West Ham have a crucial win on Sunday in their fight to stay in the Premier League. But not everything is rosy at Hammers. Tomáš Souček, despite starting in the starting line-up, is catching a wave of criticism for his performance on Sunday, and the fans are slowly running out of patience.
West Ham have climbed out of relegation waters, but not everything is rosy
West Ham took an important step towards survival in the Premier League on Sunday. Against Southampton, who, like the East London team, are mired in the relegation waters, the Hammers picked up an important three points to move out of the relegation zone in the table.
But anyone who would have expected that only the sun would shine in the club would be wrong. Tomáš Souček, who started in the starting line-up, earned the worst rating in the entire team in the match.
Souček, who has been kicking in London for the fourth season, is not performing as well this year as in previous seasons, when he won the hearts of West Ham fans. But they are running out of patience with the Czech representative.
Gone is the player from the 2020/21 season, when he was one of the London club’s biggest threats. According to West Ham fans, his withdrawal to the depth of the reserve line is unfortunate and his performances slow down the team’s attacking actions. Yesterday, however, he played in the position of the classic “ten” and the experiment of coach David Moyes did not work out.
Tomáš Souček came under fire for his performance on Sunday
Entering Sunday’s game, he completed just 52% of his passes, which is a disastrous number for a midfielder. In addition, he was lost in the team and performed one of the worst performances of the season.
It was no surprise when coach Moyes took him off the field in the 68th minute and sent on youngster Flynn Downes. From the website 90min.com, it received the absolute worst rating of 4/10. “It offered absolutely nothing and it’s a wonder it wasn’t taken down sooner.” rated the said website of his performance in the match.
He fared slightly better on the West Ham Central Twitter account, where he received a 6.2 rating, but the Hammers’ fans got into him properly. “A 6.2 rating is insanely generous,” were the most frequent fan posts. “He was horrible to watch,” wrote another fan.
The fans have really run out of patience with Souček. Before the end of the season, they are calling for the 24-year-old Downes, who transferred to the team from Swansea before the season, to replace the Czech representative in the Rice-Paquetá duo.
Source: Premier League, Livesport, 90min.com, Twitter – West Ham Street a West Ham Central
