Tomas Soucek has impressed under Nuno The towering midfielder has had a change of role under the new manager, and he is being used as an auxiliary striker. The midfielder has shown impressive form, and he has scored in back-to-back wins over Newcastle and Burnley. There is no doubt that he will be a player for West Ham as they look to secure survival in the Premier League.
Interestingly, as the Cowboys went out on offense, they did so without both CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens. The Monday Night Football broadcast began speculating what this was all about and quickly reported that it had to do with a "coach's decision" from Brian Schottenheimer and that it was not injury related. Schotty spoke about the matter following the win and reiterated that line.
Real Madrid may have partially exorcised the demons of their derby humiliation with last night's 5-0 win at Kairat Almaty but boss Xabi Alonso may have returned from Kazakhstan with an even bigger problem. Madrid were hammered 5-2 by Atletico at the Metropolitano on Saturday following a dismal second half display. They flew east determined to make amends and did so with a routine, and expected, victory against the Champions League minnows.