Julen Lopetegui and Tim Steidten in ‘tense’ relationship amid West Ham sack pressure
According to Brown, the manager-sporting director relationship is one that he has rarely witnessed succeed as they frequently turn against one another.
According to the former scout, who has extensive experience working closely with managers like Sir Alex Ferguson and Ron Atkinson, Lopetegui’s friendship with Steidten may be the reason for his dismissal, much like Moyes’s.
Football Insider was informed by him that he has never been a supporter of having a sporting director at the top.
If they both agree that they can collaborate, then that relationship with the manager will only be successful.
They frequently start to act as mutually exclusive. The situation at West Ham is not unique; I’ve heard of other instances where it is comparable.
While it does work in some circumstances, it doesn’t function in the majority of the scenarios I’ve observed.
They haven’t exactly had a stellar start at West Ham, based on what I’ve heard.
A number of their acquisitions have yet to materialise, and when that happens, the manager is left to handle the situation.
“So it’s a bit tense between them, and understandably so from the manager’s point of view.
In my opinion, that is the main issue at West Ham.
They let Moysey go in part because of it, and since Steidten now has more authority than the managers, it will most likely be the reason Lopetegui is fired as well.
