Nuno Espirito Santo will surely not be pleased with what Crysencio Summerville has done at West Ham.
The Dutch attacker started the 1-1 draw against Brighton, but was ineffective in the final third for West Ham United.
Things started to happen in the final third after Callum Wilson came off the bench and set up Jarrod Bowen’s goal.
Summerville was back in the starting eleven after missing the last few games due to an injury.
Crysencio Summerville needs to improve after embarrassing stat emerges
The Dutch winger was signed from Leeds United to be a clinical option in the final third, as he did for the Whites.
He was a constant thorn in the opposition side as he used to take on defenders for fun, combine with players around him and be a goal threat inside the penalty area.
His record at Leeds was pretty impressive as he scored 25 goals in 89 appearances for them, providing 13 assists.
Given that a lot of those goals and assists came in the Championship, one would expect him to do well in the Premier League too, as he did the last time Leeds were in the top flight.
However, his goal-scoring return at the Hammers has been embarrassing as he’s scored just once in 32 games for them.
It has been 15 games since he last found the back of the net for West Ham and that is not something Nuno will be too pleased about.
Summerville has got more yellow cards (5) than he’s had assists (4) – which is another worrying sign.
Will Summerville be a bench option for West Ham post January?
If the Hammers are to sign a new striker in January, he is most likely to be a regular starter for them.
Dropping Bowen is out of question as he’s currently their best player and will play in every game he’s fit.
Lucas Paqueta has found varying degrees of success on the left wing, but has been more influential there than Summerville.
Mateus Fernandes has also shown promise playing as an inside left forward, so this does not look too promising for Summerville’s starting prospects.
If the 24-year-old does not start scoring and assisting regularly, Nuno will have no option but to bench him.
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