Fullkrug West Ham Outburst 'not Helpful' - Potter

West Ham head Graham Potter believes Niclas Fullkrug's caller outburst was not "helpful to nan club" and he would for illustration players to sound concerns down closed doors.

Germany striker Fullkrug accused respective of his team-mates of not listening to Potter aft West Ham conceded a precocious equaliser astatine location to already-relegated Southampton past weekend.

The 32-year-old said he was "very angry" astir his team-mates' deficiency of motivation.

"I deliberation he [Fullkrug] wears his bosom connected his sleeve," Potter said connected Thursday earlier West Ham's travel to Brighton connected Saturday.

"I would disagree pinch him successful immoderate things and work together pinch him successful others.

"But he's entitled to his opinion. As a elder player, we've had tons of honorable conversations. And I deliberation for maine it's amended to person nan conversations successful private, not successful public.

"Then arsenic a group we move forward. That's really it is. You request to beryllium honest. You request to beryllium capable to opportunity what you think. That's for sure. And past you person to deliberation astir nan squad arsenic well.

"We person a work to nan squad and nan club. And from my perspective, sometimes I could beryllium honorable astir really I really feel. But I don't deliberation it's adjuvant to nan players. I don't deliberation it's adjuvant to nan club.

"So, we each person to beryllium alert of our responsibilities arsenic well."

West Ham person collected conscionable 13 points from 13 convention games since Potter took complaint successful January, leaving them 17th successful nan Premier League table.

The Hammers recreation to 10th-placed Brighton & Hove Albion connected Saturday.