West Ham hero Martin Allen takes swipe at Tottenham in one-word message
West Ham legend Martin Allen has stuck the boot into old adversary Tottenham.
Allen joined West Ham from Queens Park Rangers in 1989 and went on to play more than 230 games for the club, scoring 35 goals along the way.
His passion, persistence, grit, and fearlessness earned him the title of Martin ‘Mad Dog’ Allen amongst supporters, a nickname he still carries to this day.
Allen left the Hammers for Portsmouth in 1995 but his affinity with West Ham shows no signs of abating.
Indeed, when an X user asked what place do you have no desire to visit again, Allen simply tweeted, “Tottenham”.
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West Ham need to harness Martin Allen’s fight to stay up
When Allen was in his heyday, the midfielder bestrode the Upton Park field like a colossus, acting as an enforcer in the centre of the park.
Fast forward to the present, and some of West Ham’s identity has, arguably, been lost following their move to London Stadium.
Coupled with growing dissent against the club’s owners and going through a raft of managers, ill-feeling is not hard to find at West Ham this season.
However, after looking down and out only a few weeks ago, Nuno Espirito Santo‘s side have given themselves a chance to beat the drop.
After three Premier League wins from their last five games, 18th-placed West Ham are now just three points from safety.
They are now a mere five points adrift of 16th-placed Tottenham, a side they beat 2-1 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 17 January to kickstart this upturn in form.
Next up, they host Bournemouth on Saturday. If they win that, their hopes of staying up are well and truly alive.
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Crysencio Summerville will be key to West Ham’s survival
When winger Crysencio Summerville swapped Leeds United for West Ham in the summer of 2024, there was a great deal of excitement about the winger.
His pace, dribbling ability, and assuredness in front of goal ensured he claimed the Championship Player of the Season award in 2023-24, but Summerville would then struggle to make the grade in the Premier League.
While injuries have not helped the 24-year-old’s cause, in the past couple of months, Summerville has been West Ham’s best player.
Summerville is almost single-handedly leading West Ham’s charge to stay in the Premier League this season, with the wideman’s goals proving to be very timely.
West Ham will hope he can keep this up for as long as possible as we head into the final third of the season.
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