Time  when Manuel Pellegrini lost his 1st four games as the manager of  West Ham last season, there have been early whispers that the Chilean’s tenure at the London Stadium over before it has started. These talks were everywhere and Pellegrini was aware of this. Under the table and with the club snowed under by off-field issues after their switch to the stadium in London in the month of August 2016, a manager who is known for his gentle presence looked as if it would be troublesome to have an early impact.

After twelve months and the image at West Ham is different from what it was. A game that draws at the score of 0-0 draw on Wednesday at Aston Villa took the team eight points from 5 games that bring them to the level of third-placed team Tottenham, as well as Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Leicester. Many would not agree with this, but this is a significant improvement for the team.

Because of the failure of the team at Villa Park, the team couldn’t move to the top three teams of Premier League’s for the first time after the year 2015, which is not good news. however, Declan Rice, the England international footballer, this was the match they would have lost about twelve months back, having been come down to ten men with a 3rd of the game left.

Pellegrini Failed to Disagree

That in itself beneath lines the progress the club has created under the 66-year-old, he is the second oldest manager in the top flight of English along with Pep Guardiola. In the first season of Pellegrini, West Ham ended at the tenth position, this is an achievement that improved just one time after 2009. In this season, the team tipped to move higher still.