Slaven Bilic could become first Premier League manager SACKED this season if West Brom lose against Newcastle, with Baggies chiefs already looking at alternatives to the Croatian manager
* Slaven Bilic's West Brom side are second from bottom in the Premier League
* The Croatian nearly left at the start of the season after clashes with the board
* But defeat at Newcastle on Saturday would leave his position at serious risk
Slaven Bilic is facing a fresh fight to keep his job as West Bromwich Albion boss ahead of Saturday’s pivotal clash against Newcastle.
The Baggies are currently 19th in the Premier League, winning just one of their 11 games since returning to the top-flight.
And Bilic’s role as head coach is understood to be growing increasingly uncertain as he prepares his team for Saturday’s crucial visit to St James’ Park, which will be key towards whether the Croatian keeps his job.
West Bromwich Albion manager Slaven Bilic is under pressure heading into clash at Newcastle
Sources claim defeat against Steve Bruce’s side this weekend will leave Bilic at serious risk of the axe ahead of the crucial festive calendar.
Sportsmail understands the WBA hierarchy have already started the process of identifying replacements for Bilic in the event of calling time on his tenure
The uncertainty over his future comes amid internal disagreements over the club’s recruitment policy, tensions that stem from the summer transfer window and almost led to Bilic leaving before the season had even started.
Bilic and the club’s recruitment staff have not always seen eye-to-eye over transfers, while the former West Ham manager is known to have been frustrated by the funds made available to him.
The club’s interest in Watford striker Troy Deeney over the summer was a particular bone of contention.
Nine players were signed but three others identified by Bilic – Ollie Watkins, Eberechi Eze and Antonee Robinson – moved elsewhere.
Following a 5-1 drubbing at home to Crystal Palace, the Baggies are 19th in the league table. Bilic was unhappy that summer transfer targets like Ollie Watkins moved elsewhere
Meanwhile some of the Croatian’s public comments, particularly about the departure of Ahmed Hegazi to Saudi club Al-Ittihad in October, have not endeared him to his employers.
Bilic has been dealt a huge blow after the club failed in their bid to have Matheus Pereira’s three-match ban overturned.
The Brazilian playmaker, easily Albion’s most creative player, was sent off during the first half of last Sunday’s home defeat by Crystal Palace. B
ilic’s men were beaten 5-1 after playing an hour with 10 men, the capitulation at the hands of Roy Hodgson’s men a contributing factor towards the threat to the boss’ job.
Pereira was initially booked for aiming a kick at Patrick van Aanholt, who had fouled him, but the punishment was upgraded to a red card. Yet Albion’s attempts to have the ban either removed or reduced were thrown out by the FA.
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selain Bilic, pelatih Sheffiled juga bakal dipecat, jomplang banget penampilan musim lalu sama musim ini, apa karena kipernya bukan Henderson? Ole kalo kalah diderby juga bakal masuk bursa pelatih yg dipecat, trus minggu depannya menang lagi mereda lagi, begitu aja terus ......
