SLAVEN BILIC is coming under massive pressure to cling onto his job at West Ham – and seemingly even his players want him out.
The Hammers were thrashed 3-0 at home by Brighton on Friday night, that leaves the Croatian clinging to his job.
And on social media a #BilicOut campaign is gathering pace – and incredibly Hammers defender Angelo Ogbonna appeared to “like” the hash tag on Instagram.
But the former Juventus centre-half distanced himself from the action with the most hilarious excuiise ever – that his baby son had thumbed the “like” on his account.
Defending any notion that he wants his own manager to leave the club, Ogbonna wrote: “I liked West Ham post, not your comment.
“Because your comment is stupid.
“My baby was playing with the phone and he touched your comment.
“So don’t be too much happy.”
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Sadly, there has been no comment yet from Ogbonna’s son to confirm or deny his father’s accusations.
Bilic is now is now odds on to be the next Premier League boss to lose his job.
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Everton manager Ronald Koeman is also in the hot seat, the Toffees have won just two of their last 12 games after a summer of heavy spending.
But following Friday night’s defeat, Bilic is staring at the exit door.
Speaking after the match, Bilic even admitted that he “don’t know” whether he will be given time to turn things around.
He said: “I don’t know [if I’ll be given time] all that I can say is that I am the manager of the team and I take full responsibility.
“I am very experienced I have been there before, we talk about bouncing back last season, that is all I can say – what is going to happen? It’s not in my hands, like it wasn’t before the game.
“On one hand I believe in myself and in my work and in my team – we’ve showed that in the last six games.
“On the other hand, you lose 3-0 to Brighton and you can’t be happy about anything.”
SunSport reported yesterday how the 49-year-old met with the club’s owners for talks over his future.
But it is believed the Hammers’ away trip to Crystal Palace next Saturday is now a must-win or Bilic will be shown the exit door.
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