Pundit suggests David Moyes to freeze out two West Ham big names after latest
Noel Whelan has suggested David Moyes should look to replace Tomas Soucek and Michail Antonio in the West Ham line-up after their sub-par start to the season.
The former Leeds striker, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, insisted the 59-year-old must now “persist” with new signings like Lucas Paqueta and Gianluca Scamacca in order to ease their transition into English football.
Scamacca has started just one Premier League game for West Ham this term after signing for a reported £35.5million during the summer window – with Antonio still the first-choice option.
Football Insider revealed on Thursday (29 September) that Moyes is weighing up whether to drop Irons ever-present Soucek in order to save his job – with a deeper role possible for club-record signing Paqueta.
West Ham have won just one of their opening seven games of the new season and sit 18th in the Premier League.
Whelan insisted “everyone’s position is up for grabs” at the London Stadium.
He told Football Insider’s Ewan Kingsbury: “He’s got to find some continuity, especially in the forward line.
“There’s been a lot of chopping and changing, and they’ve spent a lot of money on this forward line.
“Cornet looks dangerous, Scamacca looks like a well-rounded number nine – but he doesn’t want to leave Antonio anywhere but up front.
“David Moyes has got to come up with a plan, persist with one striker – and give them a run of games.
“There doesn’t seem to be that fluidity. The new players need time to adapt, but the only way they can do that is by getting on the pitch.
“When it comes to Soucek, he hasn’t been doing it. They haven’t been winning football matches, and Moyes has got options.
“No one can be banging down the door demanding to play. Everyone’s position is up for grabs.”
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