Watford 1-3 West Ham Utd (24/08/19)

[Morocco Mole]

What the ****'s Yarmolenko doing?

Why didn’t he just put it in? It’s not a ****ing school game.

[Georgee Paris]

Yarmo was like a behrami style runner - bit of a Labrador

[Cellar-door]

Yarmolenko is struggling, asssume he comes off for either Antonio or Fornals at the half. Understandable for the injury he's coming back from, but he is hurting the team right now.

[61dicksey]

Think Yarmo and Fredericks are doing alright down that flank. Getting round the back a fair bit, overlaps working well, just sharpen the pencil on the final ball and we'll get something.

Going forward yes but defending scarey

[Up the Junction]

45+2' | 1-1

A Watford cross comes in from the right (again). A shot is mishit (again).

[Crossd_Hammrs]

Why is masuaku, and a few of theirs too, wearing a long sleeve under shirt?

Compression? UV protection?

[Up the Junction]

45+3' | 1-1

Yarmolenko finds Anderson who darts into the box but is pushed wide. The resulting shot is easy for Foster.

[Up the Junction]

49:15 | HT 1-1

West Ham have a free kick as Anderson is felled. It's a poor one though and the whistle is immediately blown for half time.

[Paolopaul]

Antonio on at half time again surely.

[Morocco Mole]

Exciting game and there to be won for either side.

I still can’t believe Yarmolenko didn’t score. It was a tap in. Also think Haller could’ve put himself about a bit more.

Get lazy and slow Yarmolenko off and bring lazy but fast Antonio on please....

[Coops]

Antonio on at half time again surely.

Yes please.

[BondsoBob]

]Compression? UV protection?[/quote]


Modern footballers really are a bunch of tarts.
Can you imagine Billy Bonds ever wearing a man bra? Or wearing a shirt under a shirt, or gloves? Whatever the weather or conditions.

[Ben]

If Fredericks could pick out a West Ham player with his crosses he’d be a £40m right back.

He can barely lift the ball off the ground for some reason, looks really nervous to me.. reminds me of watching ty mears

[Universidad-de-Chile]

Mixed feelings about this game...

We are certainly not playing bad.

but inconsistent...

Anderson is such a beauty of a player... everything he does is always MAGIC involved..

[Up the Junction]

49:15 | HT 1-1

Both teams score, both teams hit (or graze) the post. Both teams look susceptible defensively. So far, Noble's inclusion over Wilshere hasn't made West Ham's midfield any less porous. I'll see you on the other side.

[delbert]

Fab is amazing, but he's the worst distributor at keeper I've ever seen, just boots it to nobody and suddenly the opponent is breaking into our 18.

A problem exacerbated by out field players excessively using him as an out instead of being able to find a forward pass..........

[Cellar-door]

Lot of options for Pelle here at the break. Yarmo seems the obvious player to come off. Question is who comes on. 3 options to me.

1. Like for like, Antonio on as a winger
2. Fornals into the middle with Lanzini moving oustide
3. Chicha on as a 2nd striker moving to the 4-2-2-2

[Beavis Danzig]

good game of football really. both teams turned up for the most part.

[bubbles1966]

It's there to be won . No one is having a stinker, but no one is stellar either.

We look threatening, but so do they.

[Aceface]

Fredericks: the pace of Kyle Walker but the ball skills of James Collins