West Ham United (A) | Post-Match Thread

[blue whippet]

Dilithium crystals do have effect

If only the defence could switch to warp speed.

 

[JPAMCR]

Showed a lot of character to come back from 2 down, and could’ve have had it won but for Zouma having the game of his life.
Terrible decision letting Mahrez take the pen, too obvious where he was going to put it, and ballsed it up in a big game against Liverpool. Why didn’t Kev grab hold of it? Always found ot strange that he’s not out Penalty taker.

on another note has Taylor ever given us a penalty without going to var?

 

[The perfect fumble]

I watch the Lpool/ Villa game and Villa looked shocking. Get our A game going and we will be fine.

This.

Villa were awful, that's not through blue tinted specs, they were poor, very poor, in all departments.

In truth Liverpool weren't much better.

 

[simon23]

Ake. If he's warning up, he is fit enough to play.

I also think Walker might chuck himself in like Stones did against Real ;)

Watkins' pace up against Fern, Laporte and Zin, is not something I want to see.

I hadn't realised Villa are playing Thursday night?

That's a big advantage now.

Salad, Robertson and Van Dijk won't be risked against Southampton, not with twinges after yesterday.

Reckon both Salah and VVD play vs Southampton.......they have a chance to put us back under pressure...klopp said both injuries were not serious

 

[cookster]

Wouldn't rule out one or two back for Villa. Pep is a WUM.

 

[Pedestrian]

You said “we needed Foden”. Grealish and Jesus were our biggest threats in the second half, taking them off would have been daft and Foden has almost never played as a RW for us. If we were crying out for anyone as you suggest, it was Dias and Walker. Sadly they weren’t available.

If you don’t think we needed subs in that game then we’re done debating.

 

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

It was a fucking shocker

No it wasn't. Fabianski guessed correctly. That's right - guessed.

 

[BolinCell]

Hopefully everyone has calmed down a bit.

Beat Villa and we win the league.

lets hope we don't allow Gerard a get out of jail free card for that slip.

 

[hilts]

Wow so you think it was a good penalty?

There is a huge bit in the middle from a great penalty to a really terrible one.

Calling it a fucking shocker is hyperbole from yourself borne out of frustration.

 

[RayCTID]

Showed a lot of character to come back from 2 down, and could’ve have had it won but for Zouma having the game of his life.
Terrible decision letting Mahrez take the pen, too obvious where he was going to put it, and ballsed it up in a big game against Liverpool. Why didn’t Kev grab hold of it? Always found ot strange that he’s not out Penalty taker.

on another note has Taylor ever given us a penalty without going to var?

Kev missed a vital pen vs Liverpool last season and he has said that he isn't that confident in taking penalties. For the rest of this season we don't have a 100% reliable penalty taker.

 

[city saint]

people villifying our defence do know we have stone dias and walker out and laporte and fern patched up playing through the pain.it was always going to be tough and it proved it was.i think we showed huge bollocks and that point reminds me of the sunderland point in the 93-20 season

 

[Octavian]

I’m more then happy with pep. I think he’s the best manager ever. Doesn’t leave him open to errors and criticism though. No subs today was stupid. Makes the villa game tougher imo.

A completely fit and fresh Foden and Sterling vs a Villa defence that play Thursday between now and then

 

[Sheik Battle and Goal]

Reckon both Salah and VVD play vs Southampton.......they have a chance to put us back under pressure...klopp said both injuries were not serious

It’s funny what pressure does though.. they have to win really and they weren’t great yesterday .,

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

This.

Villa were awful, that's not through blue tinted specs, they were poor, very poor, in all departments.

In truth Liverpool weren't much better.

Villa looked much worse in defence than West Ham but they are a threat up front.

 

[yeah whatever !!]

Hopefully everyone has calmed down a bit.

Beat Villa and we win the league.

To be honest Im now glad we are going into this this knowing we have to win (Dippers winning midweek of course)
No half heartedness in our play,just full on attack

 

[WickyWain]

Showed a lot of character to come back from 2 down, and could’ve have had it won but for Zouma having the game of his life.
Terrible decision letting Mahrez take the pen, too obvious where he was going to put it, and ballsed it up in a big game against Liverpool. Why didn’t Kev grab hold of it? Always found ot strange that he’s not out Penalty taker.

on another note has Taylor ever given us a penalty without going to var?

De Bruyne also ballsed up a penalty against Liverpool and that was only last season but people seem to forget about that.

We don't have a great penalty taker but Mahrez had scored our last 8 penalties before today

 

[Rochdale Blue]

You can see a cricket score here though..Ralf is too stubborn to change anything even when they are 3:0 down. Jesus definitely has the best attitude lately..really drives to make a difference.. we definitely need some steel next year...we are sleep walking because we are sooo vulnerable.. can we be confident without dias and walker..... love us to do it...but it will be very hard for this group of players. Need Bernie to act like its a liverpool or rags match.. we really need him to not have his mibd elsewhere v villa

I'm more than happy with the result when considering all the issues at the back. Our injuries are barely mentioned, unlike the media meltdown when Liverpool suffered the same problems and hopefully we will have a stronger line-up against Villa.

 

[wilton st blue]

Mahrez will always fit into the same category as Nasri for me. A great player on his day, excellent when the teams on top form.

But will always be remembered as a grade a bottle merchant.

Been saying that for ages if where 3 0 up he scores you need your big players in big moments Bottled simple

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

The only thing that worries me is that we seem to have an element of a bottle-job in our team this season as we have seen in the cups. Mahrez late misses against Liverpool and West Ham today add to that feeling. From a realistic point of view the title should be ours though and I hope a vibrating Etihad will calm our nerves early on. (If needed as Liverpool have to find a win i Southampton first.)

I think we showed the exact opposite of Bottle Job to come back from 2 down and could have taken it but for a poor pen.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

I can't stop thinking about Gerrard having a chance to win them cunts the league.

So far as I know he's not out there on the pitch. None of the Villa players will have anything like his motivation to piss on our chips. In a sense, this isn't even like QPR. It was our first PL title, every player was completely bricking it, Sergio more than anyone (that's been coming out loud and clear in the anniversary interviews of the last two weeks), and QPR had a relegation threat on the line.
Sure we could lose. In football, anything can happen. We play our game, we win. I will admit that the defence worries me. Including Ed.