{"id":361819,"date":"2026-01-10T00:21:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T00:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/361819\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T00:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T00:21:16","slug":"nuno-names-the-talented-west-ham-star-who-really-needs-to-start-upping-his-game-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/361819\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuno names the &#8216;talented&#8217; West Ham star who really needs to start upping his game now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Not many\u00a0West Ham United players have covered themselves in glory this\u00a0season\u00a0but Nuno Espirito Santo has one demand\u00a0for\u00a0Crysencio\u00a0Summerville.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammers.news\/tag\/crysencio-summerville\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Summerville<\/a> hasn\u2019t scored this season but did record his third assist of the campaign during Tuesday\u2019s heartbreaking defeat to Nottingham Forest.  <\/p>\n<p>The former Leeds star was also particularly unlucky to have seen a would-be goal ruled out by VAR after a tight offside call on Taty Castellanos in the build-up.  <\/p>\n<p>          Out of 10, how CONFIDENT are you that Nuno can still save West Ham? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Beating QPR in the FA Cup would be a start\u2026<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nuno-FA-Cup-quotes-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Manager Nuno Espirito Santo of West Ham United attends the post-match press conference during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Nottingham Forest at London Stadium on January 6, 2026 in London, England.\" class=\"wp-image-292980\" \/>     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>It was unfortunate for Summerville and a decision that extended his barren run in the Premier League. Not since October 2024 has he found the back of the net in the competition.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammers.news\/news\/nuno-espirito-santo-on-the-brink-at-west-ham-after-damning-leak-from-owners\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nuno is under huge pressure at West Ham<\/a> and it remains to be seen just how long his tenure lasts. <\/p>\n<p>However, even if his time as West Ham manager may be coming to an end, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammers.news\/tag\/nuno-espirito-santo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nuno<\/a> still found time to express one big area of improvement for Summerville. <\/p>\n<p>Nuno Espirito Santo tells Crysencio Summerville to \u2018exploit his actions\u2019 better  <\/p>\n<p>Nuno was asked about the winger ahead of Sunday\u2019s FA Cup clash against QPR. <\/p>\n<p>He talked of the talent that Summerville possesses but urged the 24-year-old to \u201cexploit his actions\u201d better.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor his confidence, it [a first goal this season] will be important,\u201d he said during his pre-match press conference.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s still looking for that goal. It\u2019s not about only the goal, it\u2019s how he plays. He\u2019s a talented player that needs to exploit better his actions. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are trying. We are trying. Of course, that goal will mean a lot for him and for us.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Quite what that means is up for debate. It really is rather vague. <\/p>\n<p>          Imagine you are Nuno \u2013 How are YOU approaching the FA Cup? \ud83c\udfc6 <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Rest players for the league? Or go all-out for cup glory?<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/West-Ham-FA-Cup-results-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lucas Paqueta of West Ham United celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between Aston Villa and West Ham United at Villa Park on January 10, 2025 in Birmingham, England.\" class=\"wp-image-292813\" \/>     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>   Why Jermain Defoe actually feels sorry for Crysencio Summerville right now <\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t a great night for West Ham\u2019s forwards against Forest.  <\/p>\n<p>Clearly, it doesn\u2019t matter now, but Summerville did produce a fine finish against Sean Dyche\u2019s side. <\/p>\n<p>His volley was fantastic and offered at least a glimpse of his quality, although fans have not seen that enough since his move from Leeds. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2254388054-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Crysencio Summerville playing for West Ham against Nottingham Forest.\" \/>Photo by Vince Mignott\/MB Media\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>It does at least suggest there is something to work with, however.  <\/p>\n<p>Indeed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammers.news\/news\/jermain-defoe-felt-sorry-for-one-west-ham-player-who-did-something-fantastic-v-nottingham-forest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jermain Defoe expressed sympathy for Summerville after his disallowed goal<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Premier League Productions, the former Hammers forward said: \u201cit was a fantastic finish from Summerville. Just unlucky.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>How much Summerville can actually take from Nuno\u2019s words is unclear.  <\/p>\n<p>It is perhaps not the most helpful thing to say about a player who obviously needs clear direction at this stage. <\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best West Ham content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Not many\u00a0West Ham United players have covered themselves in glory this\u00a0season\u00a0but Nuno Espirito Santo has one demand\u00a0for\u00a0Crysencio\u00a0Summerville.\u00a0 Summerville&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":361820,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[63541,218,45733,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-361819","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-crysencio-summerville","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-nuno-espirito-santo","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}