Fabian Balbuena praised West Ham duo Andriy Yarmolenko and Manuel Lanzini, when speaking exclusively to the club’s official website today.
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The Hammers are in great shape at the moment, having taken seven points from a really challenging set of games to kick off their Premier League campaign.
David Moyes must be delighted with the manner in which his players have played following their opening day defeat to Newcastle United at the London Stadium.
Things are certainly looking up.
Said Benrahma joined West Ham on transfer deadline day. And the Hammers fans are buzzing for Saturday’s home game against Manchester City.
But there was plenty of quality already amongst David Moyes’s squad before Benrahma joined.
And Fabian Balbuena told WHUFC.com how West Ham have two game-changers aside from Benrahma in the form of Andriy Yarmolenko and Manuel Lanzini:
“We know we need everybody and all the lads were happy for Manu and for Andriy Yarmolenko as well. We know they have the quality to change the game and that’s what we needed. Hopefully we can keep this momentum and push on into the other games.”
If Lanzini can rediscover the form he displayed so consistently two or three years ago, he will have a key role to play for West Ham this season.
And with Yarmolenko pushing Jarrod Bowen for his place in the right wing position, things are looking good for the Hammers.
The Argentine and the Ukrainian have rarely played this season. In fact, they have played just 56 minutes between them in the Premier League.
And having players with undeniable quality waiting in the wings can only be a good thing.
It is City at home up next. And if the West Ham players play anything like they have done over the past month, we will have every chance of causing an upset against Pep Guardiola’s side.
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