West Ham United defender Ben Johnson has just praised his teammate Aaron Cresswell to the absolute hilt.
Ben Johnson burst onto the scene at West Ham four years ago when he was just 19, and at that time Aaron Cresswell was one of the first names on the team-sheet.
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The 23-year-old would have learned a lot from the 33-year-old when he was coming up through the ranks with the Hammers.
However, Cresswell has now assumed a peripheral role at the London Stadium, and is nowhere near the starting XI really.
One of the main reasons for that, aside from his clear regression as a player, is because he was pushing for a move in the summer and apparently refused to train (Claret and Hugh).
So with that in mind, Johnson’s latest comments about Cress were rather strange to hear…
Ben Johnson makes strange claim about his West Ham teammate’s professionalism
Johnson was speaking on the Iron Cast podcast.
And when asked which player he looks up to in the current West Ham team, he responded by praising Cresswell to the hilt:
“I’d say Cress – he’s been a great servant for the club, as everyone knows. He’s still doing it at the highest level, so professional – he does it properly every day on and off the pitch and he’s given me some great advice.”
Either Johnson is forgetting about the left-back’s antics in the summer, or the claims made about Cresswell’s refusal to train were false. I suspect that it’s a case of the former.
In fairness to the 33-year-old, he has been a great servant for us over the past nine years.
However, he clearly wanted to leave before the start of this season, and I wouldn’t be in the slightest bit surprised if he moves on either in January or next summer.
Ben Johnson spoke very highly of Aaron Cresswell, but I feel like the West Ham defender’s praise for his teammate was slightly misplaced.
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