Robert Snodgrass has placed the blame for his West Ham struggles firmly at beleaguered manager Slaven Bilic’s door.
The Scottish international joined Aston Villa on loan on Friday half a season after West Ham brought him in from Hull for £10.2million.
Snodgrass failed to score in any of his 15 appearances, a disappointing haul for the player Bilic had chosen to replace Dimitri Payet after the playmaker’s move to Marseille.
Villa will have the option to sign Snodgrass permanently should he be a success in the Midlands and the 29-year-old hinted that he would have little desire to return to the London Stadium.
“I went to West Ham and I had a manager that played me out of position,” Snodgrass said. “To be honest with you it was very tough to take.
Snodgrass added: “I spoke to the manager and said to him, 'You wanted me to try and replace Payet, it's not my position'.
“I couldn't have made that any more clear. When I spoke to him this season I said 'I need to play my position, I need a run of games in my position'.
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“This is the reason why I've come here. I've got a manager who knows what I'm about.
“He's signed me for a lot of money at Hull. To get the best out of any player you need to play them in their right position, it's as simple as that.”
Bilic is under mounting pressure at West Ham after suffering defeats in all of the Hammers’ opening three Premier League games. The Croatian manager admitted after the 3-0 defeat at Newcastle that his side “didn’t deserve anything” from the match.
