Tag: Slaven Bilic

  • EPL 15/16 Matchday 6: Manchester City 1-2 West Ham

    EPL 15/16 Matchday 6: Manchester City 1-2 West Ham

    This result ended a tough week for Manchester City fans. They lost to Juventus in midweek, in another Champions League reversal, and then followed it up with this very poor performance at home to a West Ham team who need no encouragement when it comes to taking on the big guns and getting a result.…

  • West Ham complete Spanish midfielder signing

    West Ham complete Spanish midfielder signing

    View image | gettyimages.com West Ham have completed their first piece of business since the appointment of new manager Slaven Bilic. Spanish U21 midfielder Pedro Obiang has joined the Hammers from Serie A side Sampdoria for what is believed to be a fee of around £5m. The deal was officially confirmed on the club’s website…

  • Super Slav to lead the Hammers to the Olympic Stadium

    Super Slav to lead the Hammers to the Olympic Stadium

    View image | gettyimages.com West Ham United officially confirmed today that they’d appointed former Croatia head coach Slaven Bilic as their new manager. It’s been a long, arduous process, but the owners finally have their man. Updates were provided on twitter in the lead up to the official statement from David Sullivan Jnr and later…

  • West Ham expect to name their new manager ‘within 48 hours’

    West Ham expect to name their new manager ‘within 48 hours’

    View image | gettyimages.com West Ham fans can expect to find out their new manager within 48 hours according to owner David Sullivan’s son, Jack. He advised all supporters this afternoon that they can expect an appointment to happen imminently via his personal twitter account; “Cheeky update – we expect to announce our new manager…

  • West Ham: Who will replace Sam Allardyce?

    West Ham: Who will replace Sam Allardyce?

    View image | gettyimages.com Rumours have come out this morning claiming that joint owners David Sullivan and David Gold have cut their managerial shortlist down to four names. Sullivan spoke out last week on the club’s website, explaining that they are being extremely thorough in their search, dedicating “every waking minute to recruiting the best…

  • West Ham make move for Frank De Boer

    West Ham make move for Frank De Boer

    View image | gettyimages.com According to reports in the Daily Express, West Ham have made an approach to make Frank De Boer manager of their football club. 45-year-old Frank De Boer, has been manager at Ajax for five years winning the Eredivisie title four times in that period. The former Barcelona defender has been linked previously…

  • Slaven Bilic holds talks with West Ham United

    Slaven Bilic holds talks with West Ham United

    View image | gettyimages.com Slaven Bilic is set to hold talks with West Ham over replacing Sam Allardyce as manager, according to Daily Star. The Croatian coach has been linked with a return to England after several years playing for West Ham United during his playing days. Bilic is free to leave current club Besiktas…

  • Bilic: We deserved to beat Liverpool

    Bilic: We deserved to beat Liverpool

    View image | gettyimages.com Besiktas boss Slaven Bilic says his side deserved to beat Liverpool in Thursday’s Europa League penalty shootout. Tolgay Arslan’s second half strike put the Turkish level with Brendan Rodgers side on aggregate and headed the game to extra time, however, neither side could score. Dejan Lovren stepped up for the Reds…

  • Besiktas boss Bilic: Sterling can be England’s greatest player

    Besiktas boss Bilic: Sterling can be England’s greatest player

    Besiktas boss Slaven Bilic has praised Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling, saying he could become England’s greatest every player. Raheem Sterling has been in explosive form since breaking into the Liverpool starting 11 in 2012 and has been a key assest to Liverpool ever since. The boss of the Turkish side Besiktas, Bilic believes that the…

  • Surprise candidate Slaven Bilic could replace Pellegrini

    Surprise candidate Slaven Bilic could replace Pellegrini

    Besiktas boss Slaven Bilic has emerged as a surprise candidate to take over from Manuel Pellegrini at Manchester City, according to Večernji list. The Croatian coach has been linked with a return to England after several years playing for West Ham United during his playing days. Bilic is free to leave current club Besiktas this…