Masuaku Injured In Jinxed Position For West Ham

Authur Masuaku has joined the legion of recent West Ham United signings to pick up a nasty injury and heap added pressure on an already under fire Slaven Billic. Billic, who celebrated the arrival of his daughter who was born on Tuesday evening, will be cursing his footballing luck as he faces up to ANOTHER left back with ligament damage! Masuaku, apart from the West Brom penalty, has performed admirably since his arrival to replace the injured Aaron Cresswell, but his mid to long term absence (6-8 weeks) is a very unwelcome scenario, especially given the players who have been loaned out who might have provided cover. Cresswell has begun running, but is way short of being available, with the first week of November being the earliest possible date set for a return. Sam Byram could be used, he has played as left back for the team before, but his defensive frailty already exposed as a right back may be amplified playing in an unfamiliar role.
These are difficult times for Slaven and his team, even more reason for West Ham Fans to get fully behind the team on Sunday for the match against Southampton at the (newly segregated) London Stadium. - Ed