It took a while for Crysencio Summerville to start to impress at West Ham United.
Indeed, the Dutchman formed part of the ambitious recruitment drive upon which West Ham embarked during the summer of 2024 under former sporting director Tim Steidten.
The fact that Steidten left the club shortly after tells you all you need to know about how successful that was.
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Still, there are signs that things are coming good and Summerville is the headline example.
Former Leeds star Summerville is in his best form at West Ham United and that continued on Saturday night as he joined an exclusive club.
Crysencio Summerville becomes fourth player to score in four successive games for West Ham in Premier League era
The winger took his form to the next level on Saturday during West Ham’s Premier League game against Chelsea.
Where there was perhaps an element of luck in Jarrod Bowen’s opener against the Blues, that cannot be said about West Ham’s second.
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Summerville’s sharp first-time shot after a pull-back from Aaron Wan-Bissaka was a brilliant strike, and a historic one at that.
After goals against QPR, Tottenham and Sunderland, Summerville has joined a four-goal club alongside Bowen, Diafra Sakho and Jesse Lingard.
They are the only players to score in four successive games for the club in the post-Premier League era.
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Why Crysencio Summerville is suddenly in such good form for West Ham
Nuno Espirito Santo has a very simple explanation for Summerville’s newfound form.
There may well be more at play here, of course, and perhaps the Hammers boss is playing the work the team have done on the training ground down.
Still, Nuno believes Summerville is improving because West Ham are getting more players in the opposition’s penalty area.
That was evident again on Saturday, with the winger drifting in after a fine team move.
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