West Ham United hero Valentin Castellanos has spoken of his pride in their performance against Wolves in a triumphant social media statement.
January signing Castellanos scored twice as West Ham thrashed Wolves 4-0 on Friday night to pull themselves out of the relegation zone for a few hours at least.
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This was a must-win game for West Ham United and they ended up making a statement of intent. While there was an element of luck in both of Taty’s goals, Nuno Espirito Santo’s side forced the issue by pressing Wolves high up the pitch.
That’s now five goals in 16 games for Taty, who sent a message on Instagram after the game.
Taty proud of West Ham performance vs Wolves
The Argentine captioned a collage of images from the game: “I’m really happy about the win and the team’s effort in this crucial match. Thanks to the fans for their incredible support yesterday. See you at the next game!”
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It’s telling that he didn’t actually mention his goals. Where West Ham’s last great escape from relegation was down to the inspired magic of Carlos Tevez, this time around is very different.
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Indeed, it is the collective that could keep the Irons in the Premier League this season. Goals from Taty help, but he is far from alone in helping push the team up the table.
Taty Castellanos stats for West Ham against Wolves
It was a successful night for the former Lazio star.
Not everything came off for Taty on Friday night, but through sheer force of will he ended up scoring twice.
Neither goal was particularly flashy, but they did not need to be.
As per FotMob data, Taty scored twice from only three shots on target, while overperforming the xG he accumulated during the match (0.72).
Crucially, he also made five defensive contributions during the game, which helped West Ham keep a Wolves side who had threatened to build up a head of steam at bay.
