28/4/2022 |  05:32 pm

West Ham United embark on a historic occasion later this afternoon as they host Eintracht Frankfurt for the first leg of their Europa League semi-final clash at the London Stadium. And coach David Moyes has received some positive news ahead of the start.

What is the last?

According to the well-known Hammers executives, Claret and Hugh, central defender Kurt Zouma has a “rapid recovery” from his injury and now has an external opportunity to make the team for tonight’s match. Although he is more likely to play in the second leg in Germany, this will definitely be very encouraging news for both the Scots and the Irons fans going to the final games of the season.

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The 27-year-old giant, who cost Chelsea ,8 29.8 million in the summer, suffered an ankle problem during West Ham’s defeat to Brentford earlier this month. A few days later, The Evening Standard reported that the Hammers feared his season might end, joining Angelo Ogbonna on the long-term treatment table.

Great push

Moyes has suffered a defensive crisis in recent weeks, with Issa Diop injured by another central defender, while Craig Dawson’s red card against Chelsea on Sunday means the Hammers have no central defense options for their Premier League game. League. Arsenal. Thus, a return for Zouma, who has always been present in the Irons’ backfield, could be a very timely and important boost for both Moyes and the team. According to WhoScored, the Frenchman has the ratings as the best central defender of West Ham (6.79) – a bit far from Dawson (6.70), Ogbonna (6.66) and Diop (6.46). Only midfielders Declan Rice (1.7) and Thomas Soucek (1.6) have on average more cuts per game than Zouma (1.5) in this campaign, and are the best defender to play ball. , having an average pass accuracy of 86.5% when having an average of over 40 passes. per game. According to the report, a key Hammers source told Claret and Hugh that Zouma has a “small chance” of appearing this afternoon and that there is a “very real chance” he will be in the second leg next week. Moyes described his summer signing as “excellent” earlier in the campaign, so he will be delighted to see the με 25million titan approaching a comeback when there is a place in the Europa League final and top six of the Premier League. AND in other news, Moyes must unleash West Ham’s 31.5 million-pound gambling machine that will terrorize Frankfurt.