West Ham duo Dimitri Payet and Manuel Lanzini are both ahead of schedule in their recovery from injuries according to Slaven Bilic.
The pair were absent from the 0-0 draw with Stoke on Saturday, but Bilic believes both may well be back sooner than anticipated.
The manager said (quotes via Evening Standard):
Every day I talk to my medical department. We had Enner Valencia back ahead of schedule and also it looks as though Lanzini and Payet might also be ahead of their planned return date. Lanzini looks the most likely to return. Whether that will be for Swansea next Sunday I don’t know.
It was reported last week that Bilic was planning on moving his side’s training sessions to West Ham’s new training plot, Rush Green, and that has now happened.
Bilic intimated that the recent injury crisis could be down to the standard of pitch at Chadwell Heath. He said:
It’s not about the dressing rooms or the sauna, it’s about the pitches and they are much better.
The Croatian took the team for training at Rush Green for the first time today, with the manager hoping the move might help prevent more injuries.
