David Moyes says West Ham are trying to find the best way to use new signing Maxwel Cornet who is still finding his feet at the club.
The Hammers completed the signing of the winger from Burnley for £17.5million in early August, with the 25-year-old signing on a five-year deal. The Ivory Coast international made an instant impact for the Clarets last season, scoring nine goals and bagging two assists in all competitions.
However, the former Lyon star has had to be patient at the east London outfit so far. He has played just 24 minutes of Premier League football this season but has been instrumental in their Europa Conference League campaign.
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Cornet bagged two assists in his side's home and away wins over Viborg in the qualification stage of the competition, he won West Ham a penalty against FSCB in a 3-1 triumph, earned a spotkick against Silkeborg, and then set up Gianluca Scamacca in a 3-2 victory away to the Danish side on Thursday night.
It looked like the winger had bagged a superb late equaliser against Chelsea earlier this month but his effort was controversially ruled out in that 2-1 defeat as it was deemed Blues goalkeeper Édouard Mendy was fouled in the build-up. Ahead of Sunday's game against Everton, Moyes was quizzed on if Cornet was starting to find his form at his new club.
"He has actually got a couple of assists in the last few games and he has started to make a contribution already. I think it is probably his lateness back into pre-season and it is getting him back into condition really. I don't mean that he was badly out of condition, it was just more that he wasn't match-ready in terms of minutes," he said at a pre-match press conference on Friday.
"But I think we are still finding out as well, looking at how we can best use him. But if his goal had counted against Chelsea, which it should have done, he hit the post as well, and he has shown he can get a goal. If you look at his record in a short time at Burnley I think it was very good, and prior to that as well helped me to think he would be a good player to bring to the club."
West Ham have punched above their weight for the past two seasons under Moyes. They finished sixth in 2020/21 and seventh last term. And for Cornet to adapt to this, it may take a bit of time.
"We've had a great two and a half years here, and this is probably the biggest turnaround I have had at any club for different reasons with the changes, and this is the bedding in period really where you are trying to find your way, but Maxi [Cornet] is in that group as well and he is getting used to us as well," added Moyes.
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