Match Thread | West Ham vs Man City (07/08/22)

[Woody13]

Decent first half, controlled the game took the sting out of the home side with a boisterous crowd behind them from the first minute.

Our play has been slow at times and I appreciate WHam are sitting deep in numbers but at our best we’re shifting the ball quicker and moving them around. However, it’s the first game, finding our rhythmn and with Haaland we have that explosion that can open up a defence in a heartbeat. I like the width we have with the front three allowing Haaland those inside channels to work in.

Gundo pulling the strings in that midfield, intelligent use of the ball and takes up some fantastic positions. Just a very accomplished midfield player.

 

[bluealf]

I agreed with one HT comment. I do think Haaland is expecting a faster ball in so some of his movement looks too early…..very minor issue to fix tho.

yup, pass him the ball early.

 

[Keeper!]

Kev has been off the pace since the end of last season.

he was brilliant at the end of the season, it was early on he was struggling

 

[DTKOAG]

Much better performance from Cancello

 

[vmsuhail]

Haaland scored both the offside assists that were presented to him in the Community Shield and in this game. He will score loads once our team finds him more often.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

So has Mahrez lost his penalty duties :p

Hard to take them on the bench.

 

[oldius]

It’s not hate. As @paulchapo said we are all City fans and we want him to do well, but his total contribution today (and in most of the games he has played for us) is a bunch of square and back passes. This is not the player we thought we were getting for £100m.

This is absolute fiction.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

If the negative posters here didnt have someone they could scapegoat mercilessly vs. support and encourage they'd have no reason to post.

It’s pathetic isn’t it. Utter sad acts.

 

[Keeper!]

These days your auntie can have a dick and still be your auntie ;)

very true lol

 

[teddykgb]

Any news on whether Antonio fell down coming out of the tunnel?