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- West Ham remain reluctant to make their second sacking of the season but are increasingly unimpressed with the Portuguese’s tactics and did not like his demeanour after their latest defeat. West Ham fan turnout against Nottingham Forest almost half official attendanceRead moreFigures within the club were dismayed to see Nuno smiling at full-time and embracing some of his old players.
- Nuno was pictured with players including Morato and Morgan Gibbs-White, whose late winner left West Ham seven points behind 17th-placed Forest.
- Nuno had looked aghast when Forest, who won 2-1 after trailing at half-time, were awarded their penalty after a VAR review. Although it is accepted that Nuno was liked by many of Forest’s former players and was facing them for the first time since his messy exit from the City Ground, it was felt he should have waited until he was away from the cameras before reuniting with members of his old team.
- West Ham had just suffered an agonising late defeat and are on course to lose their fight to stay in the Premier League.
- In that context sources at the club felt that Nuno, who has two wins from 16 games since replacing Graham Potter in September, was naive to be seen smiling before heading down the tunnel. It comes with staff and players at West Ham feeling increasingly demoralised.
