West Ham Utd 2-3 Leeds Utd (16/1/22)

[Diogenes]

Both defences are very poor. This could end up 5-5.
Strange game.

[smuts]

The midfield and defence have been atrocious. Dawson apart, the back 4 has been horrific.

Cresswell half asleep, Coufal doing his second season Schemmel/Ilunga impression once again and Diop a constant disaster waiting to happen.

If this doesn’t get Moyes to pull his finger out and bring in some reinforcements before the wheels fall off then I don't know what will.

[Los Martillos]

HT. I can't see this staying 2-1 for much longer. Both defences look poor.

[OFT]

Rice is busting a gut for us.

[IronRhino]

Good job James is hopeless

We have 2 goals in us second half, but can we stop Leeds getting another one?

[Turtlecharityracer]

Hmmmmm......

[wolf359]

Rice is busting a gut for us.

But leaving massive holes behind him. Lanzini is not capable of holding the fort like Tommy.

[hammerman11]

Probably the worst we have been all season .
Nothing on bench to change it.
Let's hope we see the new west ham in the second half

['stone hammer]

Losing aside it's been a very entertaining game. Hopefully Leeds will tire in the second half.

[Peaches]

Terrible first half. Our back 4 look like a pub team compared to Leeds. We need to bring Johnson on for Coufal, he seems to be lost without Soucek. We also need to get Bowen on the ball more. Goal aside he’s been anonymous. Antonio also needs to get in the box. Rice has been our only decent player.
Regardless of what the result is at full time, we can’t wait any longer to bring some players in.

[DannyboyDJL]

You can see they all look leggy. Probably the worst team to play after a midweek game and missing Soucek. They are just banging the ball over the top and stretching us. Don't know how we'll change it to be honest unless they start to fade a bit as well

[Burnley Hammer]

Defending all over the place. Distribution out from the back even worse (as I've been complaining about for quite a few weeks now)

[MK-Hammer]

It’s the midfield…..not getting close enough…..Lanzini Vlasic & Fornals not causing any trouble……Antonio not pulling their defence about ………and we can’t string 3 passes together…..Moyes has got to lay into them at half time

[Billy Bonds boots]

We look tired, they have dawson and diop in knots, coufal not himself, rice is the key when he runs at em there scared,

Fab couid have done better with there 1st

[Ironing Board]

Leeds worthy of their lead at the moment. Need to tighten up in the second half.

[Kitt the car]

Quite an even game, Leeds have been more ruthless and clinical and can defend properly as a team (apart from corners)

If they sit back and counter us in the second half , they'll batter us with pace considering we struggle to break any team down who sit all players behind the ball.

We need to strengthen midfield to stop allowing them to flood it and protect our god awful defence a bit more.

Leeds defence is also doing a job on not allowing there to be space restricting the attacking movements of Bowen, Vlasic, Antonio (and Cress/coufal). We're only winning balls by coming deep to collect it

[Long Shot]

Something seems disconnected with Vlasic and Bowen seeing little if the ball. Maybe full backs not pushing up ifae enough, Rice being a bit selfish and not playing them in, Lanzini not pulling the strings when we are in possession? Hopefully the coaches can fix it

[prophet:marginal]

But leaving massive holes behind him. Lanzini is not capable of holding the fort like Tommy.

Agreed; Soucek has a role that, in reality, few can also perform.

Manu should be further forward.

[bonzosbeard]

Fredericks for Coufal at half time for me.

[BobbyMooreLower]

We are wide open in the middle of the park. Rice playing indulgently and Lanzini too lightweight.

Get Kral on and tell him to sit in front of the back four.

Kral is not the answer here