WHZ View: Said Benrahma moment of class proves he’s ready for West Ham start
West Ham United have been holding Said Benrahma back since he arrived from Brentford last month.
The Algerian had to wait to make his debut off the bench and was even spotted doing fitness work before the draw with Manchester City.
It has been a whirlwind couple of weeks for Benrahma though, who is currently away on international duty with Algeria.
Benrahma had an eventful few minutes against Fulham last time out, assisting the winner and also giving away the last-minute penalty.
That cameo has led to fans calling for him to start, and those should increase after his performance against Zimbabwe.
Yes, Riyad Mahrez will take the headlines for his finish, but a lot of praise has to go to Benrahma for his dribble and long-range diagonal to find him, even though a simple pass was on.
After Benrahma enjoyed his moments in a West Ham shirt, it was important that he continued this on international duty.
Based on this footage, he is clearly flourishing and this should help him bring that back to the London Stadium – ready for his first start.
Against Fulham, Benrahma had two shots on target according to WyScout, and he also completed 100% of his dribbles – taking three touches in their area.
All of this was in just 27 minutes in the second half, imagine what he could do from the beginning for the entire 90 minutes.
David Moyes will be biding his time with Benrahma, but keeping a close eye on him with Algeria, it appears as though he could be ready for the big time with the Irons.
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