Karren Brady’s view on Nuno Espirito Santo’s instant impact at West Ham United is a fairly damning indictment on Graham Potter.
Nuno, of course, replaced Potter at West Ham United back in September but proved unable to keep the team in the Premier League.
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Though not to absolve Nuno of any blame for that, many supporters feel as if significant damage was done under Potter, although the board are clearly worth a mention on that front.
Heading into next season, West Ham have confirmed that Nuno will be staying on as manager.
Indeed, Brady has praised Nuno at West Ham even after he oversaw relegation and her comments do not reflect well on Potter.
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Writing in her column for The Sun, the former West Ham vice-chair said: “Almost immediately, there was greater organisation, greater discipline and, just as importantly, greater belief. You could see players fighting again. You could see a manager taking responsibility.”
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Given Brady is talking about the immediate impact Nuno had here in east London, it’s hard not to reflect that on to how things with Potter ended.
To suggest Potter alone is the reason for West Ham’s eventual downfall would of course be too much. This has been a steep decline since that famous night in Prague. The back end of the David Moyes era was bad, and the Julen Lopetegui experiment did not work out to say the least.
Yet, Potter’s tenure in charge was so bad that it arguably accelerated the decline. Dressing room leaders left under his watch, and the team duly looked rudderless for most of his reign.
While it would also be wrong to claim that Nuno has absolutely covered himself in glory, West Ham’s marked improvement in performance may well have come earlier in the campaign had he been given the whole season.
The idea, however, that Potter set West Ham back looks all-but confirmed now following Brady’s comments.
While he did not operate in easy circumstances, it just underlines what a miserable tenure it was for all involved.
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