Many West Ham supporters rage at performance of Manuel Lanzini in Chelsea loss

West Ham United were beaten 2-0 by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last night thanks to a masterclass from Eden Hazard.

Manuel Pellegrini’s men are now pretty much resigned to a mid-table finish this season and were well beaten against their London rivals.

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It was a thankless task to expect anything from the game with Maurizio Sarri’s men, despite their sporadic form of late.

Losing to a city rival will still sting though and Pellegrini will hope for a response at Manchester United on Saturday.

Prior to the World Cup, last summer Manuel Lanzini rocked West Ham by rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in his knee.

He returned in February and is working his way back to his best. Some Hammers supporters are keen to not rush him back. Others, however, expect him to hit the ground running straight away.

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It wasn’t his best game in the claret and blue against Chelsea. Fitness is key for the long-term casualty between now and May, with emphasis placed on next season.

After the loss, West Ham fans took to Twitter to vent various frustrations at the £70k-a-week performer (Spotrac). Some of the critiques were out in full force, with the 26-year-old in the firing line for some supporters:

This season is Lanzini’s pre season, doesn’t give him a free pass etc but he has come back from a serious injury
Yet the £40m man hasn’t done anything much better and Nasri is injured yet again – he has still missed more games in 2019 than Carroll through injury.
— Geo Mackie (@redhammer8) April 8, 2019

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An unpopular opinion but I can’t understand why our fans adore Lanzini as much as we do? Yes on his day he’s a world beater but how many of those days does he actually have? I know he’s been out with injury but this goes back to before that happened. A v frustrating player imo…
— Dave Walker (@DaveWalkerWHU) April 8, 2019

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Yeah I thought it was odd. Should have taken that waste of skin Lanzini off
— Irons Rod (@RoderickEvans) April 9, 2019

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First half we were awful didn’t get going at all. Influence of the bigger and creative players simply wasn’t there.
Lanzini fast becoming a myth, unsure as to why his performances are under par but they clearly are. Arnautovic is on holiday along with Anderson who’s poor.
— Nick Marsh (@MarshyBoy26) April 8, 2019

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https://twitter.com/SlaterWHU/status/1115342142002663424

You’re deluded, Lanzini was clearly the worst player
— Joe Fisher (@Jfisherwhu) April 8, 2019

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Second half was better. With more quality going forward could have got something-hazard the massive difference. Thought Balbuena returned well. Lanzini off the boil, got to work Nasri back into this team quickly ⚒
— ExWHUEmployee (@ExWHUEmployee) April 8, 2019

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https://twitter.com/mickywevz/status/1115339900247842816

Sorry but Lanzini does not deserve to start the next game. The last two games we have been effectively playing with 10 men with him on pitch. Obviously going to take him a while to get back to his best but he’s not ready yet.
— West Ham News (@WHUFC_News) April 8, 2019

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Lanzini needs subbing. It’s a pity we’re not allowed a whole new 10.
— Eugene Gaughan (@eugene_gaughan) April 8, 2019

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https://twitter.com/TheHeadmaster1/status/1115343306651783168

Lanzini struggling here mind.⚒⚒.
— Malcolm Jones @whufc (@paddie53) April 8, 2019

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Think lanzini is one of the best players we have at this club.
— Jack Anderton (@andertony95) April 8, 2019

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https://twitter.com/WhuEnthusiast/status/1115355267439517696

Well until the commentator just said, I didn’t know Lanzini was on the pitch!
— Mr R (@UnHappyHammer68) April 8, 2019

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Many West Ham supporters rage at performance of Manuel Lanzini in Chelsea loss