Where it all went wrong for Julen Lopetegui as he is SACKED by West Ham after board’s catastrophic misstep
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AS David Moyes watched West Ham’s 4-1 drubbing at Manchester City from the stands on Saturday, some fans may have wished he was still in charge. Sacking Moyes last summer was not the wrong call — but appointing the now departed Julen Lopetegui was a catastrophic misstep.
![[Julen Lopetegui's appointment at West Ham has been a disaster]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/west-ham-united-manager-julen-961548225.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
West Ham needed to move on from the Scot, despite the fact he led them to Europa Conference League glory in 2023. Replacement Lopetegui - who has finally been given the boot - never appeared to be the man to take them forward and the ex-Real Madrid, Sevilla and Wolves boss has been given more time than necessary to prove just that.
![[David Moyes watched on from the stands as his former side lost 4-1 to Man City on Saturday]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-former-west-ham-united-961482287.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
After spending £127.5million in the summer window on Max Kilman, Crysencio Summerville, Niclas Fullkrug, Luis Guilherme and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, the Hammers have fallen backwards from the firm foundations that Moyes built. Lopetegui quickly appeared to be a dead man walking.
![[Lopetegui was backed by the board with some big money signings in the summer]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/editorial-use-no-use-unauthorised-959939263.jpg?strip=all&w=819)
It feels like midway through the season, West Ham — 14th in the table and just seven points above the drop zone — are back to square one. There was nothing wrong with supporters wanting something more than Moyes at the end of last season. Across the second half of that campaign the Hammers lacked threat and identity, with the manager’s tenure falling apart.
Though it is hard to argue things would have been this bad had Moyes signed the deal that was on the table this time last year. FOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS. After a doomed summer pursuit of Ruben Amorim, who would have marked a significant tactical shift, West Ham landed on Lopetegui.
