Turks shocked “at meteoric fall of Tore”
It starts by claiming: “Bilic is the reason Tore joined over the summer. The Hammers head coach wanted his star man since he took charge of the club last summer.
The article adds: “On paper it looked a great deal. In fact Besiktas appeared to have been short changed in losing a key asset on temporary move. For whatever reason Tore immediately fell out of favour with West Ham fans. Perhaps it was his playing style, his work rate or simply that they wanted him to prove himself before getting behind him.”
Claiming he got ff to a decent start and was named Man of the Match following his display in the 1-0 victory over Bournemouth it recalls he made more key passes than any other player over the 90 minutes (4), made three successful dribbles and pulled off seven crosses including the one that resulted in the goal.”
But it says that when West Ham crashed out of the Europa League at the qualification stage for the second season running after losing 1-0 against Astra Tore was lambasted after the game with fans ripping into the winger.
But it then point out that the Turkish international is the type of player that thrives when the fans are behind hi and that a confident Tore is capable of providing magic – something Bilic knows all too well from his time at Besiktas.
Tore – an orphan who never knew his real father – and the article says he often refers to Bilic as being like a father to him.
In one of his first interviews after joining the Irons he said: “He is the best manager I have worked under and he is like a father to the players. You feel like you are family.
Knowing the player well, Turkish Football adds: “Tore’s confidence has hit rock bottom and Bilic made matters worse when he gave him a rare start against Middlesbrough in the last Premier League game only to bring him off at half-time.
It adds: “As if Tore’s season could not sink any lower he has just been ruled out for five weeks due to injury. The 24-year-old will have time to reflect and get his act in order over his time off.
“There is no doubting his talent and he has already proved himself under Bilic in the past. There is still a long way to go this season and the Hammers could use all the help they can get right now considering they are in the relegation zone.”
It concludes: “If West Ham supporters want the best out of Tore singling him out might not be the best way to go about it. He has not exactly been setting the league alight but who has this season?”