Recent rumours linking Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna with the managerial vacancy at West Ham United have sparked a great deal of speculation, but as things stand, many believe he is unlikely to take the job. West Ham United are currently in the relegation zone in the Premier League after a disastrous start to their Premier League campaign. Questions are being asked about manager Graham Potter and his future at the London Stadium. The Hammers are 18th in the league at the moment, having won just three point from their first four Premier League matches of the season. McKenna is the latest name to get linked with the West Ham job after reports emerged of recently sacked Nuno Espirito Santo also being one of the options for the job. The whispers have been particularly loud over the past 24 hours, with reports suggesting that McKenna attended West Ham’s heavy 3-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur as a guest of the London Stadium’s board. A former West Ham player talked to Claret & Hugh about the chances of McKenna replacing Potter at the London Stadium. He said: “McKenna won’t go near the West Ham job as things are. He has a growing reputation and the club is in disarray behind the scenes. He’d be mad to go there.” “Plenty of people will be interested in the job, but any young coach would find it tough with the owners and the interference behind the scenes.” If someone of McKenna’s caliber is reportedly willing to pass on the chance, it suggests that the club’s off-field challenges are seriously affecting how attractive the role appears to top managerial talent. If West Ham are to move forward with ambition, aiming for stability, success, or even just consistency, they may have to offer more than just a large name: they may need to show credible signs of internal coherence and trust. The hierarchy at the club are still keeping the faith in Potter but it could all change soon with some more bad results. The next few weeks will be crucial for Potter and the Hammers to decide the trajectory of their season. Summer signing could already leave West Ham for a better team
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Nedavne glasine koje povezuju menadžera Ipswich Towna Kierana McKennu sa upražnjenim menadžerskim mjestom u West Ham Unitedu izazvale su veliku spekulaciju, ali po trenutnom stanju, mnogi vjeruju da je malo vjerovatno da će prihvatiti posao. West Ham United se trenutno nalazi u zoni ispadanja u Premier ligi nakon katastrofalnog početka njihove sezone u Premier ligi. Postavljaju se pitanja o menadžeru Grahama Pottera i njegovoj budućnosti na londonskom stadionu. Hammersi su trenutno 18. u ligi, s tri boda osvojena iz njihovih prvih četiri utakmice sezone u Premier ligi. McKenna je posljednje ime koje je povezano s poslom u West Hamu nakon što su se pojavili izvještaji da je nedavno otpušteni Nuno Espirito Santo također jedna od opcija za posao. Šapat je bio vrlo glasan proteklih 24 sata, s izvještajima koji sugeriraju da je McKenna prisustvovao teškom porazu West Hama 3-0 od Tottenhama Hotspura kao gost uprave londonskog stadiona. Bivši igrač West Hama razgovarao je s Claret & Hugh o šansama da McKenna zamijeni Pottera na londonskom stadionu. Rekao je: “McKenna neće ni pomirisati posao u West Hamu u ovakvoj situaciji. On ima sve bolju reputaciju, a klub je u rasulu iza kulisa. Bilo bi ludo da tamo ode.” “Mnogi će biti zainteresirani za posao, ali bilo kojeg mladog trenera bi bilo teško suočiti se s vlasnicima i miješanjem iza kulisa.” Ako netko poput McKenne, poznatog po svojoj reputaciji, navodno odbija šansu, sugerira se da se izazovi izvan terena kluba ozbiljno odražavaju na to koliko je uloga privlačna za vrhunski menadžerski talenat. Ako West Ham želi napredovati s ambicijom, težiti stabilnosti, uspjehu ili čak samo konzistentnosti, možda će morati ponuditi više od samo velikog imena: možda će morati pokazati vjerodostojne znakove unutarnje koherencije i povjerenja. Hijerarhija u klubu i dalje vjeruje u Pottera, no sve se može uskoro promijeniti s još nekim lošim rezultatima. Sljedećih nekoliko tjedana bit će ključno za Pottera i Hammers kako bi odlučili putanju svoje sezone. Ljetno pojačanje već bi moglo napustiti West Ham za bolju momčad.
