West Ham boss David Moyes urges Michail Antonio to start scoring again

West Ham boss David Moyes admits ‘the goals are missing’ for Michail Antonio ahead of Europa League semi-final against Frankfurt, with the out-of-form striker having netted just TWICE this year

  • David Moyes has urged Michail Antonio to get among the goals once again
  • The 32-year-old has failed to add to his eight league goals since New Year’s day 
  • West Ham will take on Chelsea on Sunday before hosting Frankfurt on Thursday

West Ham boss David Moyes has urged misfiring striker Michail Antonio to stand up and be counted at the business end of the season.

Antonio has scored 10 goals so far this term but has not found the net in the Premier League since New Year’s Day.

The 32-year-old missed two good chances last weekend as West Ham failed to take advantage of defeats for Arsenal and Tottenham in the race for the top four, only managing a 1-1 draw at home to Burnley.

Striker Michail Antonio has failed to add to his 8 Premier League goals since New Year’s day 

The Hammers face a potentially season-defining week with Sunday’s trip to Chelsea followed by the first leg of the Europa League semi-final at home to Eintracht Frankfurt.

And Moyes admits he needs Antonio to rediscover his goal touch when it matters.

‘If he’d got a couple of goals last Sunday you would say he was back in form, but the goals are missing,’ said Moyes.

‘His all-round performance has got better in the last month or two, at Lyon he was very good.

David Moyes has urged Antonio to get among the goals again ahead of West Ham’s busy run-in

‘We can get him to assist and make goals because he is a focal point, but ultimately we’re at the business end and whatever your role is in the team, if you are a centre-half or a goalkeeper you have to keep the ball out of the net, and centre-forwards have to get the ball in the net.

‘That’s their job, so we need him to do that for us as well. You might not get five or six shots, you might only get one and your conversion rate has got to be good.

‘You’re not getting five one-on-ones with the goalkeeper, you might only get one of them a game and you have to be ready to take that one.’




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