WEST HAM boss Gianfranco Zola insists defender Jonthan Spector 'will be fine' after suffering a concussion against Sunderland on Saturday.
The American was knocked unconscious when challenging for a header during the Hammers' 2-0 win and received six minutes of treatment before he was stretchered off and taken to hospital. But Zola insists the injury 'is not a big problem.'
“I think he has got a concussion. He lost consciousness for a little bit and he’s lost a bit of his short-term memory, but he was fine and we are very confident that it is not going to be a big problem,” said Zola after the game.
“He has gone to hospital and we are waiting for more news, but the last I heard is that he was fine. He couldn’t remember much of it which is normal when you have a concussion, but he was laughing.”
He joked: “He doesn’t remember me which is a good thing, but he is okay, he shouldn’t be too bad.”
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