Jaw-dropping European win
West Ham's lavish summer spending not enough to save them from defeat against Bournemouth
Javier Hernandez
Johnny Sexton appointed as an assistant coach
THE only people more confused than the West Ham fans after this performance will be the owners, who must be wondering what they have got for their £100 million outlay on players.
On this showing the team looks less organised than under David Moyes, with some of the most expensive signings, such as Issa Diop [£22m] and Andriy Yarmolenko [£17.5m] left warming the substitutes bench.
New West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini seemed unperturbed by the latest display, acknowledging that it was always going to take time for things to settle with a new manager and so many new players.
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