#set-pieces

#set-pieces

No manager should really be under pressure after just two games, but it is hard to excuse his side's disappointing performances - and defend Potter's record in charge since he replaced Julen Lopetegui in January. He has won just five of his 21 games so far and, having conceded three against Sunderland, West Ham have shipped eight goals across their first two games of a top-flight campaign for the first time ever.

New seasons are never new starts, not entirely. The sun may have been shining and the temperature in the mid-twenties. There may have been new kits on the pitch and new flags in the stands.

Anthony Markanich expressed a unique enthusiasm for set pieces, stating, 'I get so excited about that' when speaking about throw-ins that lead to scoring opportunities.