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

[FogBlueInSanFran]

A strong team yet so many problems on full view. KDB, Mahrez and Sterling were all at best 5/10. Gundogan was no better. Remember the days when Fern used to smash in a shot from outside the box but now we are just pass pass pass.

True but Ferny I thought played well, as did Palmer and Ake. I do care about not winning this because I want to watch more City footy not less. Mahrez has so often had good days and bad so I don’t fret too much. Sterling has been struggling for a long while. Gundo is still getting his form back. Most concerned about Kev.

 

[r.soleofsalford]

I kinda know what u mean, but i also want to win every single game. I cant will us to lose

I dont believe in throwing games away and I think Pep did.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Not far short of a year ago, when we beat the rags superbly in the semi-final, I looked in on Redcafé. Someone posted “We've got bigger fish to fry”. Well, in the end, they had no fish to fry. The frying pan was empty.

I'll never, ever say that. I'm disappointed. Disappointed because on every single count except the result we distinctly dominated that match. Seven shots on target. Eight off. Not one in the back of the net.
Winning breeds confidence, and breeds the habit of winning.
Pissed off.

 

[mosssideblue]

Not a great game to watch and no motm for me

 

[oakiecokie]

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.

Sorry Marv but KDB may be getting fitter but he certainly aint getting any better.

 

[i8rags]

Sterling is shite, seriously shite. If he was a youth player coming through I’d tell you he’d never make it big.
The defeat though is on the manager although I have no argument trying to rest players but in my mind it doesn’t feel like a defeat nor should pep be blamed even though that team doesn’t fit the brief

 

[ancoats]

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.

yep it was a free header 6 yards out and you have to score ? you head it down to one of the corners they teach you
maybe sterling was off that day the teaching of headers was on the rota

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

I feel like I was watching a different game. Thought overall it was a fairly even game.

can’t be to disappointed as we’ve won it for years, wasn’t going to last forever. Fair play West Ham

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

Enough chances to win it but not to be

 

[jrb]

This season other clubs have taken it as seriously as we have done over the last 4 years. Even Klopp. It’s no longer that cup no club or their fans don’t want to win. City have made the Carabao Cup that.