A look at the latest injury to the Brazilian.
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00:00James, looking at West Ham and the current injury situation, we've obviously broken down,
00:05they've had a few big injuries and a few players returning from injuries. Now the latest Lucas
00:11Paqueta, a player who has been in and out of form but when he's been at his highs he's
00:15been absolutely fantastic. What's the latest you can tell us on his injury and does it
00:21sort of cause a big blow to the current situation at West Ham?
00:27It is a blow because against Brentford we started getting some players back from injury.
00:34Paqueta came back from a groin injury that he missed one game out on. We had Alvarez
00:39back, Tadejo was back on the bench. So it just felt like we were beginning to get some
00:44players back and Graham Potter could start working with a proper squad of first-team
00:49players because he's been having to make do with youth players and players that are playing
00:54out of position. So the ankle injury that he's reportedly picked up in training is
00:59a massive blow for us. We still don't know the extent of the issue and whether it's going
01:04to be a long-term injury for him. But there are reports that he was seen to be devastated
01:10as he left the training ground, which isn't a good sign. So we're still waiting for the
01:15club to comment on it and I'm sure Graham Potter will in his pre-match press comments
01:19ahead of the Arsenal game this weekend. But it does look like he's going to miss at least
01:23the Arsenal game this coming weekend and it is a blow because we just got him back
01:26in. He's been in and out of form, like you said, this season, but playing a lot better
01:32under Graham Potter. He's got a couple of goals under him and he's even come out and
01:37said Graham Potter's getting the best out of him and it kind of felt like, great, we've
01:41got a player here who already is, in West Ham fans' eyes, on his day, a world-class
01:47midfielder who can play in multiple positions and really fill in when we need him to. We're
01:55going to lose him again after just one game back. So it is a blow. Hopefully it's nothing
01:59too serious and he only misses one or two games or wherever it might be. But it's another
02:04spanner in the works for Graham Potter, just getting the best out of this West Ham side
02:08because he hasn't been dealt the best of hands since he took the job.