West Ham (H) | PL | Post-Match Thread

Bill Walker said:
Have a soft spot for West Ham but I think Moyes is a shite manager. His negative shitty tactics cost them big time tonight. They need to get someone better than him.
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Sorry Bill, I don't agree with this. I don't think Moyes is a top class manager, no way but he's a lot better than people think - because of United. He did superbly at Everton taking them to the CL spots and got offered a poisoned chalice of taking over United with Fergie lurking in every corner. NO ONE - not even Pep - would've taken that job, but he could hardly turn it down.

He took West Ham into Europe last year which no one expected and he's built a decent team. However, they've a paper-thin squad and once they go into these dreadful non-CL competitions it's a killer. I can't think of ANY team who'd been in the Europa (or whatever it's called) who have done well in it and done well in the league.

When you play City, it's an impossible position. If you had the cheek to try to play football against us, we will absolutely leather you. If you sit back, we will beat you.

Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Leipzig, Spurs, Dortmund and Sevilla have had solid beatings from us this season and all of these sides are FAR better than West Ham. I'm not sure what Moyes is supposed to do to be fair, other than try to minimise the pounding?

Sometimes you just have to face facts, like Moyes did tonight, City are the best team on Earth right now and it's up to you whether you want to get beat by a respectable 3-0 or take a 6-0 thrashing :)
 
Difficult first half in which we were slow to move the ball forward and there were a lot of both under and over hit passes. At times there appeared to be little cohesion and no one seemed sure where their colleagues were.
The second half was much improved, there was more energy and drive forward. Great to have Ake back, fitting he got the first goal and I am pleased Haaland broke the record at home. 1000 goals under Pep, wow that's a fantastic achievement. I wonder how many of us have seen all of them?
 
OrigamiNinja said:
The negative…that right hand side of Walker and Mahrez is fucking abysmal.
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Literally a horror to watch. Walker just existed to give the ball to Mahrez, receive it back, only to return it behind. Mahrez the same (in the end of the game he tried to go forward for a change). No threat whatsoever.
Mahrez should really start trying to play 1 Vs 1 more and Walker well he can't do anything in offence in that setup.
 
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The first half I expected given Kev and Gundog's bench duties, but a comfortable second half. We have enough goalscorers to find a way into the oppo net. And I'm claiming the assist for Foden's goal - I said in the first half that we need to ping a few into a crowded area with added venom, and wait for it hit a defender and go in the opposite direction to the goalie!
 
Micah Richards might not be the best pundit, but he's one of ours.

I don't know how old some of you are, but for nearly 50 years I've had twats like Souness, Neville, Hansen, Shearer, Carragher, Barry Venison, John Barnes, Owen, Scholes, Hinchcliffe, Ian Wright, Paul 'fuckin' Merson, Roy Keane, Jamie Redknapp, Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand etc on the TV taking the piss out of City. Fair play to Ferdinand though, he does give us some credit.

Micah is pro-City and a character. I'd rather listen to him than some twat like John Barnes talk about Liverpool 40 years ago and how he'd dribble past Rodri etc. We need to be on Sky's backs to get rid of the old school and bring in the likes of Kompany, Zaba, Mike Summerbee and fuck the old United/Liverpool etc off and tell them that lo-fi, black and white telly, throwing bricks at each other etc belongs back in the 1970s when they played.

More Micah please :)
 
A slog but they all seem to be at the end of the season. Probably the only open game we'll get from here on in will be Brighton. A huge chance to absolutely pile the pressure on Arsenal now. A pity the bus parker Allardyce is managing them which will make it tougher.
 
GoatersLeftShin said:
Micah Richards might not be the best pundit, but he's one of ours.

I don't know how old some of you are, but for nearly 50 years I've had twats like Souness, Neville, Hansen, Shearer, Carragher, Barry Venison, John Barnes, Owen, Scholes, Hinchcliffe, Ian Wright, Paul 'fuckin' Merson, Roy Keane, Jamie Redknapp, Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand etc on the TV taking the piss out of City. Fair play to Ferdinand though, he does give us some credit.

Micah is pro-City and a character. I'd rather listen to him than some twat like John Barnes talk about Liverpool 40 years ago and how he'd dribble past Rodri etc. We need to be on Sky's backs to get rid of the old school and bring in the likes of Kompany, Zaba, Mike Summerbee and fuck the old United/Liverpool etc off and tell them that lo-fi, black and white telly, throwing bricks at each other etc belongs back in the 1970s when they played.

More Micah please :)
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Buzzer had the best bit of punditry ever and was never seen on tv again.
 
GoatersLeftShin said:
Micah Richards might not be the best pundit, but he's one of ours.

I don't know how old some of you are, but for nearly 50 years I've had twats like Souness, Neville, Hansen, Shearer, Carragher, Barry Venison, John Barnes, Owen, Scholes, Hinchcliffe, Ian Wright, Paul 'fuckin' Merson, Roy Keane, Jamie Redknapp, Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand etc on the TV taking the piss out of City. Fair play to Ferdinand though, he does give us some credit.

Micah is pro-City and a character. I'd rather listen to him than some twat like John Barnes talk about Liverpool 40 years ago and how he'd dribble past Rodri etc. We need to be on Sky's backs to get rid of the old school and bring in the likes of Kompany, Zaba, Mike Summerbee and fuck the old United/Liverpool etc off and tell them that lo-fi, black and white telly, throwing bricks at each other etc belongs back in the 1970s when they played.

More Micah please :)
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More Nedum, Zab, and Izzy, please. :-)
 
I switched the computer on just before half-time to get the OS match feed and saw 0-0 - exactly what I had expected as the Hammers would have been well drilled in their defensive duties. Was a bit annoyed to see we had hit the woodwork twice, and being a bit pessimistic where City and defensive teams are concerned, I feared a Hammers breakaway and undeservingly getting something from the game (because of the defensive tactics). But fortunately, Ake got us on the road to victory, Erling broke another record, and we move on.
I expect similar tactics from Leeds given the new manager syndrome and the person they have put in charge - a dinosaur.
 
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