Hello everyone,
They say that a week is a long time in politics, and the same can certainly be said to be the case in football!
In my column last week, I said we hoped to have a full squad for the game at Watford, but unfortunately we lost Diafra Sakho and Pedro Obiang to quadriceps – thigh – injuries suffered in training and they missed the match at Vicarage Road.
Meanwhile, we have positive news about Winston Reid, who has been training with the squad for two weeks now and is getting stronger every day. He has got a good number of training days under his belt and was also boosted by seeing his fellow New Zealanders win the Rugby World Cup!
Alex Song and Doneil Henry returned to training with the squad at the end of last week and are now ready for the busy winter period.
West Ham United were one of eight clubs to take part in a recent research study with University College London into the oral health of players.
Bad hygiene, eating and drinking the wrong foods and drinks can cause painful issues and affect performance, so the Club has proactively introduced screening for the players to avoid these problems. You can read about this here.
Stijn Vandenbroucke
Head of Medical and Sports Science
They say that a week is a long time in politics, and the same can certainly be said to be the case in football!
In my column last week, I said we hoped to have a full squad for the game at Watford, but unfortunately we lost Diafra Sakho and Pedro Obiang to quadriceps – thigh – injuries suffered in training and they missed the match at Vicarage Road.
Meanwhile, we have positive news about Winston Reid, who has been training with the squad for two weeks now and is getting stronger every day. He has got a good number of training days under his belt and was also boosted by seeing his fellow New Zealanders win the Rugby World Cup!
Alex Song and Doneil Henry returned to training with the squad at the end of last week and are now ready for the busy winter period.
West Ham United were one of eight clubs to take part in a recent research study with University College London into the oral health of players.
Bad hygiene, eating and drinking the wrong foods and drinks can cause painful issues and affect performance, so the Club has proactively introduced screening for the players to avoid these problems. You can read about this here.
Stijn Vandenbroucke
Head of Medical and Sports Science