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mattyD wrote:Noble. The only one of our midfielders, Lanzini aside, who can pass, the only one with any game management, the only vocal one, the only captain. The only one with any bollox Any one else want to say his legs have gone?
His legs have gone. You're right about the other stuff though, although to be fair you could argue he has other issues apart from his legs aren't up to 90 minutes of a relegation battle week in/week out.
Same deal with Carroll, one swallow doesn't make a summer. We need better, we need them in this window.
Didn’t stop him bossing the half. That argument gets wheeled out in most bad patches but I never remember Mark Noble the sprinter. Hats off to him today.
Graft, passion and precision passing as (mostly) always
Andy Carroll, I love you. Just when I was starting to look elsewhere he’s right back again.
Hopefully the board doesn't get sidetracked this window. Midfield is where we need reinforcements and that should be our priority, we desperately need backup to the likes of Lanzini and Noble especially if Fernandes being injured. All the talk about Dembele and the Mawsons' of the world can wait till summer. A functioning midfield will do more for our chances of success as shown by today.
What? Have you no emotions? Do you not live in the minute? Were u not at any moment pissed off with him and what he could have done many a time - but didn't?
But he won it for us....he is forgiven and we all now love him.....that's the way it rolls.
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I take your point but before this game I already knew what he was like, capable of **** and capable of that. Not so long since he scored the best West Ham goal since Di Canio. A hit and miss player he is. A donkey he certainly isn’t. Two superb goals. If he was from Canning Town it would be oh so different. Given the wrong service he won’t perform. There are many many strikers who fit that bill. I’m sure Hernandez would be a revelation if we had Payet putting balls over the top. I just think he’s unfairly treated on the pitch by posters, fairly treated off the pitch.
Kouyate was a disgrace tonight. Hid all night, got himself into to positions where he couldn't receive the ball and jogged all night.
What was Ogbonna doing with Rondon as well? He kept leaving him in 20 yards of space so they were breaking on us all the time.
We've got away with a massive 3 points tonight. With the same rest, they beat us tonight. Thankfully, Moyes looks to be trying to sign players who can play football. Joe Allen would be ideal.
Genius piece of strategy by Moyes,
Deliberately play Obiang & Kouyate in the certainty we'll have a mare in the first half. Convince GSB he needs money for new players, then when thats done, change tactics and get 3 points.
looking at the big picture.....
The highs and lows of supporting West Ham! What has happened to Kouyate? He has gone from being a dynamic box to box player full of energy, to almost a hindrance. He seems to disappear and then gets in the way, very worrying.
New Jersey wrote:The highs and lows of supporting West Ham! What has happened to Kouyate? He has gone from being a dynamic box to box player full of energy, to almost a hindrance. He seems to disappear and then gets in the way, very worrying.
He seems to have had his feet cut off and sown back on the wrong legs, he can't pass or control the ball anymore.
Nobes changed the game when he came on. You could see what it meant to him with the celebration of the goals. If the rest of the team have half of his desire then we will be all right.
Kudo's to Andy for two good goals. First half he was toilet but second half much improved.
Arnie and Lanzini played their part aswell. Rice looks a tidy player,I would start him on Thursday .
Apart from Andy's first goal our crossing into the box tonight was shocking.
Kouyate and Reid need to take some time parked on the bench.