Pablo Zabaleta is the latest Hammer to join the Grady Diangana fan club.
The impact this young man has made this season appears to have no limits and for the brilliant professional Zaba has made it clear he is trying to help him through every game.
Discussing the winger on www.whufc.com he said: “Grady seems to be looking very dangerous, especially when he is in one-on-one situations
“He’s not scared and he shows personality to ask for the ball and to take people on and he looks very dangerous.
“Especially with the injury to Andriy Yarmolenko, the manager gave him a chance and he took it and he is showing that he wants to keep a place in the team, in the starting XI.
“As with all the young players, we need to make sure we give him the confidence. I’m playing behind him so I’m trying to keep talking to him all the time, telling him ‘no worries, next time’ if he loses the ball and giving him confidence.
“He looks very dangerous going forward and he will always produce something, whether it be a good pass or a dribble.
“I thought it was a penalty on him [when he was tackled by Steven Defour]. He was unlucky, but he was good. We need to look after our young players like him and Declan Rice because it’s not about two or three games, and I hope he can continue performing week-in, week-out and become an important player for this club.”
He added: “I don’t like to compare players or people. We just need to look after him and he will attract all the attention from the media, fans and all of us.
“At least I want to make sure he keeps his feet on the ground, keeps working and keeps improving because we need him now.
“He’s one of the only few players who can play wide and bring us a lot of things, so let’s not put pressure on him and compare him with someone.
“This is why you need a big squad because, even if you spend some money to bring players in, you never know.
“You can get injuries and we’ve got seven players injured so, when the opportunity comes, you need to prove to the manager that you’re good enough to play for the first team and then keep your place in the starting XI and he’s doing it and I hope he continues in that way.”