Jarrod Bowen West Ham Relegation Worries Deepen Before Tuesday Night
Jarrod Bowen said West Ham's relegation worries were starting to creep in last season, and the club could drop into the Championship on Tuesday night if Tottenham beat Chelsea. The jarrod bowen west ham relegation issue now stretches beyond one bad run, with Bowen describing the season as a catalogue of errors.
Bowen on West Ham's slide
Bowen did not dress it up. He said, “catalogue of errors,” and added, “It was starting to creep in a little bit last season.” That places West Ham's trouble across two campaigns, not just the one that has left them one result away from relegation.
He also pointed to the club's recent turnover in the dugout. West Ham changed manager after a few games this season, another sign of how quickly the campaign has unravelled. The team won a European trophy three years this summer, yet finished 14th in that season and 15th last season.
Tuesday night at Chelsea
The relegation watch turns to Tottenham's match at Chelsea on Tuesday night. If Tottenham win, West Ham go down. A draw would all but confirm relegation ahead of the final day on Sunday, leaving the club waiting on others before it can make any final planning for next season.
Bowen said supporters and players cannot turn away from that equation. “You have to watch the game. You can't avoid it. You can't try and hide away from it,” he said. “It was always in our hands for the last few weeks. Now that's been taken out of our hands.”
Bowen's own standards
The captain's numbers have still been productive. Bowen has eight league goals and 10 assists in 37 appearances this season, but he said he has not played to the level he expects. “I haven't played to the standards that I know that I can,” he said. “I'm big enough to accept that. I just haven't played well enough.”
That leaves his future hanging past the final whistle of the season. Bowen said he will not decide what comes next until the campaign ends, even as he has been linked with a move away from West Ham if the club avoid relegation.
