Taty out, £18m man in? Parker told the West Ham changes he must make

West Ham United manager Scott Parker faces calls from supporters and analysts to shake up his starting lineup for Saturday's match against Blackburn Rovers. The pressure follows a poor first-half display in a recent fixture against Cardiff City, where West Ham fell behind 3-0 before a second-half resurgence nearly earned them a 4-3 comeback victory.

Hammers News argues that Parker should drop struggling performers such as Taty Castellanos, Manor Solomon, Morato, and Soungoutou Magassa. The outlet highlights positive substitute impacts from Joel Piroe, Sondre Austbo, Kaelan Casey, and Mohamadou Kante, while fans also urged the return of goalkeeper Alphonse Areola in place of Mads Hermansen.