West Ham face a tough selection decision this weekend.
West Ham face a selection dilemma this weekend with injuries and suspensions piling up ahead of their clash with Huddersfield.
Marko Arnautovic is unavailable while Manuel Lanzini is also at risk of missing out.
Andre Ayew’s versatility is certainly helpful, but looking deeper at the Hammers’ attacking options, they are light when it comes to proven replacements.
Their potential options could include young wingers Domingos Quina or Martin Samuelsen, but with West Ham’s current form poor, this is hardly an ideal game to throw them into.
Pressure is building on manager Slaven Bilic as well as the club’s owners, and selecting either Quina or Samuelsen could backfire on both players.
The club need proven options to step up, but right now Quina or Samuelsen are neither.
The fact they are not really valid options to step into this uncertain moment for the club is a problem of their own making.
To date Bilic has been reluctant to hand either player an opportunity, and could have done so previously when the club were not in crisis mode.
Now with injuries straining the squad, they do not have the options they needed if they had showed faith earlier in Samuelsen or Quina.
Putting both in now could work, but it would also be a bit of a desperate move from a manager hoping a pair of unproven teenagers can save his job.
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