West Ham UNITED vs City's Stars - Wed 1st Feb KO 19:45 London Stadium Fortress

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  • alderzalderz
    It's a lack of concentration from certain players that we didn't really see under BFS. I think that suggests that our defensive coaching isn't working as well as Slav would like
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Alderz ;ok

    He's had a very long time to get things right in that department IMO
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Well that went well ;doh

  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    edited February 2017
    City are a better team but i dont think you will find many teams who will get rolled over by them. Especially the mid table teams.
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    edited February 2017
    To me the players looked nervous from the start I think the 5-0 was on their mind.

    The goals last night were some of the worst school errors we've made all season.

    For the first goal, Cresswell passed blind into the middle of the pitch when there was not one of out players within 20yards, that is just shocking.

    Even Sunday league know not to do that. Really Really Really Poor.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    2 of those belong to us. Who are the other 4?
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    "It's a heavy defeat but after every one of them we bounce back"

    Yeh, right on there, Slav ;lol

    Well we must be bouncing more than Zebedee because this season the next capitulation is only around the corner.
  • TheMadcapLaughsTheMadcapLaughs
    Vorselaarhammer said:

    To me the players looked nervous from the start I think the 5-0 was on their mind.

    The goals last night were some of the worst school errors we've made all season.

    For the first goal, Cresswell passed blind into the middle of the pitch when there was not one of out players within 20yards, that is just shocking.

    Even Sunday league know not to do that. Really Really Really Poor.

    This stems from a point I made on identifying a system and having the courage to stick with it. If you play the same system week in week out and train accordingly you should instinctively know who is around you and where they are likely to be. My one criticism of Bilic is he doesn`t seem to have settled on a system. Some of this is down to lack of decent available players (right back!!!) but not all of it. The first team, reserves, youth teams should play a system so that players from each team should be able to move seamlessly between teams without too much bother. It does help also if the players RUN AROUND A BIT. ;angry
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    The fullbacks well left exposed all game when we had the ball two or three players were straight on us, we were out worked , out played
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    Madcap - Certainly consistent tactics etc are important no doubt.

    But Cresswell could also have booted it out, he was on the touchline, so if you feel so pressured that you will lose the ball, just kick it out.

    Choosing to pass it into the middle of the pitch, what's that about...

    It just bugs me that goal.
  • HammerexHammerex
    alderz said:

    It's a lack of concentration from certain players that we didn't really see under BFS. I think that suggests that our defensive coaching isn't working as well as Slav would like

    You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink it.
  • alderzalderz
    True, but, again, there are managers that see a lot less of these silly mistakes with "lesser" players. How many mistakes have West Brom given away that lead to goals? I'm not suggesting that I would rather we played like West Brom, but it is clear, IMO, that we wouldn't see as many silly errors with a more defensively driven side, so to suggest the manager has no control is wrong, IMO.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited February 2017
    It's what comes from a more expressive style.

    Cress could've lumped it down the line. But instead thought he'd find a player. Why there wasn't a player in the zone Cresswell passed to was the bigger issue? The shape was all wrong.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Sorry Luke but you don't pass into a zone expecting someone to be there do you?
    Cressie has a history of these passes.
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    edited February 2017
    Luke - If there is nobody there then it isn't a pass....
  • LukerzLukerz
    I agree completely. It was 100% Cresserz fault.

    But we had two deep midfielders sitting, yet neither anywhere near the centre of the pitch?
  • NEoldironNEoldiron
    Luke, you mean we had some midfielders on the pitch last night?
    Who were they, or better yet, where were they? ;hmm
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    I think it was pat nevin who said our set up was perfect for Man City but if they tried that same approach against other teams they'd be badly exposed.. ;hmm
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Pat Nevin. Nuff said.
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    Hopefully King Kouyate is back for the next game, will help sort out the MF.
  • NEoldironNEoldiron
    Baracks, did Nevin mean perfect for Man City to steamroller us?
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Luke, an "expansive" style of play implies there would be a number of chances for us too-where were they? Or did I blink and miss them?? ;hmm
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    IronHerb said:

    Pat Nevin. Nuff said.

    Well it turns out he was right on this occasion
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    NEoldiron said:

    Baracks, did Nevin mean perfect for Man City to steamroller us?

    Yes I believe that was the context
  • LukerzLukerz
    Think it's time for Randy to be replaced by Adrian now.
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    Sometimes you just have to admit the other team were vastly better than us and last night was one of those nights. Their bench was worth more than our entire team they brought on Fernandinho and Aguero to our Fernandes and Fletcher just shows the gulf between the teams.
  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    Well that's the end of that!!!

    ;weep
  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    Don't look at me, I've done two of these thread, grand total of two games ;weep
  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    Slaven_A_Laugh_Lukerz said:

    Think it's time for Randy to be replaced by Adrian now.

    Not sure what he did wrong?

    Completely exposed for the first 3 goals and almost got to a well struck penalty

    Apart from that barely had to make a save

    He would not be the area I'd be looking at for players to be replaced right now

  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Yeah, Randy was the least culpable player on the pitch.

    We basically had no full backs last night, and that was the biggest issue for me.
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