West Ham boss David Moyes comments on forward’s performance.
Speaking after the 4-1 loss to Liverpool, Moyes says that he has confidence in the Austrian, but believes there are areas where he could improve.
Moyes said he wants Arnautovic to show more confidence and be more selfish.
He said: “Marko has been really good, I’ve got to say, he’s been great. His ability is not in question and he is capable of doing anything on the ball.
“On Saturday, he got away a couple of times and I wanted him to go on his own, but he waited for support and laid a couple of balls off instead of going on his own against players I thought he had a chance to stand them up and take them on.”
Arnautovic was substituted off at Anfield once the game was beyond West Ham’s reach at 4-1 down.
He did manage three shots at goal, two of which were on target, and his attempts to create chances were fruitless.
He has seven goals from 21 appearances this season but six of them have come in his last 10 games.
The goals have slowed down a little though, with just one from the last four matches, and it’s understandable Moyes wants Arnautovic to quickly get back to his scoring ways and taking a few more chances.
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