West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui was happy with his team’s performance vs Bournemouth on Monday night, despite only picking up a point. 

In an interview with the official West Ham website, the Spaniard said: “I think we were very close to winning on a very difficult pitch against a very good team who have been very strong at home.

“We were very close and we did a lot of good things. We had more expected goals than them and in the first half we had a lot of clear chances. It is true that they were strong in the second half, but we came through our bad moment and were able to score our goal.”

A win would’ve been huge for Lopetegui, however, he was content with a point, especially due to the teams performance. Like many matches this season, Monday night caused a huge split between the fanbase.

Some people believed we should’ve had more than enough to win the game, while others believed we were unlucky, and the manager did more than enough to get three points.

“I think if you are not able to compete as we did tonight, you will lose the match here. Bournemouth already beat Arsenal, Man City and Tottenham at home, so it’s a very, very difficult stadium to come to and we knew that.

“We achieved only one point but in a lot of moments of the match we were better than them and we had more expected goals than them, much more, despite the fact they had more shots. We were very close to getting three points and we have to keep the positive things to move forward.”

Despite the continued mix of option, Lopetegui’s job still remains in the balance. The Hammers face Brighton, Southampton and Liverpool in their next three, anything less than three points from those three matches will almost certainly seal his fate as Hammers boss.