Ex West Ham boss Slaven Bilic is off to an absolutely flying start back in English football but Bruno pays a Lage price for Hammers failure.
West Ham fans were delighted for their former player and manager Bilic when he returned to management in England last week.
The 54-year-old became the 16th permanent managerial appointment made at Watford since the Pozzo family took ownership of the club in 2012.
For context, that is just one less than the 17 West Ham have had in their entire 117-year history.
Passionate Bilic will always be fondly remembered at West Ham for giving the Hammers an unforgettable and fitting send off season when saying farewell to the beloved Upton Park.
West Ham fans will undoubtedly take a keen interest on how the Croatian fares at Watford.
Bilic is well aware of the hire and fire culture at Vicarage Road, saying: “Not just at Watford but in the world of football, you have to deserve time, you have to buy time.
“How you buy time is with good work and the results.”
Well things could not have started much better for him on the front.
Ex West Ham boss Slaven Bilic off to absolutely flying start but Bruno pays a Lage price for Hammers failure
Ex West Ham boss Slaven Bilic off to an absolutely flying start but Bruno pays a Lage price for Hammers failure over the weekend.
In his first game in charge of the Hornets, Bilic’s side ran out comfortable 4-0 winners away at Stoke with reported West Ham summer target Ismaila Sarr among the goals.
As one manager enjoys a fresh, winning start so another endured a stale, losing end.
Because the defeat to West Ham seems to have been the straw that broke the camel’s back for Wolves when it came to boss Bruno Lage.
The Portuguese paid for the 2-0 loss to West Ham with his job after Wolves confirmed Lage had been sacked last night.
Wolves chairman Jeff Shi said: “Bruno is an excellent coach, a hardworking and dedicated manager, and a warm, wise and honest man.
“He and his staff have been a pleasure to work with throughout their time at Wolves, so it is with much sadness that we have had to make what has been a difficult decision.”
All the talk before the crunch game suggested Moyes’ job could be on the line if West Ham’s results did not improve quickly.
But the victory over Wolves has dissipated any dark clouds that might have been gathering in east London, for now at least.
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