Alan Pardew has revealed that he felt sorry for Slaven Bilic after West Ham went down 3-2 to Tottenham during the weekend.
The Hammers looked like they were being outplayed after Spurs were 3-1 up through a brace from Harry Kane and a strike from Christian Eriksen.
Serge Aurier’s red-card however handed the East London club a lifeline. They managed to reduce the deficit to one goal following strikes from Javier Hernandez and Cheikhou Kouyate.
The loss means that the Hammers have lost four out of their six Premier League games so far and it also means that Bilic’s job is once again on the line.
Should the club lose their upcoming matches, there is a strong chance that the Croatian boss will be sacked.
Pardew has now revealed that he feels sorry for the Hammers boss and said, “I had real sympathy for West Ham manager Slaven Bilic against Tottenham.
“He will have spent all week devising a plan to beat Spurs, putting the hours in with tactical work on the training ground, and having meetings with his staff and the players.
“He went with three at the back but what he really wanted was energy down the flanks, hoping that Marko Arnautovic and Michail Antonio would test the Spurs defence.
“And then what happens? Antonio gets injured after 28 minutes and Plan A goes out of the window.”
