New West Ham assistant coach Paco Jemez has revealed the truth on a touchline spat with Nuno Espirito Santo during the win over Sunderland.
There were plenty of standout moments during West Ham’s brilliant 3-1 win over Sunderland.
Mateus Fernandes’ goal of the month contender, the fact West Ham were 3-0 up at half-time and Granit Xhaka offering out Hammers fans were just a few.
But it was the sight of new West Ham assistant coach Paco Jemez angrily ranting at Nuno Espirito Santo on the sideline while he was preparing to bring on Max Kilman which has already carved him out as a potential cult hero among supporters.
With West Ham winless in 10 games and staring relegation in the face, Nuno reached out to Jemez earlier this month in a desperate plea for help.
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The Spaniard started his coaching career almost two decades ago and has always been a fearsome head coach in his own right until the move to West Ham.
The 55-year-old has received multiple offers since leaving Ibiza earlier this season.
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But he turned them down as none convinced him enough – until Nuno picked up the phone and asked him for help in east London.
Speaking about why he accepted being an assistant to Nuno, Jemez revealed wanting to ‘experience the Premier League from the inside’ and Nuno’s belief in him were key.
“He values me a lot and lets me do what I think is best,” Jemez told Cadena Ser after joining the Hammers.
But within 10 days of being at the club, Jemez could be seen ranting and raving at Nuno as he prepared to bring on much-maligned defender Kilman as West Ham looked to hang on to their 3-1 lead with Sunderland pushing for a way back into the game.
Video of the flashpoint, which captures Jemez’s angry remonstration with the Hammers boss perfectly, has gone viral on social media.
Fans loved seeing the passion from their new assistant coach, who is famed for setting his teams up to always attack.
Now new West Ham coach Jemez has revealed the truth on the touchline spat with Nuno.
Jemez reveals truth on touchline spat with Nuno
He told RNE Deportes that he is used to things being ‘blown out of proportion’ when it comes to his antics on the sideline.
And Jemez has admitted his anger was aimed at Nuno’s decision to bring on Kilman, revealing he told the Portuguese that he should bring on a different player instead.
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Jemez insists Nuno brought him in to tell him his honest opinion.
But he insists there is no bad feeling and the rant was not a scolding of Nuno – as it has been painted out to be.
“I’m used to things being blown out of proportion with me,” Jemez said, as transcribed by Hammers News.
Jemez: ‘He brought me here to give my opinion’
“Like the other guy said, things getting out of hand and everything being magnified.
“It’s a football situation where he tells me to do one thing and I tell him the substitution wasn’t bad, but I’d do it with someone else.
“These are football situations that happen on the pitch, but at no point was I scolding him or anything I understand that he’s the boss there, and he brought me along so I could give my opinion and so that, even if he thinks he might do something else later, if I’m convinced of something, I’ll keep telling him.
“Then, of course, he’s the one who makes the final decision, and I’ll always respect what he says.
“But he brought me to England not to be silent, but to tell him what I think and to help him, above all to help him.”
One thing is clear, Paco Jemez is already on his way to being a real fan favourite at West Ham.
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