The summer signing from Bordeaux is back in the reckoning following
a ruptured Achilles during pre-season.
However, after seeing the highly-rated French international slowly work his way back into
first-team contention, Curbishley does not want to take any risks after handing Faubert a brief run-out as a late substitute
against Fulham last weekend.
"He has joined in training the last couple of weeks and some of the players hadn't seem him,"
said the Hammers manager.
"He's come into training and they have had a good look at him and they have all been asking
'when's he going to be fit?"
Curbishley added on the club's official website: "It was probably a little bit too early on
Saturday, but I decided to give it a go because I felt if he got 20 minutes, he could change the game- but I have got to be
a little bit careful with him."
West Ham travel to Manchester City in an FA Cup third round replay on Wednesday night and
then face the same fixture on Sunday in the Barclays Premier League.
