Former West Ham United striker Tony Cottee has showered praise on Javier Hernandez.
West Ham United have made a poor start to their 2017/18 Premier League campaign, having lost all three of their opening games.
Ahead of their Premier League clash against Huddersfield, former striker and club legend, Tony Cottee, believes Javier Hernandez can pull West Ham out of the mess.
Hernandez joined the Hammers this summer for a reported fee of £16 million, and Cottee believes that the Little Pea has a “vital” role to play for the club this season.
The Hammers have scored only two goals so far, and both of them have come from Hernandez.
Cottee says that it is “strange” to talk about must-win games at this early stage of the season, but West Ham do need to get their first victory to boost their confidence.
While analyzing Hernandez’s quality and playing style, Cottee notes that the Mexican is a part of a dying breed of strikers who are out-an-out predators in the box.
“His goals will be vital. It seems strange to talk about must-win games so early in the season but West Ham have to get that first victory,” said Cottee, said quoted by the Sunday People (printed edition; September 10th- press reader).
Cottee adds that Hernandez reminds him of his own playing style (the 52-year-old scored 115 goals in two spells at West Ham) and resembles that of Clive Allen and Gary Lineker.
“And they have the right man to get those goals in Hernandez. He is part of a dying breed – an out-an-out predator in front of goal who comes alive in the penalty area. I was like that. So were Clive Allen and Gary Lineker.”
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