West Ham Potential Line-Up Next Season

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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Strikers

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 06: Kelechi Iheanacho of Manchester City (R) breaks through to score his sides first goal during the UEFA Champions League Group C match between Manchester City FC and Celtic FC at Etihad Stadium on December 6, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 06: Kelechi Iheanacho of Manchester City (R) breaks through to score his sides first goal during the UEFA Champions League Group C match between Manchester City FC and Celtic FC at Etihad Stadium on December 6, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Manuel Lanzini

This will sound crazy.  Lanzini should be deployed next season as the trequartista and deep lying forward in the formation.  Let him commit to his role as a creator.  The midfield will finally be packed enough and working hard enough that he can commit his considerable talents to simply creating goals for himself and others.  He can be the catalyst for many counterattacks and goals for the rest of the team.

Kelechi Iheanacho

West Ham must sign Iheanacho.  That would give them a legitimate line leading talented center forward to lead the rest of the team forward.  He’s the right size and has the finishing and speed to offer an actual threat.  Andy Carroll is made of glass and should be wearing his baker’s boy hat’s talking about how he “doesn’t care that much about football” in some far off league like China or Australia.

Next: Hammers all in for Iheanacho

Iheanacho has an outstanding goal record for the amount of games he’s played and represents everything that a striker should be.  He and Lanzini with the others behind them would be the sort of strike force that actually scared opposing teams instead of whatever it is West Ham are doing at the moment.