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His arrival caused excitement and very good impressions, but this Saturday, in the match that West Ham lost 1-3 against Manchester Cityplans were completely disrupted due to the unexpected injury of Edson Alvarez.
The English team was only able to enjoy their brand new signing for five days. It was around minute 68 in the London Olympic Stadium when all the alarms went off after Alvarez He fell to the floor with noticeable pain in his right leg.
Although the official medical report and the extent of the damage are unknown, everything seems to indicate that it is a muscle injury, one of the typical ones after a national team break and that within the world of football is known as “FIFA Virus”.
The midfielder, who comes from a double date with the Mexico teamhad to be replaced by Said Benrahma. ‘El Machín’ was giving a good performance in which he stood out with 92% passing accuracy; two turnovers; two recoveries and a foul that cost him the yellow card in the 39th minute.
His departure from the field coincided with the team’s loss of balance, as the score was 1-1, but eight minutes after leaving the field, the visitors scored 1-2 thanks to the Portuguese Bernard Silva. The injury of Edson seemed to have completely taken the player out of the game. West Ham and at 86′ Erling Haaland He sealed the score with 1-3.
The ‘Hammers’ had gone ahead with a header goal from James Ward-Prowse at 36 minutes and they even went into halftime winning the match and with only 31% possession.
The lowering of Alvarez It comes at the worst time, as it occurs just when the Mexican was adapting to the game dynamics of the Premier League and the tactics of the English team. Precisely in the run-up to this match, in an interview for paramountthe strategist David Moyes He was full of praise for the Aztec pivot.
“It’s off to a great start in Premier League. As a foreign playerit is never easy to start working in the Premier League. I think it’s off to a great start for us and it’s made a great impression on everyone,” she said.
“I have to be careful not to speak too soon, but I think it’s off to a great start for you. She has made a great impression on everyone, demonstrating a brilliant mentality and character in training. “He is a good boy, he works very hard and has adapted well,” he added.
He West Ham crashed for the first time this season and now has a draw, three wins and one loss. They are sixth with 10 units and on matchday number 6 of the Premier League they will see faces with him Liverpool.
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