How Can West Ham Get Peak Jarrod Bowen Back?

Unpopular opinion? Maybe. But here it is anyway.

Out-of-form Jarrod Bowen would benefit from missing Thomas Tuchel’s next England squad.

Let me be crystal clear before anyone starts sharpening their pitchforks — I love Jarrod Bowen. Every West Ham supporter does. He’s been our talisman, our match-winner, our Prague hero. But if we’re being brutally honest, he looks knackered. Leggy. Just that half-yard off it.

And when Bowen drops a level, you notice.

This isn’t about ability. His quality is unquestionable. His work rate for West Ham has never been in doubt but right now the cutting edge isn’t there. The explosive pressing, the sharp movement inside the box, the clinical finishing — it’s just slightly muted. His decision making also seems slightly with him dribbling into trouble too much and shooting when he should be passing and vice versa.

Anyway, there’s an international break looming. Would it really be the end of the world if Tuchel left him out?

In fact, it might be the making of him.

Bowen has been a little under par recently

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