OPINION
Marko Arnautovic hasn’t made himself very popular with West Ham fans after trying to get a lucrative move away from the club this January.
In the end, the club demanded he stay and he signed a contract extension that could keep him at the club until 2023, although not even the most optimistic fan expects that to happen.
He was back in the team for the Premier League game against Wolves tonight but he wasn’t in top form and West Ham fans were quick to pile in on the unpopular striker.
Wolves had by far the best of the game, running out 3-0 winners, and Arnautovic was almost invisible in the first 45 minutes, with the player even attracting an ironic song from the home fans who proclaimed, “You should have f****d off to China” after he played a ball straight into touch.
The West Ham fans weren’t enamoured by what they saw tonight either, after hoping they might get a defiant reaction from their undoubtedly talented attacker. and he was eventually subbed off with 15 minutes to go.
Here are the best reactions from West Ham fans:
https://twitter.com/boefowler23/status/1090345286680092672
https://twitter.com/CharIiesta/status/1090345415797587968
How many times is Anderson and Arnautovic going to lose the ball
— J (@JayWHU) January 29, 2019
Arnautovic playing like a man who@doesn’t care about the club ….. oh!
— . (@TheTiltman) January 29, 2019
https://twitter.com/Y06_187/status/1090341027129499656
https://twitter.com/Hammerm94403293/status/1090350937552683013
Formation needs changed, noble and rice can’t cope against 3
Masuaku should have conceded a pen & is playing poor, again.
Disappointed in Arnautovic, not as fired up as hoped.
Lots of huff and puff but not enough quality or composure. Lucky to be 0-0 but can steal this.
— Geo Mackie (@redhammer8) January 29, 2019
Lowest pass completion for WHU so far
Arnautovic 65
Antonio 73
Snodgrass 77
Anderson 77
Masuaku 78
Zabaleta 78Best two
Rice 91
Diop 88— Hammers Chat (@hammers_chat) January 29, 2019