Oli Yew

And you're looking at, you know, Haller on the bench, you know, why is Antonio sighing ahead of him?

There's big question marks around the recruitment at West Ham and Pellegrini's been a big part of that as well.

But yeah, it all looks so rosy at the start of the season and you've got to question what's happened in recent weeks.

Yeah, well, I mean, you know, it's kind of that belief from the back, isn't it?

And I think, you know, what I would argue is actually some of West Ham's defensive signings have been the better ones, really.

It's kind of their attacking end where they haven't really performed.

You know, you look at Haller, you look at Felipe Anderson, you know, Yarmolenko not even in the squad the other night.

For tactical reasons, I believe it was.

You've got to question how a player of that calibre is out of the squad for tactical reasons.

I think it just comes down to those big names not performing.

There feels like you can rely on the consistency of Noble and Rice in midfield, but it is this recruitment area where the problem seems to be.

Yeah, it's quite possible.

A 9-0 defeat has actually been the saving of their season.

I think sometimes it takes hitting rock bottom to lift yourselves back up.

Danny Ings has been a big part of that.

He scored eight Premier League goals in ten games.

And at 6.4 million, he's a decent shell for your fantasy football team.

But yeah, no, I think it's in a season where, you know, managerial sackings are coming thick and fast.

You know, it's a credit to Southampton that they've stuck with Hasenhuttle, who really impressed when he first came in.

And I think, you know, Southampton had given him that time.