**Taty Castellanos has been an admired Hammers signing by many and against Burton, his impact showed how key he is.**
He might not have scored or assisted, but Castellanos is exactly what West Ham fans have been asking for. His mere presence bolsters the attacking capabilities of the squad and his energy levels exceed expectations.
From being substituted on in the 80th minute to the end of the match entirely, he created three clear-cut goal-scoring opportunities for himself or others. Had we had our starting squad attackers, the scoreline could’ve perhaps been a different story and we certainly wouldn’t have had such a worrying ending to the game.
Signing Taty in January might prove to be one of the most crucial signings West Ham could’ve possibly made, given that Pablo is now out for the Hammers with a suspected ongoing injury, so Nuno is left to alter Taty and Wilson for the remainder of the season.
As most would anticipate, Taty will probably be our starting striker for the remainder of the season now and the Argentine will have a significant job on his hands, an immense amount of pressure. Against Bournemouth, we’re without both Pablo and Potts, meaning that the two impact players we used to outclass other sides we no longer are able to use, subsequently leaving Nuno’s side to forcibly return to an attacking three up top with Castellanos as the lone wolf.
The Argentinian picked up his first Premier League goal against Burnley and hopefully it’s the first of many.
Attacking threat, blinding energy levels, Castellanos has it all and as we have seen on countless occasions now, his performances that he provides on a regular basis are ones that boost the other players around him and they make the other players’ lives so much easier as they can trust him to be in the right place at the right time.