It is often said that good habits should not be changed and that everyone should learn from the best. It seems that West Ham have opted to follow these tips and bring in another Spanish manager in the Premier League, the fifth in total.Spaniards on the benches of Premier League clubs have become a norm and a habit that has proven to be very beneficial. After Pep Guardiola (Manchester City), Mikel Arteta (Arsenal), Unai Emery (Aston Villa) and Andoni Iraola (Bournemouth), Josep Lopetegui is the newest addition to the expert team sharing the same country’s passport.##NAJAVA_MECA_8117803##A 57-year-old Basque will have big shoes to fill, given that all of his four aforementioned compatriots have had exceptional results this season. Guardiola and Arteta fought for the title until the very end, Emery led Villa to its first Champions League qualification in more than forty years, whereas Iraola managed to build a distinctive style of play with The Cherries.West Ham’s results this season were nowhere near as good as last season when The Hammers won the UEFA Conference League. Lopetegui’s main task will be to improve the results in the Premier League as much as possible and, why not, repeat the success in European competitions achieved by his predecessor David Moyes.Apart from Wolves, Lopetegui coached Porto, Real Madrid, and Spanish national teams, both youth and senior, but established himself the most as Sevilla manager, with which he won the Europa League in 2020.’We have a fantastic platform and base’ ✅New West Ham head coach Julen Lopetegui praises David Moyes for providing a solid foundation for him to build on 🧱 pic.twitter.com/N2Ptc26mX5— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 23, 2024
