West Ham have “exciting kid” who could be Lopetegui’s next Jarrod Bowen

Former West Ham United striker Frank McAvennie has heaped reward on an “thrilling child” on the membership, and means that he might even be their subsequent Jarrod Bowen.

Lopetegui underneath strain after poor West Ham begin

New supervisor Julen Lopetegui has massive footwear to fill after David Moyes, who guided the Hammers to their first main trophy in a long time and successive campaigns in Europe, having taken over once they had been preventing for his or her Premier League standing in 2019.

The Hammers have received simply two video games in all competitions since Lopetegui took cost – a 2-0 win at Crystal Palace within the league and a 1-0 cup victory at dwelling to Bournemouth – and West Ham’s expensively-assembled new-look squad suggests they need to be doing significantly better.

Lopetegui was backed with a near-£120 million summer season spend on 9 new signings, however they’ve did not report a single win since late August and strain is mounting on the Spaniard.

West Ham have been criticised for his or her showings in each an attacking and defensive sense, with Sky Sports activities reporter Ron Walker saying that rather more must be anticipated of this high quality facet on paper.

“Once you’re in a nasty run of kind and also you concede with 41 seconds on the clock, you concern the worst. In that context, the way in which West Ham bounced again to earn some extent at Brentford is a optimistic,” stated the journalist.

“However that is nonetheless pretty much as good because it will get. For a workforce with the depth and high quality of this Hammers facet, the dearth of memorable moments they produced continues to be a priority. The Hammers’ defending has been a significant trigger for concern however their attacking return is a fair higher fear when Julen Lopetegui was tasked with delivering a extra expansive type.

“That may take time however with an anticipated objectives tally decrease than Southampton regardless of Lucas Paqueta, Mohamed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen that includes in each recreation, even their particular person high quality must be sufficient to provide greater than this.”

Frank McAvennie compares Crysencio Summerville to Jarrod Bowen

West Ham, and particularly the under-fire Lopetegui, will want all the assistance they’ll get to show this way round.

Over the summer season, West Ham agreed a £25 million-plus deal for winger Crysencio Summerville, and he’s but to get off the mark over his seven appearances in all competitions.

The Dutchman comes with loads of promise, although, having scored 20 objectives with an additional 9 assists within the Championship for Leeds final season. The winger might be pivotal to including that further little bit of dynamism to West Ham’s assault, and he might observe an identical path to Bowen given his London Stadium change from the second tier.

Certainly, McAvennie suggests Summerville might be West Ham’s new Bowen, and provides that the attacker “hasn’t had a lot assist just lately” in a glowing endorsement of the 22-year-old.

“I believe he’s been shiny, all the time seeking to get at his opponent,” stated McAvennie to West Ham Zone.

“The extra he performs, the higher. Jarrod Bowen got here from Hull Metropolis, and it took him just a few video games however David Moyes believed in him.

“That’s what’s going to occur with this man. He’s one other younger, thrilling child, who has no fears. I like that. He goes to get the ball and he doesn’t care about who they’re enjoying. He simply hasn’t had a lot assist just lately.”