Ex-West Ham United boss Slaven Bilic has taken a dig at his old club and in particular the London Stadium where the club moved to two seasons ago, according to a report from the Mirror.
The Hammers struggled in their opening season at the new stadium after Bilic guided the club to a brilliant seventh-placed finish in the previous season at the Boleyn Ground.
The London club completed just seven victories out of 19 in the league at the London Stadium last season as they struggled to cope with their new surroundings.
Large sections of the Hammers’ fan base have complained about the lack of atmosphere in the ground and the distance between the supporters and the pitch itself, something that was never a problem at the Boleyn Ground.
The Croatian boss gave his thoughts on the club’s new stadium:
It isn’t a football stadium. It would be very, very hard, almost impossible, to get that kind of atmosphere at the new stadium.
I am not saying it is better or worse. At Upton Park and Highbury, the old stadiums, the stands are as close to terraces as you can get.
