The seldom-seen Niclas Fullkrug was pictured in the West Ham dugout during Cryscencio Summerville’s celebratory hugathon with Mohammed Kudus over the weekend.
As anyone familiar with the London Stadium knows, the dugouts there have a larger capacity than some League One stadiums, so it’s understandable why Martin might have missed Fullkrug when analysing Lucas Paqueta’s body language in Sunday’s highly popular article.
Yet, there he was, standing on his own, unaided, applauding the goal and subsequent cuddle between his teammates. It was great to see him back, and his smile was in stark contrast to Alphonse Areola, who appeared either still fuming at being benched or just annoyed that Kudus received the embrace from the Hammers goal scorer rather than him.
Hopefully, Fullkrug’s return signals that his treatment in Germany was successful and that he can start training again soon. The match against Newcastle United on November 25th still seems the most likely return date, but if things go well, the big German might even make the bench against Everton.
If you watch the entire video if Cry’s hug with Kudus you can clearly see both Areola and Lucas smiling!
I don’t think there’s any need to make any negative comment about either of their reactions.
Why does Areola look so cross? 😂
I think it’s just a look of surprise to see the German there.
Ah, the rarely seen Lesser Spotted Fullkrug! It’s a collector’s item which is certainly not often seen in England, being native to Germany. This is far more exciting than train spotting. 🤓