West Ham United picked up a victory in their latest pre-season friendly, but not every player impressed the supporters.
A number of West Ham fans took to Twitter to comment on Pedro Obiang’s display during the Hammers’ pre-season clash with Ipswich Town which saw Manuel Pellegrini’s men pick up a 2-1 win at Portman Road.
It has certainly been an encouraging start to the summer for Pellegrini’s side, both on and off the pitch. It seems fair to say that few Premier League sides have captured the imagination in the market quite like the Irons have so far.
And apart from a defeat in their first friendly of the summer, West Ham have pulled off some decent results, with victories coming against Wycombe Wanderers and Aston Villa heading into their clash with the Tractor Boys.
It was not an easy game for the top flight side, but goals from Felipe Anderson and Marko Arnautovic either side of the break ensured that the team go off to Austria for the final leg of pre-season off the back of three wins and a draw in their last four fixtures.
Despite the victory, there was some criticism for a handful of players who appear to have done their chances of selection under Pellegrini few favours. One of those was Obiang.
The midfielder – who, according to Sky Sports, has been linked with a move to Sampdoria – was poor in possession and seemed to be quite ill-disciplined when it came to making fouls. And it appears that some of the West Ham fans would not mind if he did end up leaving before the window closes.
Here is what some of the fans made of his latest performance…
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