Robert Snodgrass has always been a bit of a hard man, but he might have taken it to new extremes after revealing that he played in West Ham's defeat to Bournemouth with an injured ankle.
As reported bythe Mirror, the Scottish international fell awkwardly after comingoff the bench as the Hammers' were stung by a last minute winner from Bournemouth's Josh King during the 3-2 defeat,
Robert Snodgrass: "We had limited players on the bench. You have to try to push through that pain barrier for your teammates." pic.twitter.com/U4Dcuu1vnj
He said,"I twisted my ankle and stretched my ligaments but we only had defenders and a centre midfielder on the bench so you have to try to push through that pain barrier for your teammates. But I couldn't really push off with any force.
"I thought it had paid off but then it's bitterly disappointing when you concede after getting yourself back in the game.Credit to Bournemouth, the points have got them closer to safety. But we needed to see the lead through to half-time but we conceded a penalty then a goal and the manager is asking why. A bit more game management would have seen us through.
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"Away from home a point would have been a good result but the type of team we are, we tried to go on and win the game. And you're exposed at the other end. But you can't give a team two penalties and concede the goals the way we did."
Signed from Hull City for £7m during the January transfer window, the 29-year-old has yet to really made an impact for his new club, but this latest revelation will at least endear himself to the fans.