OPINION
West Ham racked up another win for the season by beating Southampton 2-1 on Thursday and they should be aiming to take all three points from their upcoming clash with Burnley.
Sean Dyche’s side are struggling in the Premier League this season and the Hammers should be able to add another three points to their tally if Manuel Pellegrini plays the right side when the two teams clash at Turf Moor on Sunday.
Given that Burnley have conceded a staggering 41 goals in 19 outings if the London club throw everything at them attacking wise, then Dyche’s team will surely crumble and a result should follow.
For the Clarets to be completely brushed aside Pellegrini must find a way to bamboozle them as they will no doubt attempt to do their research on their opponents in a bid to avoid shipping goals on Sunday.
Therefore the Hammers boss should spring an attacking surprise that Dyche won’t expect by unleashing Xande Silva for his first-ever Premier League outing as he has the tools to do some serious damage if on form.
The electric 21-year-old winger arrived at the London Stadium in the summer and has showcased his blistering pace as well as lethal finishing ability while playing for the club’s U-23s.
Silva has scored an impressive seven goals in six outings in Premier League 2 and would no doubt have more if any injury hadn’t cruelly ruined his momentum.
The hidden gem, he is yet to play for the senior team, has been on the Hammers’ bench for their last three league games so has no doubt been made aware what is expected of him in the division.
Also seeing as Grady Diangana struggled to some degree against Southampton on Thursday then it makes sense to try Silva out against Burnley as he could freshen up the Hammers’ attack at the ideal time.
With all this in mind Pellegrini must unleash the electric Hammers gem for his first Premier League outing as you feel he’d be able to bamboozle Premier League strugglers Burnley.
