{"id":53020,"date":"2025-06-18T07:02:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T07:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=53020"},"modified":"2025-06-18T07:02:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T07:02:18","slug":"joe-cole-west-ham-disappointment-davor-suker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/joe-cole-west-ham-disappointment-davor-suker\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Typical West Ham&#8217; &#8211; Joe Cole Explains Why World Cup Hero&#8217;s Signing Was a Big Disappointment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Three-time Premier League winner Joe Cole has said he was disappointed by Croatian legend Davor Suker&#8217;s spell at West Ham United.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Suker joined West Ham from Arsenal in 2000 as the reigning FIFA World Cup Golden Boot holder.<\/p>\n<p>He won the prestigious accolade after scoring six goals for his country at the 1998 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Understandably, West Ham fans expected great things from Suker. However, due to fitness concerns, he never hit top gear at the current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/west-ham-brewdog-london-stadium-beer-partnership\/\">BrewDog-sponsored London Stadium<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Joe Cole Blames West Ham for Signing Davor Suker Despite Fitness Concerns<\/h2>\n<p>Davor Suker joined West Ham United on a free after a forgettable 1999\/00 season at Arsenal. Joe Cole, who was at West Ham at the time, was excited about the 1998 World Cup Golden Boot winner&#8217;s arrival.<\/p>\n<p>However, he was in for a disappointment as a bad hip kept Suker from delivering the goods for West Ham.\u00a0Speaking on The Dressing Room Podcast, Cole admitted he was greatly disappointed by how the Suker situation played out.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Remembered as one of the greatest goals in UEFA European Championship history, it was on this day in 1996 that Davor \u0160uker scored this chip at Hillsborough <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/swfc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#swfc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4R8y2hRq8o\">pic.twitter.com\/4R8y2hRq8o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sheffield Wednesday (@swfc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/swfc\/status\/1140159573937934336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When asked to name the player who surprised him throughout his illustrious career, Cole said (via TBR):<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Who surprised me? At West Ham, I was so excited when Davor Suker came in, because he was the Golden Boot winner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>And then, mate, his hip was so bad. He kept running towards goal during a shooting and trying to dink the goalie.<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He continued:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>I\u2019m like, what\u2019s this guy not shooting for? It\u2019s the Golden Boot winner of the World Cup. We signed him when he had a dodgy hip.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>He surprised me because he was the Golden Boot winner, and his hip had just packed up. That was typical West Ham.<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Davor Suker Had a Disappointing Premier League Run<\/h2>\n<p>After spending three years with Real Madrid, Davor Suker joined Arsenal in July 1999. The Gunners paid a \u00a33.5 million fee for the Croat&#8217;s services.<\/p>\n<p>He only spent one season in North London. Playing 39 games in all competitions, he scored 11 times and provided 3 assists. The following summer, he moved to West Ham, but his hip issue only worsened. Although he was at the club for longer (one and a half years), he only managed to play 13 games for the club in all competitions. Suker scored just three times before leaving for 1860 Munich.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"nl\" dir=\"ltr\">Raul Gonzalez and Davor Suker. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EMTTRq1UYA\">pic.twitter.com\/EMTTRq1UYA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 90s Football (@90sfootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/90sfootball\/status\/1915050527752376482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Suker&#8217;s most successful run came at Real Madrid, as he scored 49 goals in 109 games. 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