WEST HAM UNITED
Aug 01, 2019
4 minutes
LAST SEASON
PREMIER LEAGUE 10th
FA CUP Fourth Round
LEAGUE CUP Fourth Round
TOP SCORER Marko Arnautovic (11)
CAN PABLO FORNALS SUCCEED WHERE JACK WILSHERE FAILED?
SAM DELANEY @DELANEYMAN
West Ham had the makings of a very decent team last season. Lukasz Fabianski was marvellous in goal; a pair of centre-back gems were unearthed in Fabian Balbuena and Issa Diop; and Felipe Anderson, Michail Antonio and (sporadically) the now-departed Marko Arnautovic provided goals and a bit of flamboyance in attack. The missing piece was a midfield schemer to unpick defiant defences.
Deep down, West Ham always knew Jack Wilshere would spend most of the season injured. Sadly, so did Manuel Lanzini. An exasperated Manuel Pellegrini has signed a player
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