“He frustrate us with his work rates” “I blame him” – West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui blames Chelsea star for West Ham loss to Chelsea
After Chelsea defeated West Ham United 3-0 at home, Julen Lopetegui said he understood the jeers from the supporters of his team and blames Nicolas Jackson work rates in the game.
West Ham suffered their third loss of the year thanks to two goals from Nicolas Jackson in the first twenty minutes and a third from Cole Palmer just after the break.
In addition, West Ham has never started a season with three straight losses at home, a record that has resulted in eight goals conceded by the London Stadium team.
Lopetegui, who has won two of his six competitive games since replacing David Moyes as West Ham manager said: “It’s a very frustrating day because we had big expectations for this match. We worked a lot to prepare. I’ll have to review the game but it was a soft way to lose against a team like Chelsea. We suffered two early goals from Nicolas Jackson and we have to do better. We weren’t consistent and when you’re not against these types of teams, you’ll only have a few possibilities to win.
“Jackson looks sharp, his work rates makes us suffered the more”
“We have to defend much better. When you concede first it makes the match much more difficult. The second goal was more or less the same. We have to improve and these players will do. They will give the fans better moments because they deserve this. Today is a bad day for all of us but we have to look forward and work hard.
“It’s normal (the boos from West Ham fans) because we lost. They have the right to complain and we know this. The only solution to change is to do better and that starts with me.”