“SHOCKING MUTINY SCANDAL! Squad’s Explosive Revolt Forces Potter’s DRAMATIC Sacking – You Won’t Believe What Happened!”
West Ham’s training ground has been described as “far from a happy ship,” according to an insider at Rush Green.
Claret & Hugh spoke to a source while investigating speculation surrounding Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s absence from Graham Potter’s squad.
Last season’s Hammer of the Year has been sidelined with what the club describe as a stomach issue, though Potter offered little clarity when pressed on the matter.
Rumours suggested a fallout, but the insider clarified:
“Wan-Bissaka is injured, he gets on fine with the manager. There is a big problem with Todibo, Füllkrug and, to a lesser extent, a couple of others.”
This explains why Jean-Clair Todibo has recently been dropped despite Max Kilman’s poor displays.
Reports earlier this week indicated Potter still had support from sections of the dressing room, but not universally.
Divisions such as these are not unusual in sides struggling near the bottom of the Premier League, though whether this discord accelerated Potter’s dismissal remains uncertain.
The mood inside the squad appeared tense during last weekend’s clash with Crystal Palace.
From my position near the substitutes’ bench, Todibo, Niclas Füllkrug, and Luis Guilherme looked visibly unhappy.
The coaching staff and players on the bench were subdued and far quieter than their Palace counterparts, even at moments when West Ham were level in the game.
These scenes hardly reflected well on Potter, yet it is worth remembering that both Todibo and Füllkrug had also clashed with former manager Julen Lopetegui.
The unrest, therefore, may not be rooted solely in Potter’s management style but perhaps in wider issues of player dissatisfaction and squad harmony.
Attention will now turn to how Potter’s exit impacts the squad dynamic. His departure could pave the way for Todibo and Füllkrug to reestablish themselves in the starting lineup, potentially resetting their West Ham careers.
For now, though, the club’s training ground atmosphere remains strained, with fractures in the dressing room still evident despite the managerial change.
