{"id":719858,"date":"2026-01-25T13:51:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T13:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/719858\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T13:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T13:51:14","slug":"nuno-explains-one-thing-which-transformed-crysencio-summerville-at-west-ham-its-so-simple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/719858\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuno explains one thing which transformed Crysencio Summerville at West Ham, it’s so simple"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sometimes, all that is required is an easy answer. Such as the one Nuno Espirito Santo gave when asked to explain Crysencio Summerville\u2019s suddenly free-scoring ways following West Ham United\u2019s beating of Sunderland.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Having gone 25 games without a goal in all competitions, the \u00a330 million signing from Leeds now has three in three.<\/p>\n

It arguably should be four in four, too, with any frustration Crysencio Summerville<\/a> felt after seeing his fizzing volley ruled out against Nottingham Forest three weeks ago channeled into his best run of form in a West Ham United<\/a> jersey.<\/p>\n

Safety is in sight \ud83d\ude0d Who was your MOTM?! <\/p>\n

\"ACredit: Getty Images\/Rob Newell \u2013 CameraSport <\/p>\n

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Even Alan Shearer would have been proud<\/a> of the bullet header which gave the Hammers the lead against the Black Cats. The Premier League\u2019s all-time record goalscorer watched on in awe as the 5ft 9ins Summerville hung in the air like Alex Honnold on a Taiwan skyscraper before thumping a Jarrod Bowen cross past Robin Roefs.<\/p>\n

And, after West Ham saw off high-flying Sunderland<\/a> in surprisingly emphatic fashion, Nuno Espirito Santo<\/a> was asked to explain why a winger who had not scored in 14 months suddenly cannot stop putting his name up in lights.<\/p>\n

Nuno Espirito Santo explains Crysencio Summerville turnaround at West Ham United\"CrysencioPhoto by Rob Newell \u2013 CameraSport via Getty Images<\/p>\n

There was no Eureka moment from Nuno and his coaching staff, it seems. Not some novel and bright idea hurriedly scrawled down on the corner of a restaurant napkin. <\/p>\n

Instead, Nuno\u2019s instructions were as simple as telling Summerville and co to get into the box more. Make your own luck. Get in the right positions, and let your teammates do the rest as Bowen did on Saturday, as Soungoutou Magassa did against Queens Park Rangers and as Mateus Fernandes did against Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important for our forward players to get confidence by scoring,\u201d Nuno said. \u201cBut the important part is that we are getting bodies in the box, creating trouble to our opponents. Asking them questions, how to solve our combinations.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut there\u2019s still a lot of improvement to be made.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jermain Defoe labels Summerville the Man of the Match against Sunderland<\/p>\n

Mateus Fernandes ran the show, capping a supreme display with a thunderbolt finish as West Ham stormed into a 3-0 half-time lead. Jarrod Bowen produced his most threatening display in some time as well, while Tomas Soucek justified his inclusion ahead of Freddie Potts<\/a> and the aforementioned Magassa.<\/p>\n

But Jermain Defoe could not look past Summerville<\/a> when selecting the game\u2019s outstanding performer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been a long time coming to get this level of performance for West Ham. That is what this team can do,\u201d Defoe, who represented both clubs in a fine top-flight career, told Premier League Productions<\/a>. \u201cSummerville was the best player on the pitch. <\/p>\n

\u201cBack-to-back wins is huge and puts pressure on the teams ahead of them. That is the level now.\u201c<\/p>\n

How many points would West Ham have taken from their last two games if Lucas Paqueta had been playing? \ud83e\udd14 <\/p>\n

Maybe I\u2019m harsh, but I just don\u2019t think he suits this team anymore\u2026<\/p>\n

\"LucasPhoto by Ben STANSALL \/ AFP via Getty Images <\/p>\n

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Nuno hopes to reel in Nottingham Forest ahead of Chelsea trip<\/p>\n

Specifically, Nottingham Forest. <\/p>\n

Should Sean Dyche\u2019s team lose at Brentford on Sunday afternoon \u2013 which is eminently possible, given the very contrasting form of both sides \u2013 then West Ham will go into matchday 24 only two points behind Forest in 17th.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know that football is [in] the present,\u201d adds Nuno, reluctant to let his mind wander to next week\u2019s trip to Stamford Bridge. \u201cWhat we did today was great. Let\u2019s have a good weekend and prepare for the next one. It\u2019s going to be very tough [at Chelsea], but we\u2019re going to put up a fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the first half [vs Sunderland], we started really well. The momentum, the energy that the boys put in, the connections, the combinations. We scored, we had good spells of football [and were] dominant in terms of defence.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it was a big improvement in the second-half in terms of managing the game, managing the tempo of the game. We didn\u2019t allow too many situations. They scored [Brian Brobbey pulled one back just after the hour mark] but didn\u2019t go crazy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe kept the shape, kept organised. And in the second half, [we drew strength from] the support of the fans, realising that we were in trouble, that we needed energy. When we give, they give back 1,000 times more. <\/p>\n

\u201cSo overall, it was a very good performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

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