By Louis Nixon

Callum Wilson has so far had his highs and lows in a West Ham shirt, but given the situation the Hammers are in, he might not be enough to drag the Hammers out of relegation. 

Going into the start of the Premier League season with just Niclas Füllkrug and Callum Wilson was anticipated to be a recipe of disaster by fans, and come a few weeks into the season, we were all proven right and it wasn’t a shock to see the Hammers struggling to attack with two ageing strikers.  

However, despite the initial struggle, woes worsened with Fullkrug getting injured and officially announcing that he’d like to leave…

Callum Wilson then decided to ignite his fires and began scoring goals and having chances, but the true problem began to arise quickly and became noticeable to all, which was that we would see Wilson have a performances against Bournemouth where he’d score a brace, but then against the worst placed team in the Premier League, he can’t manage to get a shot on target!

The consistency isn’t there and in results such as yesterday, that can prove pivotal and more costly than most could imagine. Callum Wilson isn’t anywhere near as good as he once was and the decision to rely on him was stupid.

It is understandable to see why Nuno has requested to sign two strikers to help out, with one of them, in Pablo, having been confirmed, whereas the other is Castellanos, who has yet to put pen to paper. These reinforcements could potentially help West Ham, but it does make you wonder, who initially believed that starting the season with both Wilson and Fullkrug would be a good idea?

We’re now paying the price for not having a capable striker to slot away the crucial chances and ones that could’ve seen us out of this dreaded situation, but inconsistencies from Wilson s as of late have been too underwhelming… big mate flashbacks to the Cheever he had against Fulham! 

Is it the age, is it the rounding squad or is it the mentality, either way, the answer to any of these questions all in summary conclude that the inconsistency’s that we couldn’t afford but have been forced to endure couldn’t potentially caused West Ham to be relegated.

If that is to be the case, a serious look in the mirror is required from those who believed what we started the season with was in-fact enough.