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Wantaway Chicharito talks up new season!

The Hammers media department made an interesting choice for the first player to interview following pre-season training in Switzerland – Chicharito.

The Mexican of course has admitted that he and the club have agreed that it would be best if he moved on and confirmed he has agents on the case.

Thus it seems odd to hear him discussing the season ahead and the ambitions  the club has in doing everything they can to challenge for Europe.

He was missing from the early squad photos which may have been on account of him having made his position with the club clear.

However, as the club reassembled after the summer break when he explained what had been on the training agenda in the very early stages of pre-season.

He said: It’s great to be back. Tuesday’s was an introduction kind of session, to try to move our legs, even though most of us have been working a little bit before we came here.

“It was good being involved, getting a touch and having a small game at the end too. I think after Wednesday, we will have the harder sessions because we need to build up a very good base so we can get ourselves into a good way physically to allow us to perform.”

Chicharito trains in Switzerland

Uninvolved in international football for the first summer since 2015 he was delighted to welcome the arrival of his first child.

He said: “”For me, it was the first time in my whole life I’ve had more than three or four weeks as a break, so I enjoyed it a lot.

“We went out with my friends, with [my wife] Sarah too, so we had just a small break and the rest we spent in London waiting for my son to be born. It’s special but I’m not going to say it’s better or worse, or compare it, because in both you have your pros and your cons, you enjoy it, you adapt and adjust yourself to those circumstances, and now I’m here in Switzerland preparing myself to have a good season.”

.He added: “Last season the objectives, the goals were to try and finish in the top six of the table or top seven so we could get into the European spots.

“In the end we couldn’t do it and we finished in mid-table, but the objectives are the same, to finish as high as we can, like I said to try and get in the European competition and get used to that. This club is doing everything they can to achieve that.”

However, despite all the words it remains to be seen whether he will be playing any part given the club’s need to completely reshape the strike force!

 

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8 comments on “Wantaway Chicharito talks up new season!

  1. As I remarked in a previous post ; I would prefer to keep him if it’s possible . Nippy in the box and has a uncanny knack of turning up on the oppositions blind side . Very handy to have as an option . …… but that’s just my opinion .

    • I tend to agree. I feel he may do well with Formals linking from the midfield. Will see, though.

  2. I still like Hernandez. I think he’s the model professional. He may not love West Ham but I don’t ever think he’d cause trouble for a club paying his admittedly large wages. It hasn’t worked out as well as either parties would have hoped but I still think he has plenty to offer if he sees out his contract this season. I also don’t think many fans would be happy to see him go if he was on half his current wage. It’s purely a wage issue, I believe most fans think he’s a great option to have, just an expensive option.

  3. I may be wrong but I have a feeling if we do keep him, he may score a lot of goals for us with a better supply line and playing alongside a genuine target man like Rondon.

  4. Perhaps he is sick of Arnautovic & now he’s wanting out yet again Chico might want to stay, just a thought!

  5. I am not a massive fan of Chicarito but I must say that his behaviour has always been that of a true professional – none of his moaning is in public. Arnie on the other hand shows much more passion for the club when he is in the mood but behaves like a spoilt brat at other times. I think that just as SLav decided with Payet, for the good of the team Arnie has to go even if we dont get as much money for him as we would like. If Chicarito stays I am sure that he will continue to put in professional perfomances and even win us some matches

  6. This is simply because in the past 24 hours the club has decided it will sell Arnie which now means Chicha must stay. It’s as simple as that to be fair he did say he was happy to stay and I believe him. Think the guy should be encouraged now not slated

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