{"id":277188,"date":"2025-01-14T17:51:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T17:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/01\/14\/west-ham-united-coach-counts-on-kudus-creativity-amid-injury-crisis\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T17:51:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T17:51:49","slug":"west-ham-united-coach-counts-on-kudus-creativity-amid-injury-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/01\/14\/west-ham-united-coach-counts-on-kudus-creativity-amid-injury-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham United coach counts on Kudus&#8217; creativity amid injury crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/528\/52889176.295.jpg\" alt=\"West Ham United midfielder, Mohammed Kudus\" title=\"West Ham United midfielder, Mohammed Kudus\" width=\"295\" height=\"210\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>West Ham United midfielder, Mohammed Kudus<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">New West Ham United coach, Graham Potter, is expecting Ghanaian forward Mohammed Kudus to be one of the creative sparks in the team.<\/p>\n<p>With West Ham experiencing a dearth in attack due to injuries to some of their strikers, Graham Potter is expecting Mohammed Kudus to step up for the team.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of West Ham\u2019s game against Fulham, Graham Potter said that he is counting on Mohammed Kudus\u2019 creativity as the team seeks to navigate a run of tough games without strikers Michail Antonio and Fulkrug.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes in these situations [with several absences in one position], you have to be creative. You have to look at the attacking players you have and what their attributes are and use them accordingly, so Mo\u2019s [Kudus] got the capability to do that. It\u2019s an option for us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Potter also hinted at a possible change in Kudus\u2019 position, noting that he thrives more in the right midfield position.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mo was really dangerous,&#8221; Potter remarked. &#8220;He\u2019s got some good attributes. He worked really well in the first half, pressing, won some balls, and carried a threat. He was affected by the team in the second half because it was more difficult for him to get into the game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He [Kudus] played more centrally than he has done for a bit. He quite likes that central role to the right&#8230; he offers us a good option, absolutely,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024\/2025 season, Mohammed Kudus has scored three goals in eighteen appearances for West Ham.<\/p>\n<p><b>Watch as Black Galaxies coach advises Jerry Afriyie<b><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hY-GwIR1Gzs\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hY-GwIR1Gzs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>EK<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Ham United midfielder, Mohammed Kudus New West Ham United coach, Graham Potter, is expecting Ghanaian forward Mohammed Kudus to be one of the creative sparks in the team. 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