Scott Parker may have moved on to Tottenham, but West Ham has moved quickly to bring in two players, who should bring real quality to the Championship. David Bentley and Henri Lansbury have both joined the club in season-long loans.
Lansbury spent much of last season on loan at Norwich City, helping the club win promotion to the Premier League. There were rumours that Lansbury might be set for a permanent switch to Norfolk, but it is unclear if Arsenal would be prepared to sell the player at this stage.
In a way it is interesting that Lansbury has been allowed to leave Arsenal at all, considering Arsene Wenger had said that the player would get a chance in the first-team this season. Lansbury has also made appearances for Arsenal from the bench already in the Premier League this season. However it seems that it has been decided that Lansbury’s further education is best served by playing more regularly in the Championship.
West Ham will be getting a player, that is technically very good with great vision and passing ability to create chances for his new team-mates. Lansbury also likes to get forward and has a tendency to score goals himself. He also has a fantastic engine and work-rate, which is sure to make him a fans’ favourite this season.
David Bentley’s career has been far from fruitful at Tottenham, so he needed to get out and play some football. If the player can recapture the form that he showed at Blackburn after leaving Arsenal then West Ham should create plenty of chances.
Clearly losing the services of Scott Parker is disappointing. However, the England midfielder was never going to put up with playing Championship football. West Ham fans should look to the future and remember that the club could well be back in the Premier League next season and there is no reason why Lansbury and Bentley can’t become permanent additions to the squad.
Overall even though Parker has now gone the West Ham squad looks in good shape and the club is clearly in a good position to gain automatic promotion this season. It’s also good to see a number of English players in the squad and that should put the Hammers in good stead, when the club is back in the Premier League. With the move to the Olympic Stadium and an experienced manager at the helm things are going to get a lot better.
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I think Scott Parker’s made a big mistake going to Tottenham, l don’t see him playing all the football he thinks he will….afterall, he’s a 31 year old trying to get into a young side and if he’s left to further his England career, he’ll have to remember he was picked for the squad while playing for a Championship side…and when Gerrard’s fit again, his International career will be as good as over, but hey……if he wants to vegetate on the Spurs bench, good luck to him. Players like Bentley and Lansbury can only be a good thing, not like the bad old days when we were treated to the likes of Boa Morte and Dyer. It’s a young, vibrant squad, with a manager and captain who wont stand for any crap, unless we’re unlucky with injuries, l can only see West Ham back in the Premiership for 2012/13 where we belong………COYI ‘><'