“I was shocking and it’s been shocking for a long time.”
That was how Jamie Carragher summed up West Ham’s performance following last night’s defeat to Brentford on [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/).
Tellingly, the former Liverpool defender spent as much time criticising West Ham’s rudderless ownership as he did dissecting the team’s tactics.
“The ownership of West Ham is completely different to forward-thinking clubs like Brentford — who have just battered them,” Carragher said.
“They’re a throwback to how football used to be. [David Sullivan](https://www.claretandhugh.info/david-sullivan-bio/) has been at the top of that club for a long time, and it’s not a modern way of doing things.”
Media Finally Catching On to West Ham’s Decline
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Carragher was joined in the Sky Sports studio by former Hammer Gary O’Neil, who pointed out that West Ham had been “battered by a team likely to finish in the bottom six.”
Watching the broadcast, it was clear the pundits were almost as shell-shocked as Nuno Espirito Santo appeared to be on the touchline. One had to feel a bit sorry for O’Neil, who clearly has a lot of affection for the club but struggled to find a single positive to discuss.
What’s become increasingly clear is that it’s no longer just the West Ham fanbase voicing serious concern. The mainstream media are now catching on — and they’re beginning to speak as though they finally realise West Ham are in deep trouble.