Look at any side that is relegated from the Premier League and you can guarantee that at some stage of the season they have had a seven-game winless run. West Ham have already gone seven games without a win and the worry is that it could soon amount to ten games after playing Chelsea, Wolves and Arsenal.
Alan Shearer was rightly scathing about the side's lack of workrate against Spurs on Match of the Day and the worrying thing is that the team just don't look like they are playing for Pellegrini any more. The other big question is does Pellegrini at 66 still have the hunger to turn this round? The Daily Telegraph reports that the manager has been told results must improve. It also mentions doubts in the boardroom, reporting: "There is a fear that Pellegrini is not accepting the seriousness of the situation."
Meanwhile there are reports of Rafa Benitez, Chris Hughton, Eddie Howe, Chris Wilder and Sean Dyche all being weighed-up as potential new managers. As Pellegrini is on £8 million a year — and appears to be a decent man with a fine track record — it's obviously better for the stability of the club if he can turn it round; but regardless of the result at Stamford Bridge the players have to look like they are fighting to save his job if Manuel is to survive.
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