Final marketing campaign, West Ham’s wingers offered a lot of the output for the facet, Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen carrying large weight on their shoulders. The Hammers scored 60 objectives final marketing campaign, the eighth-highest within the division.
Kudus made 45 appearances for West Ham final season in all competitions, scoring 14 objectives, and offering six assists. Bowen made 44 appearances, scoring 20 objectives, and offering 10 assists.
The strikers for the Hammers, then again, struggled to supply the products, solely scoring eight objectives between them in all competitions final season, Danny Ings scoring as soon as, and Michail Antonio scoring seven instances.
Michail Antonio’s begin to the season
West Ham have began this Premier League marketing campaign slowly, shedding two of their opening three fixtures, and profitable the opposite. They have not had the best of begins, dealing with Aston Villa who completed fourth final season of their opener, and enjoying titleholders, Manchester Metropolis, of their third recreation.
Antonio has began all three of the Premier League video games up to now, taking 5 photographs, but to have one on the right track. That is in 206 minutes performed, and while Antonio does supply many different key attributes, resembling hold-up play, and working the channels, that of entirety hasn’t been there, represented by his 5/10 match ranking from 90min towards Manchester Metropolis.
The 34-year-old has made 311 appearances for the membership, scoring 82 objectives, offering 40 assists, and totaling 22,266 minutes performed, however it could now be time for Lopetegui to make a change in that place.
Fullkrug to be unleashed
Described as an “old style” centre ahead by Ally McCoist, new signing Niclas Füllkrug is ready within the wings ought to Lopetegui make a change upfront, having signed from Borussia Dortmund this summer season, for a charge of round £27m.
Fullkrug made 46 appearances for Dortmund final season, scoring 16 objectives, offering 10 assists, and totaling 3,605 minutes performed, together with 1,042 minutes within the Champions League, as Dortmund made all of it the way in which to the ultimate, shedding 2-0 to Actual Madrid.
Fullkrug vs Antonio (23/24) comparability | ||
|---|---|---|
Stats (per 90 minutes) | Fullkrug | Antonio |
Targets | 0.40 | 0.31 |
Assists | 0.25 | 0.09 |
xG | 0.48 | 0.29 |
Progressive Carries | 0.76 | 2.37 |
Progressive Passes | 2.28 | 1.29 |
Pictures Complete | 2.34 | 1.56 |
Pictures on Goal | 0.93 | 0.71 |
Shot-Creating Actions | 2.52 | 1.83 |
Aerials Gained | 3.49 | 1.88 |
Stats taken from FBref | ||
These metrics from final season present precisely what Fullkrug can present. The German scored at the next fee, averaging 0.40 objectives per 90, in comparison with Antonio’s 0.31 per 90, in addition to offering way more assists, with 0.25 per 90, in comparison with Antonio’s 0.09.
However it is not simply his output, Fullkrug additionally presents way more field risk, profitable 3.49 of his aerials per 90, in comparison with just one.88 of Antonio’s. Fullkrug has the next shot quantity, taking 2.34 photographs per 90, and getting 0.93 on the right track, while Antonio solely takes 1.56 photographs per 90, getting 0.71 on the right track.
What Antonio presents, which Fullkrug does essentially, is ball carrying, however in a crew with Kudus and Bowen, they provide such excessive ranges of ball carrying and working in behind, that the striker wouldn’t must, utilizing his power to impact play in and across the field, which is why he needs to be unleashed forward of Antonio.
He has been revealed as an harm doubt forward of the match however, if match, the Germany worldwide needs to be chosen to steer the road for the Hammers.
