West Ham United PL (A) | Man of the Match

[samuelyeboah]

When I watched Doku’s debut at the Etihad I said to my neighbour that I wonder how patient Pep will be with him giving the ball away high up the pitch. Today he did just that and West Ham scored.

Despite that, there’s a lot to like about this young man. He can beat defenders on both sides, makes dangerous runs into the box and makes some great crosses. He tied Coufal in knots today. MotM for me.

Oh come on. you're being really unfair on him. Is he the only winger to have ever given the ball away cheaply for us? It's not even like he made the wrong decision, he simply took a bad touch. We are only blaming him post action because they scored. If he gave away the ball trying to take on a defender needlessly or forcing a pass that wasn't on, then fine, but this is just something that can happen (and does happen) to anyone. How often does the ball run out of play for bernie, for instance? It's not indicative of his game.

 

[jimharri]

Jez for me. With nods for Kyle and Eddie as well. And Earl for not letting his head drop after his nightmare first half.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Ederson - Kept us in the game.

 

[Beanhead]

Doku is the answer but special mention to Kyle who is getting better with age. He’s this generations Dani Alvez

 

[levets]

Doku… a constant threat and a lovely goal.
However, let’s not under estimate the performance of Ederson, two great saves at 1-1, the one from the header was world class.

 

[Ghostofmerlin]

Count Doku. The man.

 

[OntarioBlue]

Oh come on. you're being really unfair on him. Is he the only winger to have ever given the ball away cheaply for us? It's not even like he made the wrong decision, he simply took a bad touch. We are only blaming him post action because they scored. If he gave away the ball trying to take on a defender needlessly or forcing a pass that wasn't on, then fine, but this is just something that can happen (and does happen) to anyone. How often does the ball run out of play for bernie, for instance? It's not indicative of his game.

I didn’t say I’m blaming him. It’s well known that Pep hates to concede possession in areas of the pitch where can be hurt on the counter attack. The reason is we play such a high pressing game, nearly all our players are high up the pitch when we attack and there a big gaps that can be exposed if we lose possesion. So, my comment was in the light of him giving away a couple of possessions in his debut and one today leading to a goal. If you read my post I said I made my comment during his debut, not after West Ham scored today.

He looks like a great talent and I’m sure we’re really going to enjoy watching him this season (and beyond)

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Oh come on. you're being really unfair on him. Is he the only winger to have ever given the ball away cheaply for us? It's not even like he made the wrong decision, he simply took a bad touch. We are only blaming him post action because they scored. If he gave away the ball trying to take on a defender needlessly or forcing a pass that wasn't on, then fine, but this is just something that can happen (and does happen) to anyone. How often does the ball run out of play for bernie, for instance? It's not indicative of his game.

Rodri gave him a bad pass imo, was bouncing a lot and difficult to control.

 

[Ric]

Definitely Doku. Alvarez very good too though.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Doku.

Made the difference today.

Haaland needs to sort himself out.