Happy Hammer Manuel Lanzini sets sights on Argentina after netting Crystal Palace winner
The 1-0 win at Selhurst Park lifts Slaven Bilic’s side out of the Premier League relegation zone
West Ham United midfielder Manuel Lanzini is playing a key role in his team’s recovery from a poor start to the Premier League and hopes his form will earn him a chance to play for Argentina.
Lanzini, showing the same sharpness that put him in scoring positions at River Plate back home, struck a fine winner in a 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Saturday to lift his side out of the relegation zone.
Coach Slaven Bilic’s tactics with three central defenders and two wing backs paid off after a woeful early season that yielded a solitary 1-0 win at home to Bournemouth nearly two months ago and just one point from their previous five matches.
“[Bilic] always tells me more than anything to play, to make the team play and get into scoring positions, as well and to defend,” Lanzini said.
“He always tries to give me the confidence to score. He congratulated me, he has a lot of faith in me and I have a lot of faith in him.