Edson Álvarez and West Ham let go of the victory against Crystal Palace and move away from European positions – La Opinion

He West Ham he let go of an important victory during his visit to the Crystal Palace after drawing 1-1, which with a goal in the second half from Edouard prevented the third consecutive victory of its rival and its climb towards the European positions.

The Mexican Edson Álvarez was the starter with the Hammers and came on as a substitute in the 89th minute, but failed to make a difference to tip the balance in favor of his team.

West Ham needed a victory to get into the fight for fifth position. Recovered in the last few days, he stayed on the edge of the three points to end up stuck in the inconsequential zone of the Premier League.

And they took the lead early on the scoreboard, after a quarter of an hour, with a goal from Kudus, who took advantage of a good assist from Coufal to beat Johnstone with aplomb and leave West Ham with options to get closer to a new victory.

Shortly before the break, Kudus hit the target again, but the VAR invalidated his action for offside and the time in the locker room did not bring good news for the London team. After the break, Edouard took advantage of a defensive error to establish a tie that would be definitive and that Bowen could break in added time. However, Johnstone, with a great save, left the score tied and West Ham was left without two key points to gain momentum towards the noble zone of the Premier League.

With this result, the Hammers are moving away from the area that gives Premier League teams qualification for places in European tournaments, since they could have reached sixth place if they had won the three points; however, they fell to ninth.

Edson Álvarez’s value has increased since he arrived at West Ham

The Mexican team, although it could not influence the score, is a fundamental piece in West Ham’s scheme, so much so that its good performance on the field has led it to increase its value, according to what was published by the site specialized Transfermarkt.

It is worth remembering that the player’s estimated value in his last months with the Dutch club was $30 million dollars, but shortly after he was acquired by West Ham United, who paid $40 million for his transfer, making him the second most expensive signing in the story for a Mexican player, only below Hirving “Chucky” Lozano, who cost Napoli $45 million dollars.

At the moment, Álvarez is valued at $35 million dollars.

Edson Álvarez, “The Animal”

Another thing that has changed since Álvarez moved to England was the player’s nickname, since now “El Machín” is known as “El Animal” among West Ham fans, who decided to call him that because of his determination when playing. .

*With information from EFE.

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