West Ham (A) - EFL Cup R4 - Post-Match Thread

Had a lot of possession, but hardly created any clear cut chances. Both KDB and Gundogan were disappointing tonight and both need to improve. Disappointed, but the Carabou Cup run had to end sometime.
 
Can have zero excuses there. Out with a whimper. Piss poor showing, no desire in that game at all. To throw away a 5 year reign like that is infuriating. Every single one of our forward players were total dogshit all night, kdb, gundogan, sterling mahrez and Palmer were all as bad as each other, casually jogging around waiting for somebody else to do something, never bothering to show for a forward pass and instead just looking to pick up the ball in the same areas as one another and have nothing infront of them each time they pick up the ball, it was easy for a second string west ham.

Its not the lack of a striker that's cost us because not once did we get the ball into a position where you could say a Kane or whoever scores there, its everybody on the pitch wanting to do the same thing coming towards the ball with no willingness to run off it

Don't know why anybody is focusing on the penalties, that's not knocked us out, it should never get to that stage. That's a lottery, it was in our hands to win it before it gets to that.

I'm not for one second having this bigger fish to fry and less games bollocks after the last 4 years of winning it. It's 4 more games for another trophy, 4 games that players who are complaining about not playing would get more game time had they not been shit tonight.
 
High risk starting without Foden ad Bernardo as they are our best attacking players at the moment but of course they cannot play every game.

KDB getting fitter. The sharpness will follow.
 
B\connellblue said:
Won't make one jot of difference.
Thats why we have a squad. always excuses, we threw the fa cup and derby last season so we could win the champions league. That went well.
We needed a striker, we pissed about all summer chasing that **** Kane and ended up with no one.
It will cost us, of that there is no doubt.
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As long as we win the league again and smash the rags twice I'll be chuffties
 
hertsblue said:
7 shots on target from 25 attempts, sadly our usual stats. Just like other posters, no idea how international class players for us cannot out simple chances away week after week
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I don’t think the seven is that bad but if you have 7 shots on target you should be scoring at least one of them!
 
Not the end of the world, and might actually help us later on in the season with the extra rest. But its a bit concerning that we are not able to score a goal (or even create many goal scoring opportunities) against West Hams reserves +3 regular starters. More than a few players are struggling to find form at the moment, KDB & Mahrez in particular. Dont count Raheem since I assume he is on his way out anyway and I have given up on that he would find form anytime soon.

It was nice to see Palmer get a start, best player from our side today.
 
ancoats said:
only thing i can say about tonight loss was that sterling free header at the keeper right at the end of the game some's up sterling to a tee ? your big time players striker scores that goal. we had to lose sometime in the league cup and maybe it will mean better legs in the league and champions league when they are handing out the BIG prizes

nobody can say anything about the loss and the run we have had over 5 years was amazing
good luck west ham and go and win it now or it will mean nothing beating city tonight
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It’s a good example of how he hasn’t kicked on.
He’s never going to be great in the air but with practice he should be capable of being decent when given free headers.
 
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