Nuno Espirito Santo now has a big reason to be annoyed, and it could help West Ham

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Nuno Espirito Santo could be annoyed by things happening elsewhere and it could give West Ham United a major advantage.

West Ham are in 17th place in the Premier League and are in a relegation battle with a number of sides around them.

They could end the gameweek as low as 19th if they lose to Manchester United and results elsewhere do not go in their favour.

Tottenham show more patience with Thomas Frank than they did with Nuno

Nuno certainly will not be pleased with how quickly Tottenham made the decision to sack him, as compared to the patience they are showing with Thomas Frank.

The Portuguese even won Manager of the Month after achieving Spurs’ best-ever start to a Premier League campaign, winning their first three games.

However, after their fifth loss in seven games, a 1-0 defeat to Manchester United, the North London club decided to part ways with him.

At that point, they were in 9th place on the table, and currently, Frank’s Tottenham side are in 12th place, losing five out of their 13 league games.

When Nuno was sacked, Spurs had amassed 1.5 points per game as he won five and lost five.

Frank, on the other hand, has just 1.38 points per game, but is still being given an extended grace period.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
12	TottenhamTottenham	13	5	3	5	21	16	5	18
13	NewcastleNewcastle	13	5	3	5	17	16	1	18
14	EvertonEverton	13	5	3	5	14	17	-3	18
15	FulhamFulham	13	5	2	6	15	17	-2	17
16	Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest	13	3	3	7	13	22	-9	12
17	West HamWest Ham	13	3	2	8	15	27	-12	11
18	LeedsLeeds	13	3	2	8	13	25	-12	11
19	BurnleyBurnley	13	3	1	9	15	27	-12	10
20	WolvesWolves	13	0	2	11	7	28	-21	2

Nuno must channel this frustration and improve West Ham

Nuno is yet to fully silence his critics as the Hammers remain in a precarious position with regard to relegation.

If he is to once again establish himself as one of the league’s best tactical heads, he needs to improve West Ham.

While he is yet to have a transfer window at the London Stadium, he can show he’s on the right track by employing a clear playing philosophy and also demonstrating how he is improving individuals.

Since his arrival, it is hard to argue that any single player, except Callum Wilson, has improved compared to how they were under Graham Potter.

Hopefully for the Hammers fans, things improve right from the next game against Manchester United and they end the calendar year closer to the top half than the relegation zone.