We’ve reached a crucial stage of the season, the injuries and suspensions are starting to pile up, we’ve lost back to back games for the first time this campaign…is it now time to recall our promising prodigies to help us down this rocky road?
The injury to Matt Taylor coupled with Jack Collison’s upcoming suspension leaves us desperately short of creativity and vision, having watched Cristiano Montano through his various loan spells this season up and down the Football League I must say I’ve questioned why Sam hasn’t unleashed him on the Championship. His skill, creativity, verve, vision and goal threat would be an excellent asset as we strive to conquer this league. It’s obvious that Sam would rather go with experienced players to get the job done; but with Taylor and Collison unavailable for such a crucial period wouldn’t a recall and a cameo for Montano make sense? Surely the spark that Montano would bring could only help fill the void left by the lack of Collison’s vision and Taylor’s delivery.
It’s a similar situation up front…thanks to Sammy Baldock’s injury we once again have only a plethora of target men to lead the line. Robert Hall in his first spell at Oxford literally couldn’t stop scoring. His time with them reminded me as I’m sure it did many other Hammers fans of the time Defoe spent at Bournemouth all those years ago when everything he touched turned to goals. So at this moment in time we’re without the quick, nippy and sharp Baldock but we have a like for like replacement at Oxford?
Take a look at our other strikers (with the exception of Cole) Carew 2 goals, Piqiuonne 2 goals can we really pin our hopes on these fella’s if Cole or Nolan is miss-firing? Surely we should recall Hall as at least a bench option through this tricky period? I mean if we’re chasing a game as were against Burnley the other week we literally had no-one to throw on whom we could be confident was going to nick us a goal. The unknown entity, pace and sharpness of Hall could’ve come in handy in that particular situation.
During the history of our great club we’ve always relied on the talent that have risen through our ranks; and whilst we are in a high-pressure situation of promotion or bust perhaps a return to old ethos is needed at such a crucial time of the campaign…after all it is the West Ham way.
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