Some West Ham fans have been reacting with frustration on social media after the club gave an injury update on Andy Carroll and Winston Reid.
The Hammers announced on their official club website that both Reid and Carroll will be out for a minimum of three months after the duo suffered a setback in their recovery.
An update from our medical department. https://t.co/CpESCykLVH
— West Ham United (@WestHam) July 12, 2018
30-year-old New Zealand international Reid and 29-year-old England international Carroll are both key players at The London Stadium, which has led to fans being upset about their upcoming absence.
One fan called for both players to be sold after their latest injuries.
Forever West Ham have rounded up the best tweets from a section of Hammers supporters about the injury update:
3 MONTHS?! JUST SELL THEM
— West Ham Transfers (@westhamtransfer) July 12, 2018
— Wᴇsᴛ Hᴀᴍ Sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ (@WestHamSocial) July 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/CaW1895/status/1017449112453644288
Terminate both contracts! Pay Wages for players who actually play? Sounds good doesn't it
— ⚒ Rob ⚒ (@RobbieH15) July 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/baztav/status/1017449026604683271
https://twitter.com/StewyQ/status/1017448676799713285
As professional players they must both be devastated, and will do everything to get fit soon.
As a professional football club we must be devastated, and should do everything to remove these from the wage bill.— WestFanUtd (@westfanutd) July 12, 2018
OPINION
This is a massive blow to West Ham ahead of the new Premier League season. Not only will the club have to look at strengthening their squad quality wise, they now need to replace two of their most important players. Manuel Pellegrini will be disappointed to have lost them both to injury, but shouldn’t be that surprised, considering their recent injury records in the last few years. Particularly Andy Carroll, who just cannot seem to keep fit for a long period of time. It’s a shame because he is a quality player when fully fit and on form, but we just haven’t seen it enough.
