On January 13, the 18th round of the Premier League, East London side West Ham United attacked at home, at the London Olympic Stadium to meet Norwich, who was at the bottom of the league table, and defeated the opponent 2-0, successfully continuing this season's bravery, successfully taking all three points, and was able to beat Arsenal with one less game and return to the league table 4th; and now the brave and outstanding attacking player Jerrod Bowen is definitely the key to the team's victory.
Jerrod Bowen, who only spent his 25th birthday last month, after failing trials for Aston Villa, Cardiff City and other teams, finally started his playing career in his hometown team Hereford United, and with his outstanding performance in the youth army, he successfully entered the first team at the age of 16 and officially debuted; in just one season, the young Jerrod Bowen showed his offensive talent in the 5th division, successfully attracting the favor of scouts from many higher league teams. As a result, in the summer of 2014, he won Hull City Luozhi, who was in the Premier League at the time. At the beginning of the franchise, the young Jerrod Bowen was only able to train and play in the youth army until the 2016/17 season, but the team was relegated in the season; after landing in the Championship, many of the main players left the team, but Jerrod Bowen got more and more opportunities to play, and soon became the main force in the midfield; his performance also improved, becoming the top scorer in the squad, and successfully selected as the best team of the quarter, and was selected as the best player of the team of the season, the most popular player, In addition to becoming the darling of Hull City fans, Mr. Player and other 3 awards have attracted the attention of many Premier League teams, including the "North London Twins" Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, and it has been rumored that these two teams have been pursuing it very hot, and even passed to the point where they vow to bid to sign it, but in the end they only heard the sound of stairs and did not come to fruition.
As a result, Jerrod Bowen officially landed in London in early 2020, but not the two North London teams, but east London side West Ham United signed for £20 million. After moving to the Premier League, Jerrod Bowen took a short time to adapt to the intensity and rhythm of the Premier League, and gradually succeeded in stabilizing a starting position on the team's offensive line; last season, the attacking player ushered in the first big outbreak after moving to the Premier League, scoring 8 goals and making 5 assists in the league throughout the season, and a group of teammates with the same high level of performance, such as Decland Rice, Antonio, etc., led the team to once hit the Champions League seat, although the final failure, but still able to achieve the 6th place in the league table, Qualified for this season's Europa League group competition.
This season, Jerrod Bowen's performance has improved even more, further consolidating his important role in the team's front line, and has become the highlight of the team's midfield many times in the game, especially when facing Liverpool and Chelsea, two championship-winning favourites, showing creativity and good football wisdom, creating threatening transmissions many times, and repeatedly using the open pass between the opposing center-back and the full-back, making the opponent invincible, creating a lot of threats, and having a strong sense of attack at the back. Becoming an important point in the team's counterattack, it caused a lot of trouble for the opponent, and as a result, he contributed two assists against Liverpool, and scored a goal against Chelsea, helping the team to defeat these two rivals, plus the first European goal of his career with Belgian side Genk, which is an important contributor to the team's current top position in the league table and the first place in the Europa League group stage. Jerod Bowen, who is only 1.75 meters tall, will be one of the keys to whether the Hammers can compete for tickets to the Champions League next season.