Julen Lopetegui apologized to the Claret and Blue Army following Saturday’s 3-0 home Premier League defeat by Chelsea.
West Ham United have now lost their first three home games of a new season for the first time in their history after two first-half goals from Nicolas Jackson and one from Cole Palmer early in the second made for a difficult afternoon at London Stadium.
The Irons were cut apart twice inside the opening 20 minutes by long, straight passes which Jackson finished past Alphonse Areola, before the same player turned provider for Palmer to lash high into the net and end any realistic hopes of a Hammers comeback.
West Ham’s best period came after falling 2-0 down, but the opportunity to halve their deficit from the penalty spot was denied when referee Sam Barrott decreed Wesley Fofana’s pull on Crysencio Summerville did not warrant a foul being award.
As it was, though, Lopetegui was not looking for or making any excuses when he spoke to West Ham TV after the game, instead vowing to work hard with his staff and players to improve performances, defensive resilience and results going forward…
It’s been a tough day.
We had a big expectation and a mission to win this match, but it’s true that I think that we started well, but in the first action, we suffered a very, very soft goal and after the first goal and the second one I think that was more difficult.
We had chances but we didn’t score before the half. I think that we had one penalty [appeal]and a clear chance that we needed to score to produce more in the second half, but in the first action, we suffered another goal.
I had the impression that on each occasion they have scored very, very easily and, of course, it is going to be more difficult to compete in this kind of fashion. So, we have to improve and to change these things to compete in the Premier League.
We need the clean sheet as it is very important to be able to stay in the match. You can’t suffer very soft goals, so we have to change this. We are very, very, very sad, all of us, but we have to change our minds and our ambition for the next match against Liverpool and to look forward despite [the fact that] today, we are very, very unhappy.
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