Hammers playmaker Lucas Paqueta is being reported as suffering illness which could keep him out of Brazil’s next game in Qatar tomorrow against Switzerland.
Reuters has learned that Paqueta was unable to train fully, which will clearly affect the team selection for the game given he is the team’s main creative force.
News of the illness follows the injury he suffered while in action for the Hammers but although details are thin it doesn’t sound as though the midfielder is in serious trouble.
That would be the last thing the Hammers require with injury worries starting to plague them following news of Kurt Zouma’s injury.
Paqueta’s problem is the first to emerge from the competition affecting a Hammer and hopefully the player will recover quickly.
Meanwhile there is no further news on Zouma although as reported earlier the manager is hopeful that he will be available immediately or soon after the break.
He was given the ‘hook’ at half-time, he showed a couple of flashes but didn’t really impress! 😳
Was playing roaming attacking midfield role in the place of Neymar. Once again made some fantastic creative through passes that could have led to goals if his teammates had been on their game. One of the better Brazil players in the first half. His replacement at half time hardly touched the ball in comparison.