West Ham United have an distinctive report of creating thrilling younger skills into first-team regulars, with the likes of Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick, Mark Noble, Joe Cole, Declan Rice and Ben Johnson – to call however a couple of – having all graduated from the Academy of Soccer earlier than making their mark inside the Hammers’ senior squad.
It is a development which doesn’t seem like slowing down any time quickly, with the likes of Conor Coventry, Keenan Appiah-Forson, Harrison Ashby, Jamal Baptiste, Armstrong Oko-Flex, Emmanuel Longelo and Dan Chesters all presently knocking on the door for a spot in David Moyes’ first workforce squad, both with the membership’s under-21s or out on mortgage.
Whereas the entire aforementioned gamers are extremely thrilling skills, there’s one different gem who has significantly impressed for Mark Robson’s under-21 aspect to this point this season within the form of 19-year-old attacking midfielder Kamarai Swyer.
Certainly, the versatile teen started to catch the attention over his 22 Premier League 2 appearances final time period, scoring 5 objectives and offering his teammates with 4 assists. This was completed whereas working from numerous completely different positions on the pitch, akin to central midfield, attacking midfield, left-wing, right-wing and centre-forward.
The “clinical” teenager has continued this superb kind over his six Premier League 2 outings to this point this season, having already bagged two objectives – the most recent of which got here in a 1-1 draw in opposition to Manchester United on Friday – additionally notching one objective in a single EFL Trophy look, a formidable 1-0 victory over Walsall final month.
Nonetheless, it isn’t merely the ahead’s objectives that are spectacular, but in addition his composure with the ball at his toes and his capacity to play defence-splitting passes.
These are traits which have been on show within the under-18’s 5-0 FA Youth Cup victory over Norwich in March 2021, when Swyer picked up the ball in the course of the park earlier than taking up two Canaries midfielders and threading an inch-perfect ball by means of to Jayden Fevrier, who expertly completed for the Hammers’ third objective of the sport.
The highlights from our 5-0 FA Youth Cup win over Norwich Metropolis U18s yesterday ⬇️
Objectives from Mipo Odubeko (2), Jayden Fevrier, Jamal Baptiste despatched us by means of to the final 16… pic.twitter.com/6oCs2zyAma
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Contemplating the truth that Moyes has referred to as Swyer as much as his first-team squad as soon as already this season – with the attacker sitting on the bench for the Irons’ 3-0 Europa Convention League play-off second leg victory over Viborg – it might seem as if the 59-year-old is effectively conscious of the expertise that the 19-year-old possesses.
Certainly, ought to the Scot place his belief within the teenager on a extra common foundation because the season goes on, he may effectively be rewarded with the unearthing of the membership’s subsequent home-grown diamond – a prospect which is certain to be an extremely tantalising one for the London Stadium devoted.
