West Ham United have had a difficult start to this new Premier League season.
The Hammers beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 last time out, but before that, they had slumped to two miserable defeats.
Graham Potter is under some pressure at the moment, and a lot of the London club’s recent decisions have been called into question.
Speaking on TalkSPORT, Gabriel Agbonlahor has been dissecting some of the issues at West Ham right now, and he’s picked out Niclas Fullkrug as a player who simply isn’t good enough.
Photo by Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty ImagesGabriel Agbonlahor slams Niclas Fullkrug
Agbonlahor spoke about Fullkrug and his impact since joining West Ham.
The German signed for the Hammers last summer for £27m, but he hasn’t quite hit the heights expected of him.
Agbonlahor was brutal in his summary of the striker, claiming that he can’t even get around the pitch properly.
Fullkrug had supposedly impressed in pre-season, but that hasn’t translated so far.
“I mean, they signed Niclas Fullkrug for near £30m,” Agbonlahor said.
“I mean, he runs like he’s like got no hips. He can’t get around the pitch honestly. Like, what a bad signing. Yes, he did well at the Euros. But he’s not a good enough player for me. So, that was a strange signing.”
Niclas Fullkrug’s stats for West Ham
Agbonlahor was very critical of the Fullkrug signing, and it’s easy to understand why.
Indeed, the German really hasn’t adapted to the Premier League, and at the age of 31, he’s unlikely to get much better.
His stats for West Ham make for grim reading, that’s for sure.
West Ham have struggled for such a long time to get a reliable striker, from Sebastien Haller to Gianluca Scamacca all the way to Fullkrug, and that’s something that does need addressing at some point.
West Ham aren’t in a great situation at the moment, and Fullkrug is a bit of a problem player, it has to be said.