West Ham (H) | PL | Post Match Thread

[City64!]

I watched the replay. I didn't actually count the passes but he didn't misplace any. He lost the ball twice (once from Akanji's hospital pass), won it once, forced another West Ham error, and was nearly always ready in space to receive a pass - whereas in the first half there often seemed to be defenders with no one immediately in front to give it to.

Gundogan may not be the fastest mover on the pitch (was he ever?) but I don't get the criticism of his performance in this game.

23 passes and a 91% completion rate. Gundo was one of our better passers on Saturday. Certainly wasn’t his fault we slowed off.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

We're improving somewhat.

That said, the 4-1 scoreline flatters us.

We still have massive problems on defense. I really hope that we shore up our number 6 in the winter window at the very least. Other positions are also causing defensive issues (left wing, left back, right wing, right back) and it would be nice to get some sort of upgrade there too.