Richard Keys: Senior figure ‘should follow’ Graham Potter amid West Ham ‘shambles’
Richard Keys has pointed the finger at a more senior figure following the unsurprising dismissal of Graham Potter at West Ham.
Karren Brady and David Sullivan have been interviewing candidates over the past week, with the manager likely knowing that the defeat to Crystal Palace would be his last in charge of the East London side.
After West Ham lost 3-1 to Palace last weekend, Potter had just six wins from his 25 matches in charge, and with an in-form Everton side up next, many supporters expected his sacking during the week.
However, the Hammers waited until just two days before their kick-off on Monday, 29 September, to make the decision, leaving the players in the dark over the club’s future.
It has quickly become apparent that Nuno Espirito Santo will be appointed as the next West Ham boss, but Keys is far from happy with one senior figure following the catastrophe at the London Stadium.
Richard Keys wants Karren Brady to follow Graham Potter out the exit doors
Taking to X (27 September), in response to the breaking news, Keys wrote: “Karren Brady should follow Potter out of the door. Remember, ‘we’ve appointed the right man to continue our success. Everything is in place’?
“Clearly not. What a shambles,” with Nuno now reportedly set to take charge ahead of the Hammers’ clash on Monday, just weeks after being relieved of his duties at Nottingham Forest.
This comes just weeks after Brady publicly backed the under-pressure manager, even with the Hammers sitting inside the Premier League relegation zone. Those words appear to have backfired on her.
Is Nuno Espirito Santo the right man for West Ham?
That is an extremely tricky question, and not one that the Hammers are likely going to answer anytime soon, with the club just needing someone to fill the hole left by Potter now.
However, during his two spells with Wolves and Tottenham, he boasted reasonably good win percentages with the Premier League teams – 48 per cent with the former and 47 per cent with the latter.
While his win rate drops down to 38 per cent with Forest, he secured European football before being sacked by Evangelos Marinakis, but that comes down to his relationships behind the scenes.
If Sullivan and Brady can form a good, honest relationship with Nuno, there is no reason why he cannot succeed in East London, and that will be vital if West Ham are to survive relegation this season.