Lopetegui to Potter: Inside West Ham's crazy week
9 January - 40 minsOn Wednesday, after weeks of speculation West Ham finally sacked Julen Lopetegui.
The Spaniard lasted just eight months - and 22 games in charge of the Hammers, the shortest reign of a permanent manager or head coach in the club's 124-year history
Joining Ian Irving to analyse the decision to sack Lopetegui and replace him with Graham Potter are The Athletic's football correspondent David Ornstein and West Ham United writer Roshane Thomas.
Plus, Football Tactics writer Liam Tharme also drops-by to discuss Potter's fit at the London Stadium and look back on his previously successful spell in the Premier League with Brighton & Hove Albion.
Host: Ian Irving
With: David Ornstein, Roshane Th...
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