Robert Snodgrass has been one of West Ham’s best players in recent weeks and months.
Ok, he is not the most technically gifted of players, but he always gives 100 per cent. He is one of the few Hammers players who actually seem to care.
It’s time for the Snodgrass bashing to stop.
The Scot has been the target for criticism from many West Ham fans this season. He is often blamed for the Hammers’ lack of creativity, pace and general attacking output in the final third.
But the stats don’t lie.
Doesn’t get the credit he deserves
The 32-year-old has racked up five goals and four assists in 20 Premier League games this season (Transfermarkt).
According to premierleague.com, that’s the second most goals and joint most assists of the entire squad. And he has more involvement in goals than any other West Ham player this season (nine).
He also has an impressive pass success rate of 77.3% and averages 1.6 key passes per game (Who Scored).
Snodgrass’s work-rate is second to none, and any Hammers fan would be hard pushed to criticise the winger for a lack of effort this season.
When Jarrod Bowen was signed from Hull City for £22 million (The Guardian) on transfer deadline day, many thought it would be the 32-year-old veteran who would make way for the 23-year-old.
But David Moyes surely cannot drop someone who puts in such a shift and has been so productive in the final third.
The West Ham boss might be better off dropping Sebastien Haller, playing Michail Antonio through the middle and having Snodgrass and Bowen either side of the 29-year-old.
The former Scotland international, who earns £40,000 per week according to Spotrac, along with Mark Noble, Michail Antonio and Declan Rice, seems to be one of the few players who actually care about the Hammers’ current situation.
And it’s time that he gets the credit he deserves. Without him, West Ham would be in a lot worse situation than they are currently in.
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