Match Thread | West Ham vs. Manchester City (14/03/26)

[The Mighty Marmoush]

Haaland can’t play as a winger, doesn’t mean he’s crap. These guys are humans not cogs in a machine. You can’t chop and change their position all the time

At half a million a week i would expect him to be able to play anywhere

 

[69FACUPfinal]

Is it just me but when watching certain other teams they seem fluid and comfortable enough all over the pitch in their play and know their position and job,looking at us it all seems forced and disjointed ..

It's not just you mate, I think the same every other team I see on TV. And I'm envious.

 

[stan bowles]

too many players in this team that are not good enough full stop.

Marmoush, Semenyo, for starters. ...not technically good enough in any aspect except being good goal scorers but nothing else

Is NOR good enough to be constantly starting for a title chasing side? - young player worth perservering with no doubt but as a starter for a title chasing team????

Khusonov...Love him but you have to question him at times

Nunes - people have been take in and fooled by his huge improvement....but even now he is not good enough when you compare him to the level of what you actually need

RAN technically very good - decision making in attacking positions is fucking awful

Reminds me of Shaun Goater...limited as a footballer but banged the goals in for fun.

 

[bert38]

Haaland ghosting again

Pull your fucking finger out ffs

There’s been fuck all creativity for him

 

[silvathechihuahua]

just been done by the corner really, total over reaction in here !

 

[remember arthur mann]

Wait and see Ake coming on for Khusanov...It will be something completely daft.

Pep"ll then nip over the road and hand Arteta the trophy.

 

[Blueknows]

Get gonzales and cherki on for nor and any of the front three

I really really hope we don't lose them 2

 

[Mr HJ]

I hate the fact that the last game and a half have made me so negative. Midweek was a shocker, I expected a reaction but to witness that 45 was tough. Nothing has changed, despite Pep saying he wanted our forwards to smell the movement in the box they have had not one decent ball in there to do that. We have Semenyo now as the number 10 expecting him to create chances for others yet he has not played one decent forward pass and was sleeping on their goal (Donnas fault though) Pep has now become a manager who wants to change players for the sake of it - a million passes. His selection after the abject midweek performance tells me he really is short of new ideas.

West Ham were there for the taking yet we have had 2 shots so far and beside the goal their keeper could sit on a deck chair we have been that slow and ineffective.

Would love it if he brings on Cherki at half time but at this stage he will probably alter the defence or something similar.

We are a boring side to watch - something I never thought Id say whilst Pep was manager.

 

[blue moony]

semenyo had a more than half chance edge of the box to make it 2-1.

west ham barely had touches in the box except the corner

So you backed my point up we create 2 chances ….

 

[madloaf]

just been done by the corner really, total over reaction in here !

Youre right really. That was awesome.

 

[simon23]

Well if we don’t today its probably all done title wise.

The title was gone long ago...people just refused to see it....we have played shite all season even when winning and its only cause Arsenal are decidedly average that we are anywhere near them

 

[TinFoilHat]

France rugby team wearing City shirts tonight which isn't helping them either.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Pep"ll then nip over the road and hand Arteta the trophy.

So so good.

 

[Goater101]

Let’s see what we’re made off. I can’t imagine it’s gonna be long until there’s subs.

 

[The Mighty Marmoush]

Reminds me of Shaun Goater...limited as a footballer but banged the goals in for fun.

I'll hear no bad words about the goat

 

[Asa's left peg]

We have Symeno Omar, Erl and Nico all running into each other and you could throw a blanket over all 4 at times.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Right erling we're going to ping one down the channel, be on your toes. Said nobody ever.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

you can bet Pep would send of Savinho if he was on bench lol

You don't have to worry yourself about Savinho today.

 

[Digsy's Dinner]

I have to be honest, I’m in the transfer forum last summer saying we should sign him, and whilst I knew he wasn’t great technically, I didn’t realise just how bad he is!

He’s the sterling of the group, getting on the end of things alls forgiven, goals dry up and your left with very little.

Personally I always felt he was best of the left, and it’s the role he’s played least since he’s arrived.

Odd we've brought him into a system with no wingers. He used to use his pace, run at people down the wing, cut inside, get the balls in etc. We don't even use wingers in this system, he's either playing as a second striker or behind the front 2, as he is tonight. That's why he's scoring, but isn't playing technically great. Odd one really.

 

[mattyads]

I don’t see how he stays this summer.
I said last season he’s not good enough.

He seems to be a passenger for most games then have a good game against Newcastle and all Is forgotten.

How did we scout him and not notice his strike partner Ekitike, at least he can score.

He’s nowhere near.
Gone in the summer