NUNO ESPÍRITO DIDN’T HOLD BACK AS HE CALLS OUT DANIEL FARKE FOR AN UNBELIEVABLE REASON FOLLOWING DEFEAT AT ELLAND ROAD, HE’S CALLING ON THE PREMIER LEAGUE TO ACT

😠 Nuno Espírito Santo’s Blistering Call for Action After Leeds DefeatWest Ham manager Nuno Espírito Santo did not hold back in his post-match assessment following his side’s disappointing 2-1 defeat to Daniel Farke’s Leeds United at Elland Road. The loss, which extended the Hammers’ winless run and deepened their relegation fears, led the Portuguese coach to make a surprisingly candid admission about his own tactics, which he followed up with a vehement demand for Premier League action regarding the overall quality of play.The crucial turning point, according to Nuno, wasn’t an issue with Farke’s Leeds side, but rather his own pre-game decision not to start a recognised striker. When young defender Ollie Scarles was forced off through injury early in the game, Nuno admitted he had to make an immediate tactical correction, bringing on a striker to try and salvage the match. “It was not working out and we needed to make a change,” he told reporters. “We were not dealing with our defensive situations and felt like we needed a striker to hold the ball, so maybe that’s not the greatest from me.”Calling for Premier League InterventionWhile taking responsibility for his tactical mistake, Nuno’s fiercest comments were aimed at the lack of basic quality and consistency from his own players, which he believes is indicative of a broader problem in the league. He lambasted the “unacceptable” nature of the errors, which led to two early Leeds goals, stating: “It’s a simple explanation. We didn’t deal with the problems. We didn’t deal with many things… These kinds of mistakes are unacceptable in the Premier League.”This strong language was then coupled with a call to the Premier League itself. Nuno didn’t call out Daniel Farke, but instead demanded that the league’s administrators and clubs must collectively raise the standard of fundamental execution across the board. He explained, “We have to work hard and be much better. I feel the players want to, but they switch off in many moments,” stressing the need for more focus and resilience from players across the division to avoid such “unacceptable” errors. The former Spurs and Forest boss’s unusual focus on individual accountability and the league’s overall quality shows the immense pressure he is under as West Ham hover perilously close to the bottom.