With the news that West Ham could be on the verge of signing ex Man United defender Kieran Richardson does this improve on our current first team squad?
Lets look at our left back from last season, George ‘Ringo’ ‘Linda’ McCartney. The two time Hammer looked solid all season in the Championship, much like the form which persuaded Sunderland to shell out over 5 million for the Irish defender. It is highly likely that McCartney will be joining the Irons permanently but I personally have my reservations that he can replicate that form in the Premier League and provide us with the overlap that will be crucial in the top league.
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McCartney offers very little going forward and his pace can sometimes be hit and miss. The need for attacking flare would suit a player of Richardson’s calibre after all he was purely a winger in his Man Utd days.
My only worry with Richardson is whether his career is now in decline and he fancies playing out his days where older players go to die i.e. Upton Park. Do we really want another freeloader on high wages who doesn’t really have the ambition to succeed at
the top level.
Personally I would prefer a young and hungry left back with the ambition to take us up to the European places. Richardson strikes me as a player without that drive for the top.
So if not him then who? Royston Drenthe is one for consideration in my books he proved lethal for Everton when on form and settled in nicely after he adapted to the Premier League game.
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Fabio of Manchester United is another who could be available on loan next term, pace
in abundance and ambition to make it at Man U could be exactly what the Hammers
are looking for.
So for me it’s a thumbs down for Kieran Richardson. Look elsewhere Big Sam.
Is Richardson an improvement? Is Ringo good enough for them Prem?
Let me know below or @Dearemonster on Twitter.
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Thumbs down for Linda and Richardson, Martin Olsson from Blackburn would be a good signing
McCartney is past it for the Premier, he was when he came back to Sunderland, that’s why he went out on loan. Pleased that he’s had a decent spell in London but the Hammers should look elsewhere long term.
Richardson is a good player who I think would improve the WHU squad, reasonably quick, not a natural left back though and has wanted to play in midfield.
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