Five defeats in Six games says it all for Hammers right now. Conceding 14 goals in four Premier League games is unacceptable. Essentially everything that could have gone wrong has gone wrong: injuries to key influential players, stadium issues, failure to reach the group stage of the Europa league for the second successive season, the list goes on.
Where do the club go from here? The irons have become far too predictable this season and seem to lack leadership on the pitch, a change to the system is essential for Slaven Bilic’s men. Defensively it is a nightmare right now, with the left and right-back positions in particular, being a serious issue.
This is how I would line-up against Middlesbrough:
