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[hammerman11]

2nd half more like our Antonio but we need a striker in January

[Harlow Hammer]

I thought he was poor today. 2nd half better than the 1st

Still can’t have him on his own. Needs competition.

He looked knackered in the first half. We continue to hit long balls to him to flick on yet there was no West Ham players within 10 yards of him.

Thought he was ineffective against Brighton too. Could have bought on Vlasic or Perkins towards the end as a different option.

He does well but he can’t do it all himself and in only one injury away from a spell on the sidelines.

Defi steely need another striker to take the burden off him.

[Bubbles Fortuna]

I thought he was poor today. 2nd half better than the 1st

Still can’t have him on his own. Needs competition.

He looked knackered in the first half. We continue to hit long balls to him to flick on yet there was no West Ham players within 10 yards of him.

Thought he was ineffective against Brighton too. Could have bought on Vlasic or Perkins towards the end as a different option.

He does well but he can’t do it all himself and in only one injury away from a spell on the sidelines.

Defi steely need another striker to take the burden off him.

The thing is, I agree he needs a rest and should be subbed off. But his movement for our winner was absolutely top class, we don't score that without him on the pitch.

[PlaistowIron]

The thing is, I agree he needs a rest and should be subbed off. But his movement for our winner was absolutely top class, we don't score that without him on the pitch.

Same with Bowen’s goal. He was crucial.

[ageing hammer]

All strikers go through lean spells, this is his one, but be prepared the beast will come roaring back and hopefully it's tomorrow

[sendô]

I think some people are doing Antonio a disservice at times.

I thought he looked off it first half, but with hindsight you could see that he was isolated against Rudiger and their other two CBs with noone near him all too often. Balls fizzed at him, hard to control at the best of times, and maybe trying too hard with nothing coming off.

Second half Bowen got closer to him and the difference was night and day. Once he got a few touches the confidence came back and the Antonio link up play we all recognise came rushing back.

First half gash, second half very good.

[Jonah]

Second half Bowen got closer to him and the difference was night and day.

Is the key isn't it. Play balls down the line/channels and he'll run all day, ping them into him and if he is having an off day or few matches he really needs support close to him to be effective. When you are playing teams that pin our wide players back he is on a hiding to nothing sometimes.

As you say first half gash, obviously including their first - which you could see his disappointment with. He'll come good with some support.

[hammers92]

Opinions eh? I thought he was a liability in the second half. Kept losing the ball when trying to hold it up, heavy passes and he gave away a lazy free kick on the edge of the area.

I just think he needs a week or two off to recharge the batteries. Bowen is more than capable of doing a job, especially as the Christmas run of games is looming.

[wolf359]

Opinions eh? I thought he was a liability in the second half. Kept losing the ball when trying to hold it up, heavy passes and he gave away a lazy free kick on the edge of the area.

I just think he needs a week or two off to recharge the batteries. Bowen is more than capable of doing a job, especially as the Christmas run of games is looming.

Did you watch the halves in the wrong order?

[hammers92]

Did you watch the halves in the wrong order?

I honestly don’t think he was great in the second half either, but hey, I don’t care. We won

[Bubbles Fortuna]

Opinions eh? I thought he was a liability in the second half. Kept losing the ball when trying to hold it up, heavy passes and he gave away a lazy free kick on the edge of the area.

I just think he needs a week or two off to recharge the batteries. Bowen is more than capable of doing a job, especially as the Christmas run of games is looming.

But despite all that, integral to both goals.

[IronRhino]

So easy to criticise, so hard to do. Even when he is not at his best he his a handful

He was playing against the European Champions and at time sin the second half he bullied them. Without him we would not have won today. A return trip to Jamaica in a week would take its toll on anyone.

[hammers92]

A return trip to Jamaica in a week would take its toll on anyone.

That kind of ties in with my second point. He clearly hasn’t been at his explosive best the past month. Let’s give him a week off, prepare for the looming fixture congestion and let Bowen share the load. I think he looks knackered all the time at the moment.

[jastons]

He won't play v Zagreb

[Vic_Watson]

He won't play v Zagreb

Didn't Moyes say that Perkins is inked in?

[goa127]

Didn't Moyes say that Perkins is inked in?

I hope so .I'd really like to see 11 changes for thurs (maybe start Benny as he only had 10 today) to give some youngsters big match experience.

[funky chicken]

I said at half time I thought he at least looked a lot more ‘livelier’ than he did for the whole of the Brighton game. I didn’t think he was as good as some said he was in the 2nd half. But was certainly better. Although he surely couldn’t of got any worse!

Deserves a lot of credit for Masuaku’s ‘thunder c*nt’. Without his movement, Masuaku wouldn’t of had all that space.

[Westhamfan]

I don’t think that we would have won today without him.

[EvilC]

I hope so .I'd really like to see 11 changes for thurs (maybe start Benny as he only had 10 today) to give some youngsters big match experience.

Indeed. I’d be sending out those that aren’t getting game time and kids. Everyone else can stay at home.