It’s after all very early to counsel {that a} relegation battle beckons for West Ham this season, however there is not any doubt it’s a vital concern for a lot of of their supporters proper now.
With one objective scored and eight conceded, they’re at present exhibiting that worrying mixture of struggling to attain and letting in loads, which doesn’t bode nicely for aspirations of avoiding a season of wrestle.
Up subsequent is a visit to Nottingham Forest, earlier than successive London derbies towards Tottenham and Crystal Palace – all three difficult video games by which West Ham might want to present appreciable enchancment from what they’ve thus far.
Former Tottenham midfielder Jamie Redknapp stated on Sky Sports activities: “If I am Sunderland, Burnley, Leeds, I am West Ham and pondering, ‘they’re those, they’re the weakest staff within the Premier League we’ll catch’.
“That squad is not adequate. They have not bought sufficient good gamers. That midfield simply could not get close to, they did not have the legs to get round. They should get somebody with actual legs.”
New faces can revitalise a squad low on confidence, however Potter didn’t counsel there will likely be many incomings earlier than the switch window closes on 1 September.
“I believe it might be a bit obtuse of me to discuss signings when clearly now we have to enhance and do higher with what now we have,” he admitted.
“We have to do greater than we’re as a gaggle and as all the time we are going to look to strengthen whereas the window is open.”
Potter is aware of he’s beneath stress, and the way these subsequent few weeks pan out – each by way of outcomes on the pitch and enterprise within the switch market – can have an enormous say on his future.
“You are beneath stress on a regular basis in these jobs, on this scenario, that is how it’s,” he added.
“I do know the territory, I do know what comes with poor outcomes and I settle for my accountability.”
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