Lee Hendrie raves about Vladimir Coufal and Michail Antonio
West Ham returned to winning ways against Burnley and Vladimir Coufal and Michail Antonio caught the eye of Sky Sports pundit Lee Hendrie.
The former Aston Villa player was thrilled by the pair’s role in West Ham’s equaliser, shortly after Burnley had taken the lead.
Coufal found space on the right and whipped in a brilliant cross to the back-post after receiving Jesse Lingard’s lay off, and Antonio displayed great strength and desire to beat Matt Lowton to the ball to score.
Hendrie was amazed by the goal, and said in his Sky Sports commentary, “It’s brilliant, it really is.
“Lowton gets drawn to the ball and he’s got to do better.
“It’s all about the delivery into that six-yard area and the power of Antonio. Poor defending from a Burnley perspective but a good header from Antonio.”
The beast is back
It was so good to have Antonio back in the side on Monday and he made up for lost time with an outstanding performance.
We have needed someone to lead the line and Antonio battled with the Burnley defence all game long.
His dominance of Lowton for the goal displayed everything the striker is about – determination, power, and authority.
Both of his goals also demonstrated his superb movement, an attribute of Antonio’s that often gets overlooked.
He works so hard and is crucial due to the way he holds up the ball, but this season he has been a menace in the opposition penalty area.
The £70,000 a week star [The Sun] provides chances for others too, and against Burnley he made two key passes, per SofaScore.
With Antonio back and Rice close to a return we are suddenly feeling a lot more confident about our top four chances, particularly when one compares our remaining fixtures to Chelsea’s.
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