West Ham manager, Julen Lopetegui has criticized Mohammed Kudus following the team’s 4-1 loss to Tottenham Hotspur last weekend.
Kudus, who had initially given West Ham the lead, was sent off just four minutes before the end of the match.
The Ghanaian forward reacted after a challenge from Spurs’ Micky van de Ven, retaliating to a gesture made by the Dutch defender.
The confrontation escalated when van de Ven pointed to his head while speaking to Kudus, prompting the midfielder to poke him in the face.
Kudus also lashed out at Pape Sarr, leading the referee to upgrade his yellow card to a red after consulting with the video assistant referee (VAR). This marked Kudus’ first red card since 2019.
“I think that he brings his frustration with his national team too, because they lost and drew their matches and that was bad, he said.
“He has to improve his temperament because this can’t happen. I am sure this will be the last time it happens.
“The only way to handle frustration is to focus on the match because these kinds of behaviours ruin the match. He will learn about this incident and his behaviour will be better in the future, he added.
The FA is still deciding on the length of Kudus’ suspension, but as it stands, he will miss West Ham’s next three league matches.