David Moyes has been nothing short of impressed by James Ward-Prowse's precision when it comes to delivering set pieces. Moyes doesn't hesitate to place the 28-year-old midfielder in the top tier of dead-ball specialists, alongside the legendary David Beckham.
Hammers' coach believes that with the pinpoint passes from players like Ward-Prowse, West Ham's towering defenders can become more prolific in front of the goal.
According to the Mirror, he said: "There’s not many [better] when you go into the names of who you would call set-piece specialists.David Beckham comes to mind right away but there’s not a huge amount of others. There’s loads who’ve scored free kicks over the wall and that but James’ deliveries from corners are more than what most would do."
"Your job is to get it on the money, get it on the spot. That’s why you are at the elite level to do that, not to miss your target, a bit like the golfers at the moment."
"And I’d be saying as a central defender: 'Hey, I’m expecting to get some goals here.' If you want some goals as a defender, you won’t get it better than with James Ward-Prowse delivering three, four, five set pieces a game."
"You will always have a chance of getting a goal. It’s not just the forward players. Like Newcastle we need everyone to chip in and be involved in the goals."
Moyes added: "He’s playing a huge part for us. Don’t forget he’s a good player and he’s doing a lot of other things than delivering the ball. That goes amiss."
Since his £30 million move from Southampton, Ward-Prowse has made an immediate impact, contributing five assists in just six games and even finding the back of the net twice himself.
