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Darren Bent has admitted it is going to “take time” for Julen Lopetegui to get the best out of West Ham United’s “outstanding” attacking talent.
The Hammers have only managed to win one of their opening four Premier League games under their new manager, but have the chance to double that tally against Chelsea on Saturday (21 September).
Although David Moyes was slammed for his defensive first style of football last season, talkSPORT pundit Bent believes Lopetegui deserves time to find the right blend at the London Stadium.
Speaking on talkSPORT on Friday (20 September, 18:10) Andy Goldstein said: “One of West Ham fans’ biggest gripes last season under David Moyes was the style of football.
“What do you think they’ll say even though they’ve only won one of four about the style under Lopetegui?”
Bent replied: “I think it will be mixed, but again I understand that they want to see a particular brand of football and maybe David Moyes didn’t give them that. Maybe Lopetegui is the guy to do that, but it’s easier said than done.
“It’s about picking up results, picking up performances and if he feels they’ve got to play a certain way and they can’t with the players that they’ve got because they’ve got some outstanding personal when it comes to players in the attacking areas.
“I mean they’re blessed, [Crysencio] Summerville, [Jarrod] Bowen, [Mohammed] Kudus, [Lucas] Paqueta, [Niclas] Fullkrug, [Danny] Ings comes on and makes an impact, [Michail] Antonio.
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