WILSON JOINED THE HAMMERS AS A FREE AGENT ON A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT OVER THE SUMMER AFTER LEAVING NEWCASTLE UNITED, WHERE HE TURNED DOWN THE OPTION OF A NEW DEAL ON VASTLY REDUCED TERMS.
BUT NUNO HAS YET TO USE THE FORMER ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL IN HIS THREE MATCHES IN CHARGE SO FAR, LEAVING THE 33-YEAR-OLD ON THE BENCH DESPITE WEST HAM CHASING A GOAL IN THEIR 2-0 DEFEAT AT HOME TO BRENTFORD ON MONDAY.
HOWEVER, WHEN IT WAS PUT TO THE PORTUGUESE THAT HE WAS IGNORING WILSON BECAUSE HE IS ON AN INCENTIVE-BASED, PLAY-AS-YOU-PLAY STYLE DEAL, HE RETORTED: “OH, PLEASE. COME ON, EH?
“COME ON. I DON’T EVEN KNOW THAT. YOU THINK I’M THIS KIND OF PERSON? DO I THINK THAT? NO. MAYBE IF YOU KNEW ME BETTER, MAYBE WE DON’T HAVE TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT.
“IT’S NOTHING MORE THAN A DECISION. THERE’S NOTHING THERE. THIS SPECULATION DOESN’T HELP. YOU THINK I THINK ABOUT ALL THESE ASPECTS WHEN I HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION TO HELP THE TEAM? I DON’T KNOW.
“I’VE BEEN HERE THREE GAMES. THERE’S A FUTURE FOR HIM. THERE’S A FUTURE FOR EVERYBODY.
“ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE IN SUCH A TOUGH SITUATION. WE NEED ALL OF THEM.”
