Andy Hinchcliffe questions Said Benrahma for West Ham v Leicester
West Ham United finally welcomed back a full capacity at the London Stadium this evening against Leicester City.
David Moyes named an unchanged starting XI for the clash after smashing Newcastle over the opening weekend.
Andy Hinchcliffe may have liked what he saw going forward, but he was left questioning Said Benrahma going the other way.
Speaking on Sky Sports, the pundit slammed the Algerian for letting go of Ricardo Pereira one too many times.
“Benrahma had switched off,” he said.
“A better ball and he could have been in.”
One to watch?
This is the one problem we have now that the tactics have slightly changed from our success last season.
Without five-at-the-back, there is no one covering either wing-back and that job is now down to the winger ahead of them.
As we saw on a few occasions, Benrahma wasn’t best pleased to track back, especially when he was causing constant problems in the opposition half.
Benrahma made a big difference in the half though, firing in the assist that helped Pablo Fornals guide home the opener.
We will certainly forget any defensive mishaps if our attacking flyer continues to be this effective in the final third.
After a slow start last season, Benrahma is finally starting to look like he is worth every penny thrown at Brentford, and we already can’t wait to see more.
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