West Ham United (A) | Post-Match Thread

[DeBlueLou]

A good portion of the Villa fanbase will definitely be hungry for Grealish to be screwed over by City not winning the league, but there's a difference between that toxic part of the fanbase and the team itself. Grealish still has a number of close friends in that team. Not saying for a minute that those players will be looking to do City any favours but they won't be out for personal revenge against Jack either. I expect Villa to turn up professionally against City like they did against Liverpool recently, but it's an eminently winnable match for City.

Could've been worse oppo but i just think people are underestimating Villa... They'll be rough while someone like Coady will do LiVARpool favors on the final day..

 

[jimharri]

“On paper” that City line up should have been comfortable mid table

I know. How we went down escapes me. Wasn't that the only week we were in the bottom 3 that season?

 

[robbieh]

“On paper” that City line up should have been comfortable mid table

Was Nicky Reid the holding midfielder that day with Paul Power playing left wing?
So long ago.

 

[domalino]

Fine, we get it. You don't rate Jesus.

You obviously don't get it then.

 

[JRockBlues]

Grealish on the Mahrez penalty miss:




I'm not looking to dig Mahrez out for the miss, but I rewatched it on MOTD and it's very noticeable that he LOOKS right at the spot where he's intending to shoot just before he kicks the ball (the TV picture was taken from behind the goal). If the TV audience could see it on the replay, the keeper could definitely see it before the pen was taken. So the save wasn't quite as lucky as it might have first appeared. The nerves got to Mahrez and that's why he forgot not to look. Understandable in the circumstances, but annoying none the less.

It's the same place he puts the large majority of his penalties tbf. He just didn't get the same lift that he usually does to keep it out of the reach of the keeper if he goes the right way.

 

[cibaman]

For every Crystanbul there are 20 games where opposition hasn’t bothered turning up on the last game of the season against the Champions elect.

In the last 30 years the title has been clinched on the final day 8 times. Wigan losing 8-0 at Chelsea is probably the only occasion when the title winner’s opponents could genuinely be said to have not bothered turning up.

There have been other games where the title winners ran out comfortable winners in the end eg Brighton 1 City 4, but that wasn’t down to a lack of effort on their opponents part.

 

[Tolmie scores]

I like Jesus too, and I get the sentiment in here right now. Ultimately though, I think he's one we'll all very quickly forget about when we're watching Alvarez and Haaland bag a shit tonne of goals. I'm sure he'll do elsewhere but something would have to go catastrophically wrong for any of us to think 'we made a mistake'.

I think keeping jesus will be very important..two young players mentioned have zero prem experience..you can introduce gradually but both leading the line from game one? Very lucky if that comes off...season of bedding them in would be better.

 

[Cricket Blue]

It's the same place he puts the large majority of his penalties tbf. He just didn't get the same lift that he usually does to keep it out of the reach of the keeper if he goes the right way.

He isn't a good penalty taker, in fact none of the team are.
It's been an issue now for 3 seasons, not sure what the stats are but I would suggest we have missed probably 50-60% of pens.
Question is do they practice them?

 

[yeah whatever !!]

As I posted yesterday, you are a clown who doesn't know anything about football.

Shut up with your ignorant bollocks. "He is fallible". You idiot.

Im so glad ur in the tent pissing out so to speak Dave. ;)

 

[Anyoldi1ron]

Morning all. Great game at the weekend (sorry to upset the party)
Just wanted to say it was excellent to see your fans giving our Mark Noble a deserved round of applause. From prior to the game; in the 16th minute and at the end your supporters were excellent. Always like City (West Ham of the north).

We needed that point to keep the pressure up on your noisy (but shite) neighbours (in fairness most of their fans are probably our neighbours).

Anyway, good luck in the last game, can't have the Dippers winning any more this season. See you at your gaff in 22/23