West Ham United midfielder Radoslav Kovac has had a crack at sacked manager Avram Grant for his dismal performance this season.
The Israeli oversaw a disastrous campaign for the East London club which saw them relegated to the Championship and cost him his job in the process and 31-year old Czech midfielder Kovac was very critical of the management failure.
"It's a catastrophe and a disgrace that we have been relegated. We had a team capable of finishing in the top ten," he told Pravo.
"Obinna, Piquionne, Carlton Cole, Robbie Keane, Demba Ba - all absolutely top-class players, aces. Avram Grant is the man to blame.
"People will think that we are just throwing responsibility and all the dirt on him, but nobody understands why the club didn't sack him already in the winter.
"Even so (by sacking Grant now) everyone has been relieved. Our fans hated him and there was a horrific atmosphere within the dressing room.
"He spent £40million on players who should have fitted into his ideas. But then they were not playing anyway. He was not honest.
"Before the season I had a great offer from Stoke City and he told me he would not release me as he counted on my services. But I wasn't playing often. The same scenario happened again in the winter.
"Not to mention his tactical decisions. The score was even in some games or we were leading by an odd goal and he replaced a forward with another one. He was not able to react precisely to how a game developed."
