes, he’s got a decent eye for a makeshift striker: fellaini, tim cahill

@PremLeaguePanel Antonio was a RW when we bought him and the manager used him as a RB. It's exactly the same we just got lucky. It'd be Andy Carroll in 2013 for Big Sam.

@PremLeaguePanel Beyond potter, he picked an awful next move considering he took a hiatus too Terrible decision

@PremLeaguePanel Sums up our poor recruitment over the years perfectly, will be the same cycle until Sullivan is gone or he hands full power of recruitment over to someone else

@PremLeaguePanel Well the midfield wouldn’t be that if a new manager came in. Fernandes and moussaka would come in.

@PremLeaguePanel West Ham’s issues are beyond Potter, as you said, poor management squad wise over a decade. Their academy prospects rarely make it to first team. Nuno will struggle.

@PremLeaguePanel Potter keeps picking JWP whilst the club signed 2 CMs and Potts has come back from a loan

@PremLeaguePanel @ModadeJ45577 Nuno Santos can turn them into a beast by limiting their weakness with counter attacking football. Westham wants to play beautiful football with "ugly" players in key areas📌

@PremLeaguePanel From the get go the signing of Kilman was a mistake to be honest best bet they go for nuno or Gary o Neil

@PremLeaguePanel They just spend money That fulkrug was just madness mehn

@PremLeaguePanel I’d put strong opinions on the midfield of JWP-Soucek being the worst paring in the league. Lacks just about everything.

@PremLeaguePanel Yeah the midfield and defense have been a real problem. Reminds me of something Chris Foster was saying about how the recruitment has lost its way.

@PremLeaguePanel 💥 Midfield Concerns: Ward-Prowse and Soucek have delivered moments of quality, but the combination lacks dynamism and balance in controlling games ⚡🧠 🛡️ Defensive Vulnerabilities: Mavropanos and Kilman form a centre-back partnership that struggles against pace and high

@PremLeaguePanel Plus Michail Antonio use to play at right back after Jerkinson left and was better at scoring than their strikers so later had to been moved to cf

@PremLeaguePanel Issue is potter loved the ward prowse souceck combination though

@PremLeaguePanel What do they expect with counter attacking squad and a possesion based manager, can't transition without giving them time

@PremLeaguePanel Spot on. Has been the biggest issue that has seen us gradually regress over the years.

@PremLeaguePanel Nuno in, though 👀

@PremLeaguePanel They need a massive midfield overhaul

@PremLeaguePanel Think Potter could be the next Rangers manager?

@PremLeaguePanel @WHUFC_News And potter isn’t here to pick those

@PremLeaguePanel Nuno would be a good fit for West Ham

@PremLeaguePanel Antonio wasn’t even signed as a striker too. Was signed as a winger who only got his chance because every other winger at the club got injured. The last good striker we signed who was signed to play striker was Demba Ba in 2011. Comically bad recruitment

@PremLeaguePanel Totally agree, the midfield and defense have been shaky for a while. It feels like the recruitment has been off for years. Reminds me of what Shane Porter was saying about the club needing a clear long-term plan.

@PremLeaguePanel They need a massive overhaul

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