We know what Haller needs but he’s unlikely to get it

Any hope at all – and it’s limited – that Seb Haller is going to become a saleable prospect for West Ham may rest on the shoulders or rather in the feet of new signing Said Benrahma or an inform Manu Lanzini.

However, that’s hardly straightforward  because it seems obvio0us to most that the hugely in form Mikey Antonio is far more in the Moyes mould as a player than the Frenchman.

Haller has demonstrated in the past that he can hold the ball up and is not a bad line leader given his is able to bring other players into the game.

But if we are after an Antonio lookalike then we are looking in the wrong place and the record signing will always be at his best when getting the type of service an in form Lanzini or Benrahma can give him.

These guys – when bang on their game – can provide the sort of killer pass in behind and provide the type of crosses on which the bloke can thrive.

But an all action, blood and guts player he is not – his game is more subtle  – and, let’s be fair,  he didn’t arrive at a record fee of £45 million because he’s not good at what he does.

Yes, he was over priced and as things are right now, it’s understandable that a few knees are jerking in the boardroom at an imminent financial disaster given his situation in the squad.

David Moyes is the only person who can relieve  those anxieties but they had better not be getting too hopeful that he’s suddenly going to change a system which is proving so successful to save their Haller financial skins.

The game is full of uncertainty and that probably rests on injuries and suspensions as much as anything else.

It’s yet another hugely difficult recruitment problem visited on the club by the appointment of Pellegrini but those – like me – who supported the appointment need to hold their hands up and admit it.

I certainly do but that helps absolutely nothing.