West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui is on crutches after injuring himself on the touchline during their painful Carabao Cup defeat at Liverpool.
The Spaniard hurt his calf as he jumped in frustration towards the end of an excruciating 5-1 drubbing at Anfield.
Lopetegui was hobbling gingerly around West Ham’s Rush Green training ground on Thursday and looks likely to still be using crutches when they travel to Brentford this Saturday.
While there were echoes of Jurgen Klopp pulling his hamstring while protesting a decision when Liverpool beat Tottenham last year, injury updates at press conferences are usually centred around players.
Nevertheless, Lopetegui had to admit: “I can’t play in this match, for sure.
“I have a little injury in my calf. But it’s not important. I don’t play so it’s not important.”
As for the injured players, Germany striker Niclas Fullkrug has suffered a setback in his recovery from the Achilles and calf problem which has kept him out for the last three matches.
“Fullkrug is not available until now,” he added.
“The truth is I don’t know. We thought he would be available this week but unfortunately he was not so we have to wait, but at the moment he is out.
Nevertheless, Lopetegui had to admit: “I can’t play in this match, for sure.
“I have a little injury in my calf. But it’s not important. I don’t play so it’s not important.”
As for the injured players, Germany striker Niclas Fullkrug has suffered a setback in his recovery from the Achilles and calf problem which has kept him out for the last three matches.
“Fullkrug is not available until now,” he added.
“The truth is I don’t know. We thought he would be available this week but unfortunately he was not so we have to wait, but at the moment he is out.
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