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Lanzini/Soucek/Downes

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Submitted by Oldtimehammer on Fri, 26/08/2022 - 07:01

Three midfielders i feel that should not start a match for us and just be options from the bench.

Lanzini to my mind never has gotten over that terrible injury that prevented him from going to the world cup and has been nowhere near the player that he once was for me.

Soucek his form has fallen off the biggest cliff i have ever known and i cannot work out why? yes he scored against Viborg but that for me was down to the opposition.

Downes a new arrival and from hearing our manager not quite sure on this player now a certain name comes to mind from the recent past and that is Jordan Hugil will Downes suffer the same fate? very enthusiastic and a West Ham boy but will that be enough for our manager?judging on kral and Vlasic last season i think its most likely not.

So where does that leave our midfield options? it is Rice and one other but who? Coventry? Fornals? or if we get them these new men Paqueta or Vanaken?

The engine room of our squad is currently running on one cylinder and that right now needs a service a lot of weight put on that young mans shoulders right now and he needs help fast.

Definitely shouldn't start but Downes won't ever start,maybe the league Cup! He must be thinking what the hell have I done,but being a westham fan he probably thought the is his only chance! I still say moyes hasn't a clue because this boy can play

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I’m not sure you can write Downes off just yet, big step up from Championship to Premier League and I’ve heard David Moyes saying there are bits he needs to work on and they’ll do that. I’m not sure he was bought to be a starting player but it’s up to him to take his chance isn’t it.
Soucek is struggling for form but realistically his assets are scoring and being athletic, he’s not a technically gifted player or a creative player but he does seem to have a knack of being in the right place.
Lanzini has never done much in my opinion, the early part of his career was littered with injuries and he does go missing for large parts of games when he starts.
I definitely think it’s an area that needs strengthening especially with Scamacca at the club, can’t expect a striker to constantly score if he doesn’t get the service, and there’s zero creativity through the middle of the side at the moment

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But moyes theres another thing.....he clearly not sure or like what he has seen so far and apart from bench warming i would be surprised if he did get any kind of game except a carabo cup match.

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To be honest for 12 million or whatever it was he’s no more than a squad player, like you say he’ll get a run in the carabao cup, possibly europa conference and then it’s how he proves himself, if he improves they’ve got a bargain, if he doesn’t then he’ll get moved on without much financial loss, unlike Vlasic!

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I hope Downes does cut the mustard,hes a West Ham Boy and wants to play for us,thats what we need,all these big time foreigners gets me,they arent bothered about us,which is sad how the modern game has gone.

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You know what it's like mate,born into a westham supporting family you are going to run your heart out for the claret & blue,a rare thing nowadays amongst the over paid foreigners who get told to do the cross hammers the day they sign!!!

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Its so false mate it makes you sick,its times like this that make me wonder why i pay out all the money to go,cheering on these people who dont care,and with no roots to the club at all.....Reckon there will come a time mate.

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