Supporters of West Ham United have drooled to footage of Xande Silva that was posted to the Hammers’ social media.
Following a 4-2 victory over Sunderland for the Under-23s, the London Club posted footage of a goal scored by the Portuguese attacker (via West Ham), which had fan demanding he is promoted to the first team.
A goal from Xande Silva helped our U23s to a 4-2 win over Sunderland as they returned to the top of #PL2 Division 2 ? pic.twitter.com/BMK1QJ2fPA
— West Ham United (@WestHam) February 3, 2020
Put him in the first team
— West Ham Latest (@westham_latest) February 3, 2020
Get xande Silva in the first team squad ASAP
— Adam Rowland (@rowland_whufc) February 3, 2020
Get these lads in the first team ASAP they are hungry and fit.they will keep us up
— martin westron (@martinwestron) February 3, 2020
Would you like to see Xande Silva given a run of games in the first team?No, he's not ready for it yetYes, he's going to be class
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The 22-year-old joined the club on a three-year deal in the summer of 2018 in a transfer from Liga NOS side, Vitoria Guimaraes (as per Sky Sports).
Since his arrival he has made just two appearances for the Hammers’ first team (per Transfermarkt), leaving many keen to see more of the attacker.
Can we not swap the U23’s with our so called 1st team?
Can they be any worse?
— ?Rod? (@bubblemaster3) February 3, 2020
When will the 1st team give these fellas their place in the 1st team? They seem to play better than them already!! Championship football is knocking on the door!! Some really tough games coming up that will see us cemented to the bottom yet again!!
— Cockney wideboy (@ElvistcCollins) February 4, 2020
Good to see Xande Silva back fit and firing for the U23 side after a long absence through serious injury – the U23 side are full of youth players full of energy and confidence that is massively missing in first team. Some of these players should have featured. Cardoso especially.
— Josh Verrills (@WestHamJoshV) February 3, 2020
now straight to the first team been waiting for him to come back
— Ian.tali79 (@Tali79Ian) February 3, 2020
What do we think?
As some West Ham supporters alluded to, the Portuguese attacker has had a torrid time with injuries since his arrival from the Portuguese first division (via football.london).
Hopefully, his troubles are now behind him and after some minutes with the Under-23s to get back to match sharpness, he can begin to make his mark in the first team.