Winston Reid has been handed the number 2 shirt by manager Avram Grant and is in line for selection for tomorrow's match against managerless Aston Villa.
Although he is yet to turn out for the East London club in pre-season, there are murmurs that Reid may start the match, possibly in the unfamiliar right back position (although that would mean displacing Valon Behrami, the Swiss Beckham, who can also play further forward and Julian Faubert). If that did eventuate he would be likely to be facing the pacy Ashley Young, fresh from an England call up on Wednesday. Reid has apparently impressed in the short time he has had in training at West Ham but will have to unseat James Tomkins, Tal Ben-Haim or Manuel Da Costa to partner senior man Matthew Upson in the centre of defence. A place on the bench is probably more likely.
Let's hope for an immediate impact for him and his new club.
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