At only 24, there’s no doubt that Pablo Fornals is a promising star, but will he reach the level of Dimitri Payet in our colours if we stay up and heavily reinvest around him?
That was the question posed by @COYIrons_com last Wednesday evening and it’s prompted a definite answer from loads of fellow West Ham fans – no.
It’s obvious that Payet was on a planet of his own when he played for us, the most talented and probably best all-round player to represent us in modern times.
So why does someone who’s come into the side and is now flourishing in his first Premier League season need to be compared to Payet? Just let him be his own footballer and see where that takes him.
We shouldn’t be putting any pressure on Fornals’ shoulders, just let him find his feet, which he’s doing fantastically at the moment, and bloom to the best of his ability…
No chance
— Paolo (@ellingford_paul) March 4, 2020
Not a chance 😂Payet could do it without the investment
— Boris (@AlfieJohnson7) March 4, 2020
Only Payet can reach Payet level.
— Simon②⚒ (@BrexitIniesta16) March 4, 2020
Different type of player
Payet was world class— hammerhead (@larryberyl) March 4, 2020
No
— Paul (@Hammer1966) March 4, 2020
Not putting fornals down but no… payet was unbelievable, he could do it without the investment.
Payet, along with Di Canio are the best 2 players ive seen (In my life time) play for west ham
— Mark Le Masurier (@MarkWHUFC88) March 4, 2020
No. Not a chance. And I really rate Fornals.
— Tony Finnegan (@TonyJ_Finnegan) March 4, 2020
Not in a million years ⚒
— Pete Andrews (@petewhu1966) March 5, 2020
He will never be as good as him
— Gary (@RedbreastGary) March 5, 2020
Behave!
— John Bell (@sirjohnbell) March 4, 2020
