Julen Lopetegui, former West Ham coach, revisited his missed arrival at Milan. He said the following words to the microphones of the Spanish newspaper AS.
"It was difficult and strange to understand. It wasn't something about me, but an internal problem."
About Arrigo Sacchi's words about him:
"Of course, they surprised me, and I thank him. What he meant to say is that the decisions of a professional cannot be changed by the decisions of a party that is not professional. In fact, he uses himself and Berlusconi as an example. I share this view."
The coach then spoke about his new life after leaving the Hammers:
"I am reclaiming time in other areas of life, those that are abandoned when coaching. I am also very attentive to watching football and matches. Now there is more time to follow other leagues."
Lopetegui then commented on West Ham’s current situation:
"At the time, we had a feeling of disappointment. The team was where it should have been, considering the circumstances. The team was in thirteenth place and had the possibility of finishing ninth or tenth, which I think is the situation we should have been in. That was the idea for the first year, to get to know each other better. We lost against Liverpool and City, the latter after playing a great match. And we were very far from relegation."
