da bet7k： West Ham United have given their academy products chances this season, whether out of necessity or choice, with Declan Rice, Nathan Holland, Conor Coventry and Jeremy Ngakia among those to get minutes.
da 888： The latest player who fans are excited about the prospect of seeing in David Moyes’ squad is Xande Silva, as was displayed by fans on Twitter after a highlight clip of his goal against Stoke City U23s was shown by the club’s official account.
As unpopular as this opinion may be, when watching the 22-year-old during the 2-2 draw, there was a feeling that he is not yet ready to be playing first-team Premier League football just yet.
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This is not to say that he never will be, as the Portuguese forward carried himself in a confident enough manner, and showed the technical quality to show that he can make the step up.
However, it should be noted that this was just his second appearance and first start of the campaign after recovering from a bowel obstruction. He played a half against Sunderland, though he did bag a goal and assist in that game.
He added to his tally against the Potters, when Bernardo Rosa played him in behind the opposition defence. He just about dribbled past the goalkeeper which saw him forced wide before he cut back and managed to hit the back of the net.
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The 22-year-old should have had more goal contributions to his name though and would have done if he was more decisive in and around the opposition box.
There were times when he over-complicated things for himself, which often led to the Stoke defence eventually being able to dispossess him – some of those incidents could have led to a clear goalscoring opportunity if he had been quicker in thought.
It is this part of his game that showed while he is an exciting talent, who should eventually be involved in Moyes’ side, it may be best to show patience towards him and allow the forward to get fully up to speed rather than being thrown in at the deep end.
Meanwhile, one West Ham starlet stood out during the game.