Given how this season has played out, it’s easy to forget the quality that West Ham United boast in their ranks.
Really, the fact that West Ham United are struggling towards the bottom of the Premier League table speaks to the mismanagement of the club at executive level, rather than the playing squad itself.
Is the squad absolutely perfect? No. Have the players always covered themselves in glory? Clearly not.
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However, there are some brilliant players in the squad – ones that have previously done very well for the club.
One of those, of course, is Jarrod Bowen. The winger scored once again on Saturday as West Ham beat Sunderland at the London Stadium.
The England international continues to step up for the Irons and pundit Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbaink believes he still doesn’t get the credit he deserves.
Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbaink says Jarrod Bowen is underrated
The Dutchman worked alongside Bowen during England’s run to the Euro 2024 final, so knows all about the 29-year-old.
Bowen’s penalty against the Black Cats was his seventh goal of the season and there’s every reason to believe he will add to that tally rather significantly before the end of the campaign.
Speaking on Sky Sports, Hasselbaink was full of praise for the former Hull forward.
He said: “He goes about his business really, really well.
“You never hear him moaning, you never hear him in a bad way. I don’t think he gets enough credit for what he does.
“He always turns up, he always does the business.”
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Jarrod Bowen is underrated at West Ham, it’s so obvious
Bowen is arguably West Ham’s best player, but he does not get enough credit from those outside the Hammers bubble.
This season alone, he’s outscored the likes of Mohamed Salah, Bukayo Saka, Pedro Neto, Anthony Gordon, Cole Palmer and Jack Grealish.
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Bowen is a game changer but he’s still not mentioned in the same kind of bracket as some of those players above.
That’s presumably because he’s playing for a West Ham side who have struggled in recent seasons. His brilliance, however, has become what is simply expected of him.
Bowen continues to be a leading light for the Irons and it’s about time more respect was put on his name.
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