dodger wrote:Just back.
Can't say i've read the whole thread but i've read the last page, and those who slagged off Dailly today were a disgrace, both on this thread and at the match. The fact he was jeered when on the ball and lamented with every little mistake made me embarassed to be a West Ham fan. The irony being IMO he was just about our best player today, except for Harewood after he came on.
Usually I defend our support at home games but today's was shocking. That said, Pardew made a HUGE error in team selection. The one area we are strong in reserve...IS f*cking CENTRAL DEFENSE! And yet, the defense is the one area without any changes. Also we were desperate for a winger and if Matty doesn't play on Monday we don't stand a chance.
Ratings:
Walker-6 Could do nothing with any of the goals
Konchesky-5 Yes he hit the post, but in general his crossing was awful and defensively very dodgy.
Ferdinand-6 Not many specific mistakes but distribution poor.
Gabbidon-4 Form has really slipped recently i'm afraid, keeps playing players onside (especially Lua Lua today) and too many errors.
Scaloni- 1 Beyond awful. Came forward, lost the ball, then was out of position leaving us completely exposed. This scenario was repeated time and again. He is slow, a poor passer and stands off far too much. Deportivo must be laughing.
Clarke-2 Almost as bad as Scaloni, but he went off so is spared a 1. Was playing left midfield but seemed to want to run away from the ball most of the time, that is on the three occasions he did decide to run...will never be a Premiership player.
Reo-Coker-4 Never in the game, looked off and weak.
Dailly-7 Won lots of headers and worked his socks off in the face of much adversity. Was a greater threat than any of our other players in the first half due to arial threat.
Katan-5 Pointless, did nothing.
Sheringham-5 Another open goal scored, but he is passed it.
Zamora-4 Reminded me of the ***** he used to produce. Come on Bobby you're much better than you showed today...
SUBS
Harewood-9 Great effort, determination and quality. Incredibly unlucky with rocket which hit the bar...IMO our only hope for a victory on Monday...
Benayoun-7 Brought much needed skill and invention, but too little too late.
Fletcher-6 Not enough time.
I have to admit I won't give a toss about this result should we win on Monday night, but to be honest, I can't see it...
Well said there on all counts to be honest Dodger. I totally agree with you about the Dailly situation and there were worse players out there today. Scaloni is EASILY the worst player at West Ham United and makes Tomas Repka look world class. He is slap dash at everything he does and shows why Dailly doesn't deserve the singling out that everyone seems to 'get off' on doing. If you want to find a player that merits it, Scaloni is your man. He's here for his own ends, earning a nice little sum and playing with little enthusiasm or concentration. Absolute ****.
I felt sympathy for Dailly but Walker too. He came back today on a day which would have meant the world to him after nearly a year of misery. He had to then contend with a god awful display that led to him conceding four goals. What a way to come back, I feel for him no doubt about that.
Defence was dire but the midfield did f*** all to hold things together. Reo-Coker was not looking sharp (is he still struggling in reality?) and Clarke might as well have not been on the pitch for all the work he put in. Dailly worked his plums off and for those of you who trashed him, what exactly did he have to work with? Clarke/Katan/Reo-Coker all having mares so it doesn't leave Dailly with much support or back up. If three of your midfield are playing dire, what chance does the back line have?
People can blame Pardew all they like but this was a blinding chance for reserve players to stake a claim and quite frankly those individuals blew it for the team and themselves.