West Ham United (A) | Sun 7th Aug | Post Match Thread

[domalino]

Dead game?

Yeah, West Ham showed absolutely zero ambition before the first or after the second goals and this was a perfect game to give the kid 15 minutes of league football.

 

[manimanc]

Thought as much....

Man City boss Pep Guardiola responds to Erling Haaland frustration vs West Ham​

Pep Guardiola defended Erling Haaland and praised his mentality after his two goals on his Premier League debut for Manchester City.

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Joe BrayManchester City writer

• 20:07, 7 AUG 2022

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Guardiola took Haaland off late on (Image: 2022 Getty Images)

 

[domalino]

Let's discuss again at the end of the season then.

As I keep saying, I'm not knocking Sterling for his overall efforts and I'm not comparing them as strikers. All I'm saying is Haaland will score more than Sterling did from the same position. That's the point, simple as. I don't know how many times I need to explain it.

If I'm wrong I'm wrong but I don't see it, and I doubt that many other people will too.

It's a stupid discussion anyway because 1v1s will never make up a high % of chances for our forwards. Being good at them is not that important.

Sterling still scored more goals than anyone else in the squad for as long as he was here because being able to find space in a crowded box and score from 6-15 yards out is the most important thing for a City forward.

 

[Legal Alien]

Is it just me and did Haaland appear a bit pissed off when Pep substituted him..?

Yeah looked it walking off, but Pep did the right thing and Erling will get his hattrick another day!

 

[goalmole]

Is it just me and did Haaland appear a bit pissed off when Pep substituted him..?

Looked alright to me.

 

[BringBackSwales]

That’s the best I’ve ever seen Watford play, ever

 

[stan bowles]

Excellent win away from home in hot conditions in a game we always controlled. Looks like we've got the real deal in Haaland and an assured new penalty taker too. Really surprised at West Ham who gave us so much trouble last season but who never tried to put us under sustained pressure. Seemed like they just wanted to get 11 behind the ball and give us no space in behind.
Now Zouma knows how the cat feels after Alvarez smacked his face from close range - karma.

 

[Chris Holmes]

Neville in commentary said rodri was busquets level

A proper Cream Cracker

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

From Sadcafe....

Something tells me City planned this signing all along. I think they always wanted Haaland and used Ronaldo to play us for fools, thus, giving them a free run at him.
Christ, we're a shit show in comparison these days and damn it hurts.

You could almost say that it was all part of the masterplan.

 

[yeah whatever !!]

You were quick. I corrected it within 2 seconds.

I followed the yellow brick road. ;)