West Ham - Post match thread

[MarsLlama]

I'm thinking end of Feb, mmmmm...

Yes fucking please. With Kompany, Touré, Silva, Zabaleta and Aguero on the scoresheet plus a Rooney own goal.

I have a grand in a savings account that I'd easily pay to watch that game happen live.

 

[dadnlad]

Easy to criticise West Ham. If they stormed forward they knew we'd destroy 'em on the break in the space behind. If they sat back they'd be praying we couldn't finish. In the end they did neither. Give us some credit for that.

no chance Hoddle said because their pitch is bigger than any other

 

[kaz7]

anyone know of a full replay link up yet???

Few pages back

 

[Neville Kneville]

Yes, it must be that and not the fact that Ota does this most of the time and often slides only as the last resort in a Helter skelter situation. Of which there weren't any today.

Not true actually.

We played with much more sense today often with Stones or Yaya going for the ball & Otamendi dropping off, more like Lescott & Kompany used to do.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

Yes, it must be that and not the fact that Ota does this most of the time and often slides only as the last resort in a Helter skelter situation. Of which there weren't any today.

they were two separate points. Ota likes to do his slidey stuff not always as a last resort, that's generous from you. The fact that Kompany is back fully with his commanding presence and leadership, and the fact he's class and genuine competition I think would raise their game and confidence.

 

[The perfect fumble]

 

[adr2.8i]

thoroughly enjoyed that!

i know west ham were shite but im gonna say we made them look like shite tonight.

our speed of thought, skill levels, workrate, desire, energy, calmness, ball retention, possession, & concentration. it was all there.

we arent the finished article i know, but fuck me, we are getting glimpses this season of what the future will hopefully look like, and im liking it a lot!

 

[pee dubya]

Great performance tonight, especially from the front 3 and yaya running the midfield and dictating play.

It will be interesting to see how we perform against Swansea and a packed defence on Sunday. Hope we see the same movement and running off the ball in the forward positions. Also big willy c has got to keep his place now. He looks much more confident than Bravo who needs a break for the moment.

It's going to be exciting watching us play over the next few seasons with kdb, sane, Jesus, Sterling, Silva and Kun - maybe only Barca and Real Madrid have a better attacking players?

I think one of the most exciting things about this team is that it's not just based on pace. If we play against a packed defence, we still have all the guile of Toure, De Bruyne and Silva to open them up. We'll have loads of possession higher up the pitch than they were today and should eventually create the chances.

 

[Graham JB]

tell me I m wrong but opta think Jesus is 1st City player to both score and assist on debut. I thinks its wrong as Kun scored and assisted for silva v. swansea. Was there that Monday night.

 

[MaineRoadBlue1963]

Outstanding. Second half was like a training session