West Ham United (A) | Post-Match Thread

[Brightwell Bros.]

One week's rest now. If you'd asked me 5 - or 37 - games ago whether I'd take this I'd have snapped your arm off. There are always a dozen moments you can point to over the course of a season where things might be different, but ultimately we go into our final game of the season, at home, knowing if we prepare and do our jobs properly we will be champions of England.

It'll be interesting to see if Van Dijk, Salah and Fabinho are fit on Tuesday, and whether Klopp starts to focus on the CL instead, but regardless it doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is we are game away from the premier league title.

 

[Mariosfireworks]

I have an idea for next season. Make Haaland the penatly taker.

That is a good theory, but we are playing in the now and Haaland is not on the pitch today so wouldn't make a difference

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

Goal diff does not matter anymore

Liverpool win v Southampton and then draw against Wolves.
We lose against Villa.

 

[homerdog]

You do know, Kevin has missed them, it happens

Of course, but who would you rather have taken it?!

 

[malg]

Well the Prem have almost managed to get it to a last day knife edge scenario just as they planned .

No, they've still got a bit of work to do on Tuesday.

 

[herrock]

Our defence is a tad shaky isn't it!

 

[yeah whatever !!]

if walker is fit play him at centre half and get that bald old slow scrawny man out of the centre of our defence

Ive been on this forum for 16 years under various names ( Brighton Blue & Samharris) and that for me is one of the worst posts ive ever read.
Shame on you.

 

[M12Blue]

Not blaming the players although zinc and cancelo did play balls that defied logic. None of them are great defensively can't believe Ake never started or even came on.
This really shouldn't be coming down to the last game but it is what it is.

Can’t disagree, ake mustn’t be fully fit, so benched in case Laporte or Fern break down

 

[Scottish Cityzen]

I am not advocating, I am telling you coaches and players absolutely talk about who should take penalties and when. There are plenty of accounts from current and former coaches and players supporting that.

And I am sure Riyad was designated here, but that doesn’t mean I agree with it.

So you’re saying the designated penalty taker took the penalty, is that not how it should be?

Think we can agree to disagree here, there’s loads of moments in every game that influence the result. Riyadh’s penalty miss was one of many.

No-one is now focusing on the calamitous defensive display that put us in the shit in the first place. Bernardo not making any attempt to make an aerial challenge in the run up to the second goal, poor offside line discipline by the defence etc.

Ultimately we are still in the driving seat, Not as good a seat as it should have been but a decent seat nonetheless!

 

[Daz-Simp]

Yes. Think we still have the lowest goals conceded in the league, even after today.

How many of those had a back 4 of Cancelo-Dinho-Laporte-Zin? We fell apart today under the slightest examination, even midweek the goal was completely avoidable. Back to 19/20 at the back.