It takes one of the newest, youngest recruits to West Ham United to show up some of his senior, more illustrious ‘superstar’ peers. Yesterdays game saw a brilliant piece of defensive cover by Crysencio Summerville which put his midfield colleagues to shame.
Lucas Paqueta strolled around, ineffective, losing the ball some 19 times and won just three of his 14 duels. He would do well to watch the clip below and reflect on his commitment to West Ham’s cause right now. Preoccupied by his pending FA enquiry, he is clearly not any where near his first season’s commitment.
In a slow, cumbersome midfield it is noticeable that there is not a midfielder in sight in the chase back to cover the Everton break in the video which whufc.com published to showcase Summerville’s commitment: Which it does.
But I watched the clip several times and there’s no defensive midfield cover from Paquetá, Soucek or Rodriguez: It takes attacking winger, Summerville to sprint the whole length of the pitch and carry out a committed, body on the line block.
Crucial block by Crysencio ❌ pic.twitter.com/XhH9DgxQYn
— West Ham United (@WestHam) November 9, 2024
Previous articles I’ve written have lamented out slow, cardboard cutout midfielders who don’t tackle: They aren’t even in the frame of this clip. Summerville’s commitment and athleticism only goes to contrast with, and highlight even more the porous Hammers midfield.
Potts,Earthy,Orford all quality youngsters who can get up and down the pitch,yet where are they ?
Oh yeah out on loan.
Honestly the incompetence at this club is outstanding.
We have had the best crop of youngsters at this club in years winning the league and FA youth cup along the way yet where are they ?
They’ve either left the club or are out wasting there time on loan.
The way this club is run is a joke.
I bleed claret and blue and I’ve loved West Ham my whole life,loved them more than any wife or girlfriend but I genuinely don’t get the same buzz or excitement from them anymore,I don’t like the squad of players we have at this time,too many lazy individuals and we have a manager who’s clueless and at the top of it running the show is the porno pygmy Sullivan who doesn’t give a shi# about us proper fans,never has never will.
He killed the heart and soul of our club when he took us away from Upton Park.
We are heading in one direction and that’s the Championship.
Saying that if it meant getting relegated to get Sullivan out I’d happily take it.
Summerville showed the rest what it is to be a committed player. Bowen shows the fight also. AWB & Kilman are doing ok.
But the rest are just lazy slow £%#@!. Why they still get picked I don’t know. I’d like to see more of our youth play, and leave the ageing brigade on the bench!!
Paqueta has been a passenger all of this season and the majority of the last one too!
JLo keeps playing him 🤦♂️ Showing faith in a player with zero form is pure madness.
Keeping faith in a manager who is equally effective as Paqueta is like the blind leading the blind.
No vision from Sully appointing JLo 🤦♂️
No improvement, strategy or identity from JLo 🤦♂️
No players buying in to Jlo 🤦♂️
Can C&H just run a poll please asking if any of us want him to remain ahead of our next game?
Talking about Paqueta deflects massively from the major issues at West Ham. JLo & Sullivan
How about Wan Bissakka, check his position too, he did not even try to get back!!!