West Ham United boss David Moyes has not started Diafra Sakho since taking charge at the London Stadium.
David Moyes is running the risk of losing Diafra Sakho, by not starting him for West Ham United.
Sakho has become frustrated with a lack of opportunities at West Ham, and even a managerial change does not seem to have helped nudge the Senegalese striker up the pecking order.
Sakho was only named as a substitute yesterday, as West Ham took on Manchester City, with a returning Michail Antonio favoured to start.
Antonio is just coming back from injury, and isn’t even a natural striker, so for Sakho that decision must have been particularly hard to take.
And Sakho’s comments from last month, about his own future, prove that Moyes may be taking a huge risk over losing the forward in January.
“It’s not easy to show what I can do, or prove to the people what I can do on the pitch, when I only play for 10 minutes,” Sakho said to the Daily Star.
“But I don’t need to knock on the manager’s door – I showed what I can do, I have to force my way into the team.
“I was very close to leaving, but now I am here and I am enjoying the little time I’ve had on the pitch to prove myself, and after the international break we will see if I can get more.
“In my head I just want to enjoy being part of this team and we will see what happens in January.”
Sakho actually was introduced after 40 minutes during West Ham’s match against Manchester City, but that was only due to injury striking.
And Sakho’s lack of game time since Moyes took charge is unlikely to convince the striker that sticking around at the London Stadium is his best option, with the transfer window set to re-open next month.
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