Match Thread | West Ham vs Man City (10/08/19)

[Kokonut1307]

Lack of a proper pre-season really affecting us. Fitness levels are not there yet. Lots of players lacking sharpness. Sloppy passing, giving away possession too frequently.

The better performers are the ones that had little break (Mahrez and Jesus). Walker looks more focused than last season also.

I fear that the Spurs game might be coming too early into the season. We absolutely need to win this in order to give ourselves a little leeway at WHL.

We’re playing at the Etihad, and we have not even seen Spurs play so I would not be worried about them.

 

[remember arthur mann]

How depressed was the commentary on Jesus scoring huh????

Yeh, defo own goal, no doubt about it, until evidence shown different , bt gutted, worldy by Gabriel !

 

[mccity]

Let's get a 2nd and then bring Aguero on so he can have some fun.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Because they are pissing about rather than passing it.

He is rarely offside when they get the ball, unless he is coming back.

This.

Gabby had a few excellent runs that were completely ignored, leading to him being offside when the ball was actually played (far too late).

Our low speed of thought (and sluggish pressing) is almost entirely responsible for the “sloppy” play in the first half.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

WTF is it with the Dipper's badge on the BT upcoming games advert?

Did we just enter an alternate universe where they actually won the Prem last season?

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Wonder if Dean will point out way in the second half?

Performance rusty but well on top, a second goal will finish the game.

Don't know if it's my picture but the ball seems to be lagging on the ground (hope I've not gone full Klippy).

 

[domalino]

Wow, 17 goals in Gabby's last 10 competitive starts for City...that's some stat

The crazy thing about that stat is that 10 starts ago was December 15th 2018.

 

[stan bowles]

Looks like we're easing ourselves into season. One or two nice bits of play so far but also some rustiness evident. Hopefully another goal early second half to ease the nerves a bit.

 

[SebastianBlue]

WTF is it with the Dipper's badge on the BT upcoming games advert?

Did we just enter an alternate universe where they actually won the Prem last season?

Not an alternate universe, just an alternate narrative.

 

[Neville Kneville]

I sense Walker is responding very positively to the addition of Cancelo

I said pre season, when he was stranded in some bizarre positions early on; I think he has some new instructiins to bomb forward more both inside & outside, like Cancello in fact.