5 stats which show why West Ham should ditch Bilic

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WATFORD, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 25: Michail Antonio of West Ham United is shown a yellow card by referee Craig Pawson during the Premier League match between Watford and West Ham United at Vicarage Road on February 25, 2017 in Watford, England. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images) /

Discipline

Usually I wouldn’t be concerned about discipline, because a high number of cards usually correlates to a strong defence. However when players are picking up suspensions for no reason then it becomes an issue.

West Ham currently have the joint most red cards on four, and the second most yellow cards. When these cards are shared around the entire team it’s not a huge issue. However it is the main players that are seeing more than their fair share.

Reid, Obiang, Noble and Lanzini are the 4 Hammers who are currently on 5 or more yellow cards. Arguably the most influential player not included there is Antonio, who has four. Cresswell, Antonio and Reid also have red cards to their names. The side cannot be expected to function when their best players are missing so many games.

And as I said, this wouldn’t be as much of an issue if goals weren’t being conceded all over the place. However Bilic has a team set up which doesn’t allow the defence to hold a team at bay fairly or effectively. This has to change.