"Do it once and it could have been passed off as an experiment. No such luck here, though. There was bewilderment when Nuno played a right-back on the left, a left-back on the right, the ponderous duo of Tomas Soucek and Andrew Irving in midfield and Lucas Paqueta as a false 9 against Brentford. Nobody was surprised when West Ham, who were fortunate it finished 2-0, produced one of the worst performances by a Premier League team."
"The result made it two defeats from two against promoted teams in a sign of things to come West Ham were beaten 3-0 by Sunderland on the opening weekend and left Nuno's side on four points from nine games, their worst start in 52 years. This is only ending one way, barring a massive improvement in almost every part of the pitch."
"Jarrod Bowen remains the one bright spot but even he looks powerless to save this wretched team from relegation. It speaks volumes that West Ham had a better record at this stage when they went down under Avram Grant in 2010-11. Who knew it was possible to be worse than that team? At least Grant had characters such as Scott Parker and Mark Noble. Nuno, by contrast, is bereft of leaders."
Nuno Espirito Santo has taken one point from four games at West Ham and angered supporters with baffling starting XIs. He used players out of position, relied on a ponderous Tomas Soucek–Andrew Irving midfield and played Lucas Paqueta as a false nine, producing a poor Brentford performance. After halftime changes he persisted with inverted full-backs and the same midfield and attack at Leeds, where West Ham conceded a 2-0 lead within 15 minutes. A 3-0 opening defeat to Sunderland leaves four points from nine, the club's worst start in 52 years. Jarrod Bowen is the only bright spot and leadership appears lacking.
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