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Genk coach John van den Brom is looking forward to Paul Onuachu steering his side to victory against West Ham United, reports Completesports.com.
The Smurfs will host the Premier League club in a Europa League Group H clash at the Cegeka Arena on Thursday night (today).
The Belgian Pro League club are bottom of the group with three points from three games.
Genk have also failed to register a win at home in their last seven home games in Europe, with two draws and five defeats.
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However, they’ve scored six goals each in their last two games, six away to Saint Eloois in the Belgian Cup, and six away to Waregem in the Belgium Jupiler League.
Onuachu ended his five-game goal drought, registering a goal against Waregem last weekend.
Van den Brom is confident the big striker can help his team record an important victory against the Hammers.
“First of all, it’s very important that paul score for himself, and he already scored 10 goals for us this season,”the gaffer told a news conference on Wednesday.
“All the goals, that he made for us are very important also for the team, for the club, for the supporters and for me as a coach, and I was very happy for him and also for the team that he scored last Sunday. I hope that he will continue that tomorrow.”
