Arne Engels had a debut to forget today when West Ham lost 2-1 at home to Charlton Athletic on their return to the English Championship.
Arne Engels made his debut for West Ham in a 2-1 home defeat to Charlton this afternoon. There was certainly substantial interest in how the former Celtic man would perform for the Hammers after a drawn out transfer saga lasting most of the summer. The West Ham fans were keen to see how Engels would fit into their team in his first appearance at The London Stadium. Judging by some of the comments on X the West Ham faithful were not impressed by their new £22 million signing.
West Ham fans react to Arne Engels performance
Much of the reaction online seemed to be negative. Some of it directed at Engels.
A difficult start for Engels
No doubt a tough start for Engels at the London club. It’s yet to be seen how he copes with the pressure in East London since West Ham are expected to bounce straight back to the EPL this season. He certainly took a while to settle at Celtic before putting in some strong performances in the Hoops. However he always was some what inconsistent in the green and white and many fans are happy with the deal the club got for the Belgian. Maybe things will improve for Arne but he hasn’t got off to a good start down in England.
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Engels was known at Celtic for his set pieces and penalty taking. Interestingly, Engels appeared to be on corners but not penalties for the Hammers. West Ham won a penalty late on in the game and had a chance to salvage a point from the game. Engels did not get the nod and West Ham were unable to score the penalty, losing the opening game of the campaign to Charlton 2-1. Maybe things would have been different if Engels took the penalty.
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