Vladimir Coufal has hailed Ben Johnson for putting pressure on his place in the West Ham side with impressive performances during the full-back's injury.
Coufal has been sidelined with a groin injury but was named on the bench against both Manchester City and Aston Villa with Johnson keeping his place ahead of the 29-year-old.
Academy graduate Johnson started five consecutive games in all competitions while Coufal was struggling with the niggling issue.
During that run the Hammers beat Everton, Tottenham and Aston Villa (where the 21-year-old opened the scoring), while also knocking Manchester City out of the Carabao Cup on penalties.
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