West Ham United midfielder Tomas Soucek has only played twice for the Hammers in pre-season this summer after representing his country in last month’s UEFA Nations League ties.
After captaining Czech Republic in their fixtures against Switzerland, Portugal and a double header with Spain, with Soucek playing every minute of all four ties, the midfielder did not make his first Hammers appearance of the summer until coming off the bench against Rangers at Ibrox last Wednesday.
Replacing Manuel Lanzini for the final 35 minutes of the tie, Soucek latched onto a goalmouth scramble and managed to steer the ball past Rangers’ Allan McGregor in David Moyes’ side’s 3-1 defeat in Glasgow.
