Dion Dublin raves about West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen v Kidderminster
Dion Dublin has showered praise on West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen for his effort in the second half against Kidderminster.
Bowen came in the second half after the Hammers trailed `1-0 at the break, with Alex Penny scoring for the home side.
The performance was shocking from the visitors, but it gradually improved in the second half with Declan Rice and Bowen providing more urgency and spark in the middle.
In the second half, the Hammers created a very good opportunity with Bowen having a go at the goal on his left foot but it was saved by the keeper.
Dublin, who was commentating on the game for BBC Sports, described his strike as “amazing”. He said: “Lovely bit of skill from Bowen.
“He loves to get on to the left foot. An amazing strike going into the near post.”
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Bowen has been brilliant for the Hammers throughout the season.
The performance against Kidderminster was absolutely shocking at times, but we played our get out of jail free card at the end.
Rice slashed a shot high and wide while Tomas Soucek hooked a shot over. The visitors retained a lot of the ball, but there was not enough movement upfront to find the gaps throughout.
Rice and Bowen tried to make things work but there was very little effort from the other players, as the midfielder eventually got the equaliser.
They have been really poor all over the pitch and could sense that Moyes and the players had run out of ideas.
At times the players just played out sideways passes when they should have looked for players who could make those runs into the box.
West Ham lacked a creative playmaker and most importantly a striker who could make those runs. Their failure to sign a striker and a defender could hurt them badly this season.
It was Bowen who got the winner in the end, though, with a huge sigh of relief.
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