[Crysencio Summerville](https://www.claretandhugh.info/summerville-storms-january-hammers-star-shortlisted-for-premier-league-potm/) may have spared West Ham’s blushes with a cracking cameo appearance and of course another goal to take the game away from the hosts, but another West Ham player who perhaps didn’t rate as highly in the headlines produced a pretty solid performance at the opposite end of the pitch.
Stand in captain **Konstantinos Mavropanos** has undergone something of a turn around since Christmas. No more rushes of blood, no more silly errors, ninety minutes of focus, snd unlike the fragile Max Kilman, Mavropanos looks increasingly the genuine article – a Premier League- level defender.
Claret and Hugh ( _ok, me actually_) has been pretty critical of the Hammers’ defender in the past, as his rushes of blood and lapses of concentration have cost the side dearly: So it is only fair to credit him and highlight the pretty solid turnaround that he’s completed.
Perhaps he’s been boosted by a couple of appearances alongside Disasi and before him Todibo – perhaps he’s just got his head down and worked on his game.
Whatever the cause, the Greek is looking increasingly reliable and solid as a centre back option and was the only player who was selected for all three of West Ham’s games in the last eight days: Maybe that underlines how his manager now rates his value to the team.
Indeed as Kilman has faltered, ‘Mav’ has grown. With the business end of the season approaching, it bodes well for Nuno’s survival surge that West Ham’s big centre back appears to have hit to peak form at the best time for the team.