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Slaven Bilic to hold crisis talks with West Ham board today after Arsenal thrashing
SLAVEN BILIC is reportedly set to meet the West Ham board today for following Saturday's defeat to Arsenal.
Slaven Bilic to hold crisis talks with West Ham board today
West Ham sit just one point above the Premier League relegation zone after their humiliating 5-1 defeat at home to Arsenal.
Bilic is now without a win in six matches and his struggling side face a difficult trip to high-fliers Liverpool on Sunday.
And according to Sky Sports, the Croatian boss is set for crisis talks with the West Ham board ahead of West Ham's busy Christmas period.
Slaven Bilic lost 5-1 to Arsene Wenger's Arsenal
Express Sport, however, understand Bilic is likely to remain in charge and be given the task to oversee an improvement in form in the four games following Liverpool.
West Ham take on Burnley, Hull, Swansea and Leicester before the turn of the year and expect to be further up the table in January.
The former Besiktas and Croatia chief was confident of turning West Ham's season around after Saturday's loss but slammed his players' efforts on and off the pitch.
Slaven Bilic faces difficult Liverpool challenge on Sunday
"I am very optimistic, I never give up. I'm positive I can turn this around," he told Sky Sports.
"I'm very disappointed, frustrated, and humiliated. I want to say sorry to the fans and to the club. It was really bad.
"I feel responsible. Somewhere along the line we lost the intensity in training. We don't do it all the time, only occasionally, and that's why we can't do it in games."