Lopetegui Expresses Frustration After West Ham’s Defeat to Leicester

West Ham United manager Julen Lopetegui spoke to BBC Sport after his team’s loss against Leicester. He commented, “It’s not easy, because we deserved much more. We had 31 shots, many, many chances and we didn’t score.” Lopetegui stressed the necessity for enhanced performance, stating, “We have to do better and avoid this stat. We had to take more risks in the second half and a good team will take advantage of this. We have to be more effective as normally when you are able to create this number of chances you are going to score one. “We are very frustrated for the fans and players because they didn’t deserve to lose.” He acknowledged the outcome, adding, “But we [lost] and we have to recover. The energy and belief for the next challenge is knowing this is the way to be able to change the situation.” When asked if he had concerns about his position, Lopetegui responded, “The only thing I am worried about now is to go in on Wednesday for the training session and to prepare for the next challenge.” He concluded by expressing confidence in future results despite the current setback: “We have one month of a lot of matches and I’m sure with this attitude we will achieve much more points. Today it’s hard to say this.”There are days when it is easy, today it was not easy. We are very frustrated but because we deserved much more.”