How Soucek Became West Ham’s Most Hated but Loved Player

Moyes destroyed Thomas when he made him play second fiddle to Rice so that Rice could improve his scoring abilities. I hope he can get his form back. We need him to be at his best.

Nothing wrong with our Czech terminator. Love this man have some respect

Bit of a exaggeration pal imo.

Give him the armband and the number 9 and watch this majestic beast soar to 20 goals

Soucek is a weird one. i don’t think he’s goood enough for this system, but he is an unbelievable box-to-box midfielder and that’s exactly what lopetegui likes about him - maybe he isn’t the best between the boxes, but he scores a lot and he defends well (usually)

As always mate, soon to be 1K and like you said he would make a good "super sub"...⚒🫖⚒

He seems like a lovely fella, sure you would want to have him around any team. I just think he gets too many minutes on the field for what he brings these days.

Like your style keep making your own style of doing your thing , agree Soucek is a perfect supersub .

He doesn't deserve to be starting based on his abilities and performances. Yes, he MIGHT nick a goal in the final minutes, but for the rest of the match, he is invisible.

He is obviously a very nice guy and was the perfect fit in the moyesball system at the time. But that time has gone, and we have much better options that deserve his spot.

I like Soucek. He does score goals. He scores a lot for his country too. Thanks for the video 👍 ⚒️⚒️⚒️⚒️

You know what's funny? The treatment Soucek is getting from West Ham fans mirrors what has recently happened in British politics, especially concerning Brexit.

For some reason, people stopped appreciating hard work, and honesty. Yes, the Poles and other Eastern Europeans may have not spoken perfect English and had brought their own culture, but they got the job done, and never really tried to create problems. Ultimately the Brits really needed them, even if they didn't realize it. They did the jobs ordinary Brits didn't want to do - the menial jobs - construction, drivers, care workers, nurses, etc...

The Brits got tired of hearing the Polish language, started following the poisoned words of Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson and decided to vote "leave" in the most unprecedented referendum of the 21st century. And I think most of us would agree there is enough evidence now to see that this was a massive mistake.

I see a parallel to the way West Ham fan content creators have been speaking about Soucek influencing the fans' opinions and slowly driving him away from the club. He's a player who will give everything for the shirt. He literally bled for you guys so many times, he did the dirty work. He's not the prettiest in style, but that should not be the most important value as long as there's a bigger picture. Football is a team game. Don't get blinded by the Paquetas who only care about themselves. You can't only build your team on moody technical magicians who will probably leave for a better club at some point anyway. Learn to appreciate hard work. Soucek brings so much to the team. His style is just not pretty. That's all. It's the same in the Czech national team. He's the captain. Some people can't stand him in the national team, too, but he's a true warrior and I always thought those are the kind of values the Hammers subscribe to, but not anymore.

Thanks for the video. I hope the UK rejoins the EU and West Ham fans including the person who made this video realize that Soucek is a real gem and definitely not a "super sub" material. He's not injury-prone at all and has amazing running stats, he's useful in both boxes and has a knack for scoring goals. Football is not only about passing and flicks and tricks. It's a much more complex sport than that.

I'm intrigued by your switching between pronouncing "Su Check" and "Su Sack" 😅
I'm equally intrigued by your subtitles alternating between "Suecheck" and "Soucek"
and then when I switched over to Subtitles = English (auto-generated), it would never fail to translate incorrectly, into "such" "such cheek", "suek", "suche", 🤣 alright, I'm bored 🙄

... bored with all these unnecessary squabbles destroying one of your own, who's a player with a higher chance of scoring then most others bar a few. He's an honest pro and not a slightest cuntish.

Hate impatient modern fans sometimes... 👎

Once again another concise description presented in a different entertaining way.

Good video.

Soucek is the least of our worries and still an integral part of this squad. Doesn’t deserve the disrespect he gets. Great vid mate!👊🏽⚒️

Thank you for the shoutout 🙏

Much love ❤ E20

Great video on Soucek. He is what he is and if deployed correctly, can still be a force for WHU. His teammates all seem to love the guy and in his own way is one of the hardest guys in the league. I remember when he got red carded against Fulham and that big striker Mitrovic, who drew the foul, went out of his way to apologize to Soucek after the card was given. Never saw that before or since. LOL

Spot on fella

I think the trouble with Soucek is, he was the right man at the right time when we were facing a relegation battle. He's gritty and gets stuck in and no one can argue with his work rate.

However as our squad has improved over the years with more technical quality players coming in, it makes Soucek look sub par in comparison and he is being asked to play a more technical style which he simply cannot fulfil at this stage. At times, he struggles to complete a 5 yard pass and doesn't really offer anything going forward in the centre of the park. I think he would be good as a super sub to shore up a lead or as a box crasher. He is a clinical finisher, I just feel West Ham as a club have outgrown him unfortunately and if we want to push on, we need next level players. We will always be grateful to him, he is a top bloke.

Really enjoyed this video!! 👌🏽

Great video!

Like your look at all sides of the player, well done😊