The West Ham United talent is currently on loan at Burton Albion.
Denis Oboi of Fulham tackles with Martin Samuelsen of Burton
West Ham United talent Martin Samuelsen has been speaking this week about how a former Premier League striker is helping to improve his game.
The Norwegian, who has impressed out on loan from West Ham in the past is currently out on loan at Championship strugglers Burton Albion.
He is joined at the Brewers by one-time Premier League star Darren Bent, who is on loan from Derby County.
Ben Clappison of Hull tackles Martin Samuelsen of West Ham
Bent may have a warped reputation, but he is in fact one of an elite group of players to score 100 goals in the Premier League.
Samuelsen, speaking to the Burton Mail, has revealed how Bent has been helping him become more ruthless in front of goal:
“I’ve been lucky to be able to have some finishing sessions with Darren Bent after training.
I’m studying his shooting techniques and I’ve already learned a lot.
“I could bore you with the different details, but I’m not going to!
“He definitely has a talent for scoring goals, and hopefully I can copy that.”
Darren Bent of Derby County celebrates after scoring
The 20-year-old, who has three caps and one goal for the Norwegian national team, has been on the periphery of the West Ham first-team for a couple of seasons now but one area he needs to improve is in front of goal.
He has only netted three goals in 40 games in his professional career despite his immense talent. Bent is a potent finisher and if he can get the West Ham talent to be more ruthless in front of goal then the fans at the London Stadium will be pleased. He is clearly a talent worth nurturing and if he added goals to his game could become a real asset for West Ham going forward.
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