Some Charlton fans have taken to Twitter to swoon over Josh Cullen, following their 3-0 defeat to West Ham in the Carabao Cup.
The south Londoners – managed by ex-Hammer Lee Bowyer – suffered a disappointing defeat thanks to two goals from Sebastien Haller and one from Felipe Anderson.
West Ham were ruthless on the night and their quality shone through.
However, while £45 million Haller and £36 million Anderson ran riot, it was an academy graduate of the east London club who pulled the strings: Josh Cullen.
The 24-year-old – who spent the 2018/19 and 2019/20 campaigns on loan at Charlton – delivered a composed display alongside Robert Snodgrass.
The Republic of Ireland international completed 90% of his passes, and also pulled off five of his attempted seven long-range passes.
Cullen got stuck in with three successful tackles to his name – no player on the pitch completed more.
It seems like the Charlton fans could just be getting slightly romantic about their ex-loanee, although there is no denying that the midfielder is a very fine footballer.
He has only ever made ten first-team appearances for the Hammers.
However, with the club trying to offload Jack Wilshere according to The Times, there could potentially be more first-team opportunities for Cullen.
Let’s see what some of the Charlton fans on Twitter have been saying…
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