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West Ham boss Moyes: We want more of the 'Brazilian' from Paqueta

West Ham boss David Moyes feels there's more to come from Lucas Paqueta.

Ahead of facing Newcastle United, Moyes says he's happy with Paqueta in central midfield.

"His feeling is, if you look at where he's played for Brazil, it's tended to be Casemiro and Paqueta, and Neymar in the No 10 role," said Moyes.

"So we've tried to give him the opportunity to play slightly deeper. I'll be honest, we bought Lucas for eight to ten goals, for eight to ten assists. We're playing him more like a No 8 if you wan to call it that.

"If you took the word 'Brazilian' away and you took the other side - his effort, his commitment, his application to get about - is so, so good. Now what we want is a bit of Brazilian - making the goals, scoring the goals, making the difference when we need it.

"If you're asking me how he's doing, he's settling in much better. He's a very good character. We like him a lot. He trains well."

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