Graham Potter offers Mohammed Kudus verdict as new West Ham boss forced to change

Graham Potter saw West Ham autumn to decision against Aston Villa successful his archetypal lucifer successful complaint of the Irons having led the FA Cup clash for overmuch of the lucifer and is already facing wounded issues

Graham Potter said helium has nary issues with Mohammed Kudus starring the Hammers’ onslaught aft yet different striker was ruled out.

The club’s caller boss was heartened by the Ghanian international’s show astatine Villa Park, wherever helium played a much cardinal role. And that looks acceptable to proceed aft Niclas Fullkrug pulled up with what Potter admitted looked similar a 'serious' contented little than 15 minutes into the 2-1 decision successful the Midlands.

The German joins Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio connected the sidelines but the Englishman saw capable to suggest that the erstwhile Ajax guardant tin transportation the load up front. He said: “Mo was truly dangerous. He’s got immoderate bully attributes.

“He worked truly well, first-half, pressing, won immoderate balls. Carried a threat. He was affected by the squad successful the second-half due to the fact that it was much hard for him to get into the game.

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“I was encouraged. He played much centrally than helium has done for a bit. He rather likes that cardinal relation to the right.

“He comes successful connected that near ft and he’s a threat. He offers america a bully option, absolutely.”

Aaron Cresswell said the players person to instrumentality their stock of the blasted for the exit of Julen Lopetegui - but besides admitted that Potter brings with him a benignant of play that he’s looking guardant to implementing. The Hammers person back-to-back location matches against London rivals Fulham and Crystal Palace to look forwards to this week.

The defender said: "It's ne'er casual erstwhile the manager leaves and a caller 1 comes in. But, look, it's partially the players' responsibility not performing.

"We've got to look guardant present and determination forward. We're looking guardant to Tuesday night. We lone had a mates of days [before Villa] to beryllium down, spell done tactics and however helium wants to enactment and instrumentality his style.

“Certainly, implicit the years, I've played against his Brighton broadside and Chelsea side, and they've played immoderate beauteous football. I'm definite implicit time, you know, we'll get to that stage, and arsenic I say, we're looking guardant present to Tuesday night.

"We'll person clip to enactment from Saturday and support pushing forward."

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