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Three left-back options West Ham should try

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The left-back area is becoming a bit of a headache for Slaven Bilic.

With Aaron Cresswell having been injured, though he could be back soon, Slaven Bilic has chopped and changed in the position looking for a suitable replacement.

Indeed, if Cresswell does get injured again, and with his record he could, the Hammers boss will once again be scratching his head as to who he should play on the left side of defence. In recent weeks he’s played Havard Nordtveit in the role but he is a midfielder and that cannot be a permanent move.

He’s also put Angelo Ogbonna in there but he too is out of position as he’d rather be a centre-half and isn’t as consistent as you’d like either.

It really is a problem area right now for the club and Bilic will need to think of a contingency plan with Cresswell’s fitness still needing to improve.

Here are three options he could try…

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