West Ham have confirmed that Kurt Zouma pulled out of their beginning XI to face Leicester as he was feeling ‘unwell’, with Issa Diop coming into the facet simply moments earlier than kick-off.
The Hammers confronted widespread criticism as Zouma, 27, performed the total 90 minutes of their 1-0 win over Watford on Tuesday evening, lower than 24 hours after a video surfaced which confirmed the defender bodily abusing his cat.
Zouma has since been slapped with a £250,000 superb by West Ham and his two pet cats have been seized by the RSPCA as a consequence of the sickening footage.
David Moyes requested for forgiveness from supporters for Zouma’s ‘horrible’ behaviour at his pre-match press convention on Friday and the centre-back was named in West Ham’s workforce to tackle Leicester within the Premier League this weekend.
However Zouma spoke at size with West Ham’s medical workers throughout warm-up on the King Energy Stadium and the Frenchman subsequently withdrew from the guests’ squad altogether on account of ‘sickness and imaginative and prescient issues’.
Talking on Sky Sports activities’ protection of the match, Graeme Souness condemned Zouma and mentioned he had ‘main issues’ with the way in which West Ham had dealt with the scenario.
‘I've zero sympathy for him,’ the ex-Liverpool and Scotland midfielder mentioned.
‘He’s turned up at this time and obtained abuse from his personal supporters. West Ham’s roots are within the East finish of London, salt of the earth individuals. Folks that might not, the overwhelming majority wouldn't be accepting of it.
‘I've main issues with it, for me that video, that cat hadn’t accomplished something incorrect. It was picked up and abused for leisure. They’re laughing.
‘The very fact it goes out on social media suggests they didn’t suppose there was something incorrect with it, they thought individuals would discover this amusing.
‘They've mismanaged it from day one. For me, I wouldn’t have performed him once more this 12 months. If I used to be nonetheless a participant I wouldn’t need to be within the dressing room with him.
‘I'd not need him around the place until he confirmed actual regret.’
West Ham supervisor Moyes mentioned the RSPCA would offer a collection of animal welfare lessons for Zouma to attend whereas addressing the media at his pre-match presser on Friday.
Nonetheless, the RSPCA refuted Moyes’ claims and insisted the membership had made no ‘formal plans’ to teach the France worldwide.
‘There have been no plans made for animal welfare programs to be undertaken,’ a spokesperson for the charity said.
‘Our focus stays totally on our skilled officers finishing up a full and thorough investigation.’
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