{"id":291590,"date":"2023-09-22T00:34:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T00:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=291590"},"modified":"2023-09-22T00:34:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T00:34:45","slug":"joe-cole-claims-mohammed-kudus-will-be-a-weapon-for-west-ham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/joe-cole-claims-mohammed-kudus-will-be-a-weapon-for-west-ham\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Cole claims Mohammed Kudus will be a weapon for West Ham"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Joe Cole claims Mohammed Kudus will be &#8216;another weapon for David Moyes&#8217;&#8230; as West Ham&#8217;s \u00a338m signing scores in Europa League win over Backa Topola<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Click here to watch the IAKO Battle of Old Trafford YouTube Special from the Mail Sport Studios\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mohammed Kudus scored in West Ham&#8217;s 3-1 win over Serbian side\u00a0Backa Topola\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>The Ghanaian\u00a0international&#8217;s performance has earned praise from Joe Cole<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former West Ham star Joe Cole has hailed Mohammed Kudus after the summer signing scored his first goal for the club in their 3-1 Europa League win over\u00a0Backa Topola.<\/p>\n<p>Kudus was handed his first start since joining the Hammers in a \u00a338m summer move from Dutch giants Ajax.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghanaian international played a key role in West Ham&#8217;s equaliser on the night, after\u00a0Petar Stanic gave the Serbian visitors a shock lead.<\/p>\n<p>Pressure from Kudus at the back post led to\u00a0Nemanja Petrovic turning Said Benrahma&#8217;s cross into his own net in the 66th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Kudus completed the turnaround four minutes later when he headed in a James Ward-Prowse corner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/23\/75708147-12547211-image-a-69_1695337107612.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Kudus marked his first start for West Ham by scoring his first goal for the club<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/23\/75708187-12547211-image-a-70_1695337112018.jpg\" height=\"396\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kudus headed in James Ward-Prowse&#8217;s corner as West Ham fought back to beat\u00a0Backa Topola<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/00\/75708195-12547211-Former_West_Ham_star_Joe_Cole_believes_Kudus_will_be_an_importan-m-73_1695337248474.jpg\" height=\"327\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former West Ham star Joe Cole believes Kudus will be an important weapon for David Moyes<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Soucek sealed the 3-1 win from another set-piece in the final minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Cole, speaking on TNT Sports, praised the performance of Kudus and believes the forward will be another important addition to David Moyes&#8217; West Ham team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He [Kudus] looked like he was happy and settled,&#8217; Cole said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He is another weapon for David Moyes<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I look at this team and I see goals everywhere, it was a great night for West Ham.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Kudus&#8217;s first goal for West Ham takes him onto five goals in six games for the season, after netting five times for Ajax prior to his move to the London Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old has shown his pedigree in European competitions, scoring nine goals in 18 games across the Champions League and Europa League to date.<\/p>\n<p>Kudus will now be pushing for a first start in the Premier League when West Ham travel to Anfield to face Liverpool on Sunday.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12547211\/Joe-Cole-Mohammed-Kudus-David-Moyes-Europa-League-West-Ham.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Cole claims Mohammed Kudus will be &#8216;another weapon for David Moyes&#8217;&#8230; 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