Michail Antonio is unsure if he will be in the West Ham team to take on Kidderminster Harriers this weekend but is clear the club will not be taking the non-league outfit lightly.
Michail Antonio said: “I feel like it is a good draw for us, we obviously are going to try to get as far as possible in the cup. Obviously, they got a good win [against Reading] and are doing well so as a team we are not going to go there and disrespect them in any way we are going to go there and give it our all because obviously, they have not got this far by accident, it is by playing well and doing well.”
The striker may be handed a rest this weekend following his recent international commitments while the rest of the Hammers squad were handed a week off during the Premier League winter break.
Michail Antonio added: “I am getting back [from Jamaica international duty] and I am not too sure if I am playing or not because obviously, I have been playing out here quite a bit. But if I am I will give it my all but if I am not then I will wish the boys good luck and wait to be back involved maybe the following game after that.”
Antonio started all three of Jamaica’s World Cup qualifying matches playing 220 minutes in the space of six days. The striker found the back of the net from the penalty spot against Panama but was unable to help his country pick up any points. The three defeats leaves Jamaica’s hopes of qualifying for their first World Cup since 1998 hanging by a thread.
