West Ham defeated Newcastle on Sunday. (Picture by Justin Setterfield/Getty Pictures)
West Ham United midfielder Tomas Soucek has acquired his justifiable share of criticism in latest months.
The Czech Republic nationwide workforce haven’t been at their finest in latest months, however have made a turnaround underneath new coach Nuno Espirito Santo.
Tomas Soucek impressed underneath Nuno
The towering midfielder has had a task change underneath the brand new supervisor, getting used as an auxiliary striker. The midfielder has been in wonderful type, scoring in back-to-back wins in opposition to Newcastle and Burnley. There is no such thing as a doubt that he will likely be a participant for West Ham as they intention to stay within the Premier League.
In the meantime, the midfielder has additionally been closely criticized by the nationwide workforce. The midfielder and his team-mates had been closely criticized lately for failing to indicate appreciation to Czech followers after their 6-0 thrashing of Gibraltar on this week’s World Cup qualifiers.
Soucek punished for latest controversy
The Czech Soccer Affiliation has issued an apology to followers for the gamers’ actions. He added that the gamers won’t obtain their ordinary monetary bonuses for this match and Soucek won’t captain the workforce within the subsequent match.
“The gamers’ response ought to have been the alternative. They need to have thanked the energetic followers, not just for their help yesterday, but additionally for his or her lengthy and tireless help all through the qualification cycle after a collection of unconvincing performances,” the assertion stated.
“The FAČR Soccer Affiliation has additionally determined that Tomas Soucek won’t lead the workforce as captain within the subsequent match and that the bonuses associated to yesterday’s qualifying match may also not be paid to the gamers. These funds will likely be donated to assist these in want.”
Apparently, the gamers had been dissatisfied with the extreme criticism their efficiency acquired from followers. It stays to be seen whether or not the midfielder can flip issues round within the coming months and win the approval of followers at membership and worldwide degree.
