‘Plenty far more to come’: West Ham assistant supervisor Billy McKinlay gushes above £35m signing Gianluca Scamacca right after striker’s purpose on complete debut for the Hammers in Europa Meeting League victory
Gianluca Scamacca has been backed to score ‘plenty more’ immediately after opening his West Ham account as the Hammers began their newest European campaign with a 3-1 win more than Danish club Viborg.
Italy striker Scamacca, David Moyes’ marquee summertime signing from Sassuolo, netted a to start with-fifty percent header on his whole debut in the Europa Conference League qualifying enjoy-off.
Jarrod Bowen extra a 2nd just after the split before Viborg pulled just one again by Jakob Bonde’s header.
Gianluca Scamacca netted the opening target in West Ham’s 3-1 victory above Vigorg on Thursday
The Hammers’ assistant boss Billy McKinlay has claimed there is ‘more to come’ from striker
That could have created subsequent week’s next leg in Denmark a very little furry, but Michail Antonio gave the Hammers – Europa League semi-finalists very last season – some respiratory space as they bid to get to the team stages.
Manager David Moyes was suspended – along with Declan Rice and Aaron Cresswell – and viewed from the stands as assistant Billy McKinlay took around touchline responsibilities.
‘I could experience the warmth on the back again of my neck,’ smiled McKinlay.
The 23-calendar year-outdated produced the move to the London Stadium from Sassuolo in a deal worth £35m
‘He’s a supervisor of stature and existence and we will need him main the troops so it was peculiar to have him up there wanting from afar.’
The Hammers workforce was a combination of new signings, senior execs and youngsters and McKinlay additional: ‘I assume the general performance was a little bit frustrating, a bit laboured and a bit pedestrian. Little bit of a combined bag really.
‘Gianluca’s almost certainly tremendous happy and I’m similarly as delighted. Strikers are judged by targets so to get off the mark promptly is massive and there is certainly plenty much more to arrive from him.
McKinlay (left) took cost of the facet as supervisor David Moyes served his touchline ban
‘And Michail’s aim was truly crucial. At 2- up we experienced an chance to kick on. We did a whole lot of function on Viborg, and in no way considered this would be an effortless gig.
‘We gave absent a inadequate target so Michail’s aim settled us down. It is a first rate consequence I consider and we’ll go into the next leg with great confidence.’
Viborg head coach Jacob Friis mentioned: ‘We are very content about the match, we felt we played an even game. It is a massive functionality for us and we are upset to lose.
‘We are not useless and buried nonetheless. It’s possible the gap has been dug – but we are not in it but.’