West Ham United’s arrival of Jesse Lingard in the winter transfer market this year. Lingard’s presence needs to be appreciated because it is believed to have a positive influence on the performance of The Hammers.
Lingard came to West Ham on loan from Manchester United. In fact, since August 2020, legend of Paul Scholes in an interview on BT Sports once said that the England national team player had been advised to leave and choose West Ham or Everton as the next port. However, it seems that the advice that has been uttered by Scholes has only reached the winter transfer market this year. After half a league season, Lingard was eliminated from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s squad.
The process of lending a player who has the JLingz nickname is not easy, because there are several considerations. For example, West Ham must ensure the availability of places for loan players on the team. The reason is, The Hammers have two loan players from fellow English clubs.
The two players are Said Benrahma from Brentford and Craig Dawson from Watford. According to the regulations of the Premier League, each team may only have two players on loan from fellow English clubs. Therefore, West Ham must either permanent these players or be released. Finally, The Hammers decided to have Said Benrahma on a permanent contract, especially seeing the player’s performance from Algeria so far not disappointing.
With a £ 25 million transfer, West Ham managed to make the loan deal permanent, and the 25-year-old has signed a contract until June 2026. Meanwhile, regarding Craig Dawson, reportedly The Hammers are in the process of negotiations. The club will offer 3 million pounds to make the player who plays as a central defender permanent.
Jesse Lingard As Alternative
With an estimated loan agreement fund of around 3 million pounds, taking into account Lingard’s loan costs and salary. West Ham have got a player whose profile is needed. Regardless of the scheme to be used by David Moyes, Lingard’s arrival is indeed a complete component of the West Ham combat squad. Whether it’s 3-4-3, 4-3-3, or 4-2-3-1, Lingard will be an alternative choice to be included in various schemes.
Moyes, who is also a former Manchester United coach, has known Lingard for a long time, the Lingard he knows is a player who plays as a winger. However, in fact, he can play in various positions in the midfield with various roles.
“He plays for the England national team as No. 10 and No. 8. I really think if we need him as a False 9, he can do it too and will suit what we want,” Moyes was quoted as saying on the club’s official website. According to Moyes, Lingard was a very talented, hard-working player and was able to play in various positions. This is what Moyes expects from a Lingard despite his experience playing for clubs the size of Manchester United and the England national team.
With this ability and experience, his arrival at West Ham has certainly returned to his confidence. It should be noted that apart from being eliminated from the Red Devils squad since this season rolled around, Lingard has not even been deployed by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. He only played 2 times when he appeared in the Carabao Cup and FA Cup.
Lingard’s quality, which is certainly not canned, is only due to lack of competition and reduced performance at Manchester Red, will undoubtedly match the system applied by Moyes and will of course be welcomed both on and off the field. However, Lingard will face stiff competition for a place with Pablo Fornals, Said Benrahma, Manuel Lanzini, Jarrod Bowen and Andriy Yarmolenko.
But of course it is not a problem for Moyes, the most important thing is who the player who is the most ready is the one who will be selected. There’s no need to find a face in front of the Scottish tactical front, he knows what’s best for his club. A clear injection of confidence and tactics could be the key to unlocking Lingard’s undoubted quality and will be able to help West Ham finish in European competition.
Apart from all that, the arrival of Jesse Lingard who can be called an alternative component is the perfect upgrade for West Ham’s attack line. The potential for a balanced attack line is in sight. However, to integrate these components depends on Moyes’ approach, which must work hard to rack the brains. It would be interesting to see how is the impact of his presence in his newest team. But one thing for sure, it is definitely a big loss for his previous team, Manchester United.
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