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Opinion: West Ham’s 26-year-old could be their game winner against Sevilla, Moyes must play him on Thursday
David a ‘lack of concentration’ as West Ham were left frustrated at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium on Thursday night.
Trevor Sinclair told that the absence of Jarrod Bowen was a “key factor” on a night in which Pablo Fornals and Nikola Vlasic missed guilt edged chances to take a goal back to the London Stadium.
Bowen has scored 12 goals and laid on 10 assists in a season in which he has emerged as possibly the most important man in this West Ham side, catching the eye of Jurgen Klopp in the process.
His influence was duly missed in Spain.
But with Moyes himself having “no idea” as to whether the Hull native will be back for the second leg, others must be ready to fill the void.
How can Moyes salvage this tie?
His answer may well be on the other side of the field.
Despite his poor performance in the first leg, Pablo Fornals has shown in big games this season how important he can be.
While he hasn’t had quite the statistical impact that Jarrod Bowen has, Fornals still has 6 goals and 3 assists while playing in a much deeper position than Bowen.
Fornals has shown an innate ability to be in the right place at the right time this season. Fans will fondly remember his cooly taken goal in a 3-2 win against Liverpool at the London Stadium.
For his goal he made use of his typically deep position to stage a clever late run through the middle that left Virgil Van Dijk scrambling to catch him before cooly slotting
It was the loudest the home fans had been since West Ham moved to the London Stadium in 2016.
Fornals thrives on big game atmospheres having said he to have 60,000 Hammers fans behind him Thursday night.
He will be bolstered by the fact Thursday nights game is a sellout.
Fornals has made clear he is more than ready to make the sort of impact on Thursday night that West Ham fans will remember for generations to come. It is up to moyes to utilize him.