West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus, who has mostly been a substitute in all his outings in the Premier League could now be given a starting role, according to his manager David Moyes.
Moyes made this announcement after West Ham’s 4-1 loss to Aston Villa on Sunday. Moyes further stated that he has been managing Kudus since his arrival from Ajax in the summer and is tempted to start him in every game, but the current starting line-up has been performing well.
“I’m tempted to start Kudus every game. But I have to be fair and say that the team’s played quite well. Obviously, we’ve got a balance that we’re trying to find and get that right as well,” Moyes is quoted as saying by The Standard.
“Sometimes our balance has been very good and got us some good results. Now and again sometimes it can cause you problems as well.”
Moyes also discussed West Ham’s disappointing performance and had words of praise for Aston Villa for the way they played.
“We weren’t resilient when we had to be defensively but, more importantly, every ball we played in and around the box was the wrong decision. We couldn’t pick anyone out and it led to us hardly creating any chances to score.
“I see Aston Villa as a really, really good side, good style, good formation, hard to play against. But we could’ve punished them today like we have Brighton or Chelsea, other teams at a similar level.
“But today, we didn’t get the clear opportunities because we didn’t make it from the chances we had to make the opportunities. That was the disappointing bit for me,” he added.
Furthermore, Kudus has displayed a remarkable beginning to his tenure in South London, contributing to three goals for the Hammers this season. Notably, he successfully scored his first Premier League goal against Newcastle United prior to the October international hiatus. However, despite his consistent appearances in every Europa League match this season, he has not yet been granted a starting position in the league for West Ham.
