da 888casino： While it has been a disappointing season in general for West Ham United, their 3-1 win against Everton at the London Stadium on the final day of the campaign would have given fans plenty of hope for the future.
da bet vitoria： With David Moyes gone and Manuel Pellegrini likely to be the man to succeed him if the latest reports are to be believed, the east London outfit will be bringing a hugely experienced manager to the club that has never finished below seventh in the table during his time as a coach in European football.
The Irons certainly need some strengthening in both midfield and defence if they are to push on and progress next term under the Chilean, but their attack may not need too much tweaking.
Against the Toffees, Manuel Lanzini and Marko Arnautovic both shone with the former scoring twice and the latter once in the 3-1 success, with the Austrian also assisting one for his Argentine teammate.
The link-up play between those two and fellow attacking midfielder Joao Mario, rated at £23.4m by Transfermarkt, was a joy to watch – as it often has been in recent months when West Ham have been playing on the front foot.
Mario’s loan spell from Inter Milan ended with two goals and one assist in 13 Premier League appearances, and while he never really did the spectacular he was generally more than comfortable at this level.
You could also tell that the Euro 2016 winner has plenty more to give when he has fully adapted to life in the English top flight, and there were certainly plenty of signs that he could form a prolific front-three partnership with Lanzini and Arnautovic in the future having shown glimpses of being on the same wavelength as the duo.
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The good thing for Hammers fans, who think they know on Twitter who Pellegrini’s first signing for them is going to be, is that their prospective new boss is renowned for his attacking style of football, and that is something they want to see after some often negative play under Moyes – which perhaps was needed in order to ensure they didn’t find themselves in a relegation battle considering how poor they were collectively as a defensive unit.
The east London outfit should already be thinking about bringing Joao Mario back to the London Stadium either on loan or on a permanent basis, with Inter said to want around £27m for the 25-year-old.
Considering the quality he clearly has in his locker, that isn’t a fee that should be considered too expensive for West Ham in the modern era, and while sorting out their defence has to be the priority this summer, bringing the Portugal international to the London Stadium would complete their attacking puzzle.
There is no doubt that him, Arnautovic and Lanzini would be a fearsome front three under Pellegrini next season, with the Irons sure to be targeting the seventh-place finish that Burnley achieved this term that saw them qualify for the Europa League.
While the likes of Everton, Leicester City and Southampton are all sure to strengthen their own squads following disappointing campaigns, if the east London outfit get their recruitment right this summer they will fancy their chances of finishing the best of the rest outside of the top six.
Bringing Joao Mario back to the club will be vital to their chances of doing just that, and if they do manage to get the 25-year-old to return and fire alongside Arnautovic and Lanzini next term, it could be enough to keep Pellegrini’s impressive top-seven record intact.