Crutches were required for West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui after he hurt himself in the dugout during Wednesday’s Carabao Cup crushing of Liverpool.
The Hammers boss witnessed his worst loss since coming over in preseason, as Liverpool, led by Arne Slot, dominated the match at Anfield and won 5-1 to eliminate West Ham from the competition.
With Liverpool ahead 3-1 following goals from Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah, as well as an injury sustained when his players missed an opportunity to pull one back, Lopetegui was already in emotional misery.Summertime acquisition With West Ham trailing by two goals, Crysencio Summerville squandered a chance in front of goal. In response, Lopetegui leaped into the air, furious at the wasted effort.
The 58-year-old limped into his post-game press conference after having treatment at full time due to a calf issue that occurred after he landed back in the dugout.After injuring himself, Lopetegui spent the remainder of the game sitting in the technical area. He later disclosed that he had suffered a leg injury during the technical area’s emotional display.
“I have a minor ailment in my calf,” he acknowledged as he hobbled into the room for his press conference following the game.
We don’t deserve this score, in my opinion. I believe that there have been numerous instances during the match where we have outperformed them.I would rather not discuss the referee. I find it extremely evident that the important decisions have been made against us.
However, we ultimately failed to score when we got the opportunity. These kinds of matchups require closeness to win.
“It got much harder after the third goal and the red card.” We had a terrible last quarter of the game,” he continued.
In order to start on the sidelines for this weekend’s Premier League matchup against Brentford, the Hammers manager will be hopeful that he has fully recovered.