West Ham United (A) | PL | Post-Match Thread

Vienna_70 said:
If anything, we’re missing a back-up for Erling, though considering we won the League, playing with a false nine, I’m not overly concerned.

If Pep and Txiki are happy with the squad, so am I.
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Yep. If there is nobody available that improves us, hold the money until there is.
 
First half was football porn and twas the best we've played in a long time .. second half had more match jeopardy but we dug in and won comfortably at the end ... an ominous performance without Rodders & Foden ... the brother was critical of Doku which I found rather harsh - he's still on an upward improvement trajectory for me and waz kicked off the park at times and confident that the 'end product' will come under Pep ... also a bad day for the Grealish & Eddy naysayers who were both bril on the day ... wudda ripped your arm off for 9 points after these 3 games with the bonus of Gunners dropped points today ... will.be at our next game and BUZZIN for it ... onwards and upwards ...
 
Just watched the extended highlights and focused on Rico’s 2v1 last man defending again…

And realised it was actually 3v1 last man defending and he literally could not have done a better job.

They didn’t score what looked a certain equaliser because of how he positioned, then repositioned, and then repositioned again whilst sprinting back toward his own goal.

I really have no idea how people can claim he is a poor defender.
 
Joe Corrigan's legs said:
First half was football porn and twas the best we've played in a long time .. second half had more match jeopardy but we dug in and won comfortably at the end ... an ominous performance without Rodders & Foden ... the brother was critical of Doku which I found rather harsh - he's still on an upward improvement trajectory for me and waz kicked off the park at times and confident that the 'end product' will come under Pep ... also a bad day for the Grealish & Eddy naysayers who were both bril on the day ... wudda ripped your arm off for 9 points after these 3 games with the bonus of Gunners dropped points today ... will.be at our next game and BUZZIN for it ... onwards and upwards ...
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It was 2 bookable fouls against him in quick succession that led up to him being substituted. Wise from Pep, because they were queuing up to kick him at that point. Almost as if their manager had told his players at HT to stop him getting forward by whatever means.
 
I thought Haaland’s level of clinical finishing had peaked with the speed and ferocity of his second goal, but then he produces the perfect dinked chip finish for his hat-trick and the game was over! Outstanding technician today!

As for the supporting cast…

Ederson: A good punch, an excellent fingertip save and overall strong footwork.

Lewis: Superlative. Can’t believe he missed another sitter for a goal, but the fact that he’s getting into these positions is a good sign. Bamboozling the pundits with his field position!

Akanji: More solid today than he has been so far this season.

Dias: Unlucky for the OG. Liked how he shrugged it off and bounced right back.

Gvardiol: Outstanding footwork for a big defender, but one of his quieter performances.

KDB: Outstanding contribution. Very unlucky not to score after crashing another ridiculous shot off the woodwork and an audacious whipped shot from the 1-2 on the corner! Always a threat, both for himself and his assists. Has come back very strong this season.

Kova: Revelatory, yet again. Is producing football many City fans thought he didn’t possess. His change of pace as he steps through midfield has been jaw-dropping for a player most City fans thought was a sick note, pedestrian footballer.

Bernardo: Another Energizer Bunny performance that helped take the sting out of the game when they were on top. I think he just lives life at 8/10, with the occasional 9 and 10 thrown on to remind us just what a baller he is.

Doku: Least productive he’s been this season and looked disappointing on the right. Like many pacy attackers, especially one that just went to The Arse, his speed often creates a situation where he doesn’t seem to have enough time to make the correct final decision.

Grealish: Looked well up for it! Looks slim, fit and ready to leave a marker this season. I hope he can up his G/A ratio, because he deserves to get recognition from the media when he plays this well, but G/A is all they seem to understand. Very lively.

Haaland: 70 Goals from 69 Games!
HAHAHAHA!!! Fuck off!!!
What can you say other than “Erling Haaland played like a good Erling Haaland!” because he is the new standard against which strikers are now measured. Took his first well and his third was sublime, but I’m going to be very disappointed if the YouTube Alternative Commentary doesn’t label his second a “Thunderbastard” of the highest order. It was in the net before most people were ready for him to shoot. In the immortal words of the player whose record he is chasing, he was “different gravy!”

Subs:

Gundo: Solid and seamless transition back into the team.
Walker: He got his first minutes. He’s closing in rapidly on his last.
Ake: Did his best Gvardiol impression down the entire length of the left touchline for a few minutes.
Nunes: Second best run out in the shirt. Excellent speed and control down the left wing. Happy he got an assist for Haaland’s Hat-Trick goal. I repeat…I think there’s a City player in there if he gets playing time with the First XI.

The Future is blue!
 
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Manchester City on song are brilliant, football perfection at times, West Ham played some good football for periods of the game, their future will be bright if they stick with this chap, but we the finished article, managed by a genius
 
Gorton_Tubster said:
We played exceptional. Haaland motm but only just. He had a brilliant first half besides the goals. Akanji was very good too. In fact everyone was on top form except maybe Doku.

Haalands finishing has improved. He has his mind in the right place again.

Rico is really impressing me at the moment too.

Very good win.
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Personally, I think Erling has seen the Mbappe move to Real and realised this will be his club. So he's focused on staying here and breaking records
 
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