Former West Ham United defender Glen Johnson has said Michail Antonio has to give more for the team with the club fighting against relegation.
The Hammers are currently 18th, in the relegation zone and are one point shy of safety ahead of Saturday's league tie against Nottingham Forest.
The east London outfit have only scored 19 goals in 23 Premier League fixtures so far, with a number of injuries to attackers, including summer signings Gianluca Scamacca and Maxwel Cornet, across the course of the season making matters worse.
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Antonio developed into the team's starting striker over the past few seasons after initially starting out as a winger or wing-back. The 2021/22 campaign saw the Jamaican international find the back of the net ten times in 36 games but he has only managed two so far a year on.
And Johnson, who came through the club's famed academy, has not been impressed with the 32-year-old, saying he's not a natural goalscorer and when he's not finishing chances, what he offers the team off the ball is 'not good enough'.
"Michail Antonio always works hard but his form has not been great for some time now," Johnson told OLBG. "The problem with a player like Antonio, even when his form is good, he's still not a natural goalscorer and won't give you loads of goals.
"When he's out of form, he can run around and draw some fouls, but that's not good enough in the Premier League. For a struggling team, you have to give more."
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