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Sky pundit hails ‘hard-to-handle’ West Ham player who didn’t score v Freiburg
West Ham United cruised into the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Thursday night after making light work of Freiburg at the London Stadium.
The Hammers, trailing 1-0 from the first leg, restored parity within the first 10 minutes of the match and never looked back.
Lucas Paqueta struck in the ninth minute of the game before Jarrod Bowen turned the tie around just after the half-hour mark.
West Ham made it three through Aaron Cresswell in the 52nd minute, and then Mohammed Kudus scored one of the goals of the season on 77 minutes.
The Ghana international took possession of the ball inside his own half and raced through the Freiburg back line before slamming home.
Kudus then added the cherry on top with his second of the night on 85 minutes, wrapping up a 5-0 win on the night and 5-1 on aggregate.
Michail Antonio ‘drags a few defenders with him’ ahead of West Ham second goal
Dean Ashton, covering West Ham’s game on , loved what he saw from Michail Antonio in the build-up to Bowen’s strike.
The former Hammers forward believes Antonio is “just so hard to handle” for opposition defenders when he’s firing on all cylinders.
“Brilliant strike from Jarrod Bowen,” said Ashton. “Michail Antonio when he’s in this type of form, he is just so hard to handle for defenders.
“Antonio drags a few defenders with him and lets it run through his legs to Bowen. Bowen’s strike is low and skips off the surface. West Ham are ahead on aggregate.”
Antonio impressed on the night, earning an 8 out of 10 rating from the .
‘A menace for Freiburg all evening without scoring,’ they wrote of the £85,000-a-week forward ().
‘Put one on a plate for Kudus in the first half but the winger fired wide.’
Antonio really has been a great player for West Ham over the years and, the way they’re going, they’ll certainly fancy their chances of a second European trophy in consecutive seasons.