West Ham United centre-back Angelo Ogbonna believes that the new midfield partnership of Declan Rice and Lucas Paqueta can be key to getting the Hammers back on track.
For the first time this season in the Premier League, on Friday night, Hammers manager David Moyes opted to play captain Declan Rice and summer signing Lucas Paqueta in a midfielder partnership for the 2-0 defeat to Brentford.
That saw Czech Republic international Tomas Soucek dropped for the first time this season in the league and despite the defeat, the experienced Italian saw promising signs and think they can be the difference ahead of Wednesday’s trip to Leeds United.