Under pressure, West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui will be in charge of Monday's match against Wolves, live on Sky Sports.
Lopetegui arrived at West Ham's training ground on Thursday morning as the Hammers board continued to assess his future at the club following back-to-back defeats to Arsenal and Leicester.
The Spaniard is confident he can improve West Ham's current situation, but results must improve if he wants to keep his job.
The enormous pressure on Lopetegui comes with West Ham in fourteenth place in the Premier League and six points above the relegation zone.
The 58-year-old succeeded David Moyes in the summer on a two-year contract.
When the former Real Madrid boss was hired by West Ham, he was asked to do three things: integrate nine new signings – some with no experience at the top level – change the system they played in to create more chances and win games at a more consistent basis.
Lopetegui is fully aware that there is a lot of room for improvement, but believes he is achieving two of these three objectives while also rebuilding.
West Ham had 31 shots in the defeat to Leicester, their most ever (since 2005–06) in a single Premier League match, but their shot percentage this season is just 8.7 percent – the 16th lowest in the top class. flight.
However, the Irons have won just five of their 16 games under Lopetegui, leaving question marks over his future.
It is thought that parts of the board have lost confidence in Lopetegui.
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