West Ham vs Manchester United - Official Match Thread 22/9

Originally Posted by Vedder

Why is he picking mata and matic ffs, no wonder we look lethargic with those two @#%&!s on the ball

Because his other options are even worse

Originally Posted by Ethers

Looking forward to Keane at ht tbf

He's as boring and predictable as we are.

Awful service

Originally Posted by Ethers

Looking forward to Keane at ht tbf

Same.

Would love to know what we work on in training

Originally Posted by dunk

Same as LvG’s second season. We’ve not got enough options/quality and will struggle for goals all season.

Agreed. Lacking in options and dependent on inexperienced players. Ridiculous how a club this size ends up with a squad as imbalanced as this

They had to sign a striker in the summer.

Hopefully we can dig something out in the 2nd half...

That was £#%&!ing shite. Can't string together three passes and even start to threaten the final third.

Decent finish from Yarmolenko but far to easy to get him in on goal in the first place.

The two wing-backs have were our best two players in the first half, and they weren't anything special.

Get some of them £#%&!ed off for the second half, it is going to get any better with no changes anyway.

Originally Posted by Macca1990

Had 40 minutes of West Ham puttering about asking to be dominated by any above average team but here we are with a midfield full of past it shite that couldnt muster any actual chances or quality if they played all day.

West Ham have played better football than us for most of the half, and when we got gifted a chance Welbeck tripped over his own legs.

Not going to lie I’m getting a little worried that Ole is way out of his depth...

Why were we switching the full backs around? and it wasn’t just from a corner etc, they switched a couple of times and at first i thought it was because they thought Yarmalenko () was a danger so put Wan on him, but then they switched it back??

Originally Posted by shenwen

Mata ambling around like an old tramp. It’s shameful that’s he’s playing.

It’s appalling that he wasn’t bombed out 4 years ago.

Depressingly predictable. No threat, no goals and no fight in this team.

With everyone fit, we can put a semi-decent 11 out. 1 or 2 injuries and we are completely £#%&!ed. That midfield is absolutely disgusting.

Originally Posted by believe

Because his other options are even worse

Yep.

You could stick any of our midfielders in there and make a strong case for them being dropped and shot.

Originally Posted by windy waffles

He doesn't have a clue when it comes to tactics. That's always been his problem.

What baffles me is that this isnt anything new..ive probably seen it happen a dozen times yet he keeps with this style of play

West ham havnt been great, but we havnt even tried. £#%&!ing clueless in the center. Nobody offering a runner.

It may be useful if the manager lets the full hacks overlap or even have more control.in cm.

With rashford being his usual shite , the number 10 position is defunct. Cus the £#%&!er doesnt offer anything to run onto.

Originally Posted by dunk

It’s appalling that he wasn’t bombed out 4 years ago.

Depressingly predictable. No threat, no goals and no fight in this team.

With everyone fit, we can put a semi-decent 11 out. 1 or 2 injuries and we are completely £#%&!ed. That midfield is absolutely disgusting.

And we’ve now given him a new 3 year contract

Originally Posted by AK14

Not going to lie I’m getting a little worried that Ole is way out of his depth...

Why were we switching the full backs around? and it wasn’t just from a corner etc, they switched a couple of times and at first o thought it was because they thought Yarmalenko () was a danger so put Wan on him, but then they switched it back??

I thought it was when the switched James, so that was still someone going forward on the opposite side, as Young offers £#%&! all.

Originally Posted by Dasilvatwins

Its expected. Ole had some shit tactics. About 3 times this half we had the ball and turned and passed it back to our defence and let west ham get back.

Ole has to start to take blame. £#%&! me the set up is so bad

Ole takes the blame for the team. Mata, Matic. I don’t even know what Pereira even does. What kind of midfield is that? Might actually be the worst in the Prem.

Originally Posted by marlo

we have a striker on there who earns 250k a year

‘Kinell, no wonder he’s downed tools.

Keane

It’s not £#%&!ing tactics, it’s a chronic lack of quality. How many times did Lindelof have his arms out looking for someone to create space for the pass? We just don’t know how to create chances. It’s not something we didn’t know already.

Shite.

4 3 3 take off mata and periera for fred and gomes

Rashy up top, james left, gomes right, fred and mct cm, matic dm

maybe we could do something then.

Rashford is a poor mans Vardy lol. Only good on the counter when there is space behind otherwise he has no impact on the game.

Highly unlikely that we will win now.

Poor defending for the goal. Should be stepping out and meeting players instead of holding position. Everyone was reactiving instead of anticipating.

Keane

Get him on the staff ffs

Originally Posted by AK14

Not going to lie I’m getting a little worried that Ole is way out of his depth...

Why were we switching the full backs around? and it wasn’t just from a corner etc, they switched a couple of times and at first i thought it was because they thought Yarmalenko () was a danger so put Wan on him, but then they switched it back??

Pretty sure that was because Young covered on the other side so AWB went to the left briefly. After the next break in play they’d switched back.