Ex West Ham striker Sebastien Haller has hit another hat-trick to seal crazy record that might make David Moyes wince.
West Ham fans are becoming increasingly exasperated at the performances of Michail Antonio up front.
Antonio has been amazing for the Hammers since being converted to a striker by Moyes.
But a combination of fatigue, not being a natural striker and being somewhat found out have seen the West Ham star seriously struggle since way back in November.
Antonio was poor again in the 2-2 draw at Leicester on Sunday evening.
And West Ham fans once again pointed to the club’s failure to sign another forward in January as a massive mistake.
Hammers fans were calling for the club to sign another forward BEFORE Moyes elected to sell Sebastien Haller to Ajax for just £20m last January.
Two and a half transfer windows on West Ham still don’t have a replacement for Haller. And it is starting to show.
Particularly when West Ham’s record £45m signing continues to rip it up for Ajax.
Ex West Ham striker Sebastien Haller hits another hat-trick to seal crazy record that might make David Moyes wince
Haller just did not work out at West Ham for a variety of reasons. And it is pointless to ponder the ‘what if’ of his situation.
But Moyes will surely be wincing when he hears Haller scored yet another hat-trick for Ajax in a 5-0 win over FC Twente yesterday.
The treble seals a crazy record for Haller since joining the Dutch giants.
Because in his first 50 games for Ajax Haller has now scored an astonishing 41 goals and laid on 15 assists.
That’s a record of a goal or assist every 80 minutes.
Yes the Dutch league is vastly inferior to the Premier League. That is not up for debate.
But that argument falls down somewhat because Haller has also been doing it at the highest level of club football – the Champions League.
The irony is if West Ham were looking around Europe for a striker to potentially bring in right now – as they should be – Haller’s name would probably be near the top of the list.
It is galling when Moyes has no options on the bench with so much to play for in the second half of the season.
There’s no use crying over spilt milk, though. What’s done is done.
Haller is gone and West Ham have to move on. But they won’t be able to do that until Moyes brings in another striker to help carry the goalscoring burden and give Antonio the competition he needs.
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