West Ham United might have just dropped a major hint that incredible teenager could be given his first ever senior minutes vs Arsenal in the Carabao Cup tonight.
Arsenal travel to the London Stadium to take on West Ham this evening in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.
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Hammers boss David Moyes is under real pressure right now, with his side having lost their last three games in a row – and a repeat of that run over our next three could see him moved on from the London Stadium.
A good result tonight would really swing the momentum back in the favour of Moyes and his players. However, Arsenal will quite obviously give us an extremely tough test, whichever 11 players Mikel Arteta selects on the night.
Tonight should represent the Scot with a chance to make some changes, and maybe bring in one of two of our talented youngsters. When your back is against the wall as manager of West Ham, one of the best things you can do to get the fans back onside is to give one of our under-21s a chance.
And it seems as though that might just happen tonight…
West Ham drop major hint that incredible teenager could be given first ever senior minutes vs Arsenal
Callum Marshall, 18, has been in scintillating form for the under-21s this season, with 11 goals and two assists in just seven games to his name (Transfermarkt), and it’s clear to see that we have a future superstar on our hands.
Last night, the under-21s faced Newport County in the Papa Johns Trophy. The Hammers youngsters won the match 1-0 – a really impressive result.
However, Marshall was not included in the squad. Now, considering his fine recent form, the only explanation for that can be that he’ll be involved tonight, unless he’s injured of course.
Let’s hope that it’s the former, because Marshall is incredibly gifted and I believe that if Moyes gives him a chance tonight, it will give everyone involved with the club a huge lift.
He can play anywhere along the front-line, has really impressive pace and movement and is a truly brilliant finisher when presented with a goalscoring opportunity.
If Moyes is bold enough to hand Marshall a big chance for West Ham vs Arsenal tonight, I think it could be the decision he needs to turn things back around.
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