David Moyes is calling on Gianluca Scamacca to prove he deserves more opportunities to lead West Ham ’s attack by delivering a high-energy performance against AEK Larnaca on Thursday night.
The Hammers boss said the £30m summer signing’s “data needed to be much better” after he was left on the bench during last weekend’s draw against Aston Villa. Moyes refused to elaborate on specific metrics but, with West Ham going into the Europa Conference League last-16 second leg with a 2-0 lead, he spelled out the challenge for the Italy striker who has struggled for form since injuring his knee in early January.
“It’s a good chance for him, we want him back. He’s got something. We like him a lot. He is a great boy. A really good boy. In fact, a very good boy. We want him to do well. We want our Gianluca back who we had from August to November,” Moyes said.
