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West Ham Potential Line-Up Next Season

ByBarrett Rouen|
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 21: Jordan Pickford of Sunderland in action during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on May 21, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 21: Jordan Pickford of Sunderland in action during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on May 21, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
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Lewis Baker of Vitesse with the KNVB beker, Dutch Cupduring the Dutch Cup Final match between AZ Alkmaar and Vitesse Arnhem on April 30, 2017 at the Kuip stadium in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.(Photo by VI Images via Getty Images)
Lewis Baker of Vitesse with the KNVB beker, Dutch Cupduring the Dutch Cup Final match between AZ Alkmaar and Vitesse Arnhem on April 30, 2017 at the Kuip stadium in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.(Photo by VI Images via Getty Images)

Lewis Baker

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The Chelsea youth product is rumored to have been the reason why Chelsea turned down Dele Alli even though they were his first choice when leaving Milton Keynes.  If Lewis Baker is only 85% of the player that Alli is then West Ham will be in the top-6.  He is a wildly productive young player and shouldn’t cost too much to get out of Chelsea.  His best talent is shooting from distance and if he’s given the right opportunity can score truly spectacular goals.  A talent like that will help keep opposing defenses on the back foot and open up more space for other creative players in the team.

Robert Snodgrass

Robert Snodgrass is an excellent footballer who has been perhaps let down by management (sorry Slaven).  Unlike most attacking minded players in the modern era Snodgrass doesn’t pretend to be made out of cotton and has that extra bit of rough and tough that the Premier League and especially the about to made suggestion that he play as a central midfielder requires.  Snodgrass has lost a little bit of pace.  There’s no shame in admitting that.  What he hasn’t lost though is a fantastic eye for a through ball.  Perhaps playing Snodgrass slightly further back in the midfield will allow him to be more productive.