He actually improved quite a lot under Bruce towards the end. Full credit to the player.
West Ham Utd 1-1 Newcastle Utd (19/2/22)
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Re: ⚽ West Ham Utd v Newcastle Utd: match thread
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Yeah, I said earlier on in the thread that I thought he was the best player on the pitch.
Picking up on a few other themes from the last couple of pages:
- Our game management is really poor. Twice in two weeks we've gone from going in at half time 1-0 up to losing a silly goal and giving the opposition impetus. Keep the ball, pass it between the defence and keeper, make fouls in positions far away from our goal, whatever.
- Yarmolenko, whatever your thoughts about him, can and does often make something happen when he's on the pitch. In the last 10 minutes, I don't care if he's going to track their wide player back because what we need then is inventiveness and somebody to pull something out the hat. He can do that.
- Fredericks was diabolical. His positioning was abysmal all through that half. I don't know if he was still feeling an injury because he was really not good.
- How many times were Newcastle midfielders the wrong side of ours? The same happened against Leeds to so it seems like it is something tactical.
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Re: ⚽ West Ham Utd v Newcastle Utd: match thread
Yeah I was impressed too. Played deeper than I expected but he used the ball really well, not dissimilar to Lanzini in that position but he has a sharp turn of pace too.
It maybe wasn’t the most entertaining match yesterday but I thought it was two decent teams nullifying each other. The weather didn’t help either team, wet, cold and windy. They matched us physically and I don’t think I’ve seen Soucek lose so many headers before.
Unfortunately Newcastle are a decent team now. Both teams had some half chances but in the main, both keepers didn’t have many saves to make. I thought Dawson and Zouma were our best players, and their CBs stood out too… tells you something about the game.
It maybe wasn’t the most entertaining match yesterday but I thought it was two decent teams nullifying each other. The weather didn’t help either team, wet, cold and windy. They matched us physically and I don’t think I’ve seen Soucek lose so many headers before.
Unfortunately Newcastle are a decent team now. Both teams had some half chances but in the main, both keepers didn’t have many saves to make. I thought Dawson and Zouma were our best players, and their CBs stood out too… tells you something about the game.
Re: ⚽ West Ham Utd v Newcastle Utd: match thread
Interesting that joelinton received many plaudits for his performance yesterday. I agree, but he's always put in a shift even when he was playing up top, he just wasn't a good finisher. His fee was excessive but that's not his fault. I always though if you could combine him and haller into one player he'd be unstoppable!
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Re: ⚽ West Ham Utd v Newcastle Utd: match thread
I stand by my previous comments - Newcastle are ****.
Re: ⚽ West Ham Utd v Newcastle Utd: match thread
Not sure game management was the problem. Against both Leicester and Newcastle we looked relatively comfortable, you can’t account for individual errors - Cresswell handball or Rice heading it the wrong way. It wasn’t like we were conceding loads of chances before the goals, and we’re not that much better than either of those teams to think we should be completely dominating the game.ChzMff wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 8:28 am Yeah, I said earlier on in the thread that I thought he was the best player on the pitch.
Picking up on a few other themes from the last couple of pages:
- Our game management is really poor. Twice in two weeks we've gone from going in at half time 1-0 up to losing a silly goal and giving the opposition impetus. Keep the ball, pass it between the defence and keeper, make fouls in positions far away from our goal, whatever.
As for why these individual errors are creeping in - especially from previously reliable players - maybe this is mental fatigue from playing so many games, maybe they’ve just randomly come along together, maybe the team is a bit flat from the transfer window. Hopefully Moyes will get to the bottom of it.
Re: ⚽ West Ham Utd v Newcastle Utd: match thread
I don't think we looked comfortable at any point on Saturday.
Zouma had the ball near the half line and then played a needless 30 yard diagonal that was easily cut out. Just pass sideways between your fellow defenders and keep the ball for a minute to get you into half time, particularly when you're fortunate to be up.
Zouma had the ball near the half line and then played a needless 30 yard diagonal that was easily cut out. Just pass sideways between your fellow defenders and keep the ball for a minute to get you into half time, particularly when you're fortunate to be up.
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Re: ⚽ West Ham Utd v Newcastle Utd: match thread
Form is temporary, even the very best sides go through bad spells, considering we've had a pretty astonishing 18months or so, we were due a slump at some point, regardless of January signing, I reckon.
We'll get there again, this is a different West Ham United.
We'll get there again, this is a different West Ham United.
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Re: ⚽ West Ham Utd v Newcastle Utd: match thread
We only looked good because Man U, Spurs and Arsenal were so out of form. Now they are getting their act together we are back to battling Wolves, Southampton and the rest of the middle to relegation teams. We now look ordinary at best. We had a chance and dropped the ball.
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I hope you are right SH, all of us that have been watching The Irons for 40-50+ years find it hard to not expect us to "come down with the Christmas decorations"....an annoyingly accurate quote from many opposition fans
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We looked good because we were good, some of the results and performances speak for themselves.Georgee Paris wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 12:49 pm We only looked good because Man U, Spurs and Arsenal were so out of form. Now they are getting their act together we are back to battling Wolves, Southampton and the rest of the middle to relegation teams. We now look ordinary at best. We had a chance and dropped the ball.
I'm not talking about League positions though, to be honest, as we certainly haven't looked anyway near a top four side since Christmas.
But talking about form, we started the season like a steam train, and had some smashing results, compare that to Wolves who were the opposite, but are now on a very good run of form.
Things can change quickly.
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Speaking of Haller, he’s been linked with a summer move to Bayern.
And we sold him at a loss!
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Re: ⚽ West Ham Utd v Newcastle Utd: match thread
There is something to be said in that. I wouldn't argue about the performances being poor but the West Ham I have supported for well over 50 years generally don't get last minute equalisers/winners especially when a major cup shock is on the cards.
I remember when a poor performance by us was a 4-0 defeat against a team who hadn't won in ages or didn't win for another 10 games.
That is three league games on the trot that me and my mates said we would have lost that a couple of yeas ago.
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Re: ⚽ West Ham Utd v Newcastle Utd: match thread
With the cost of match tickets these days I think pepple are more than entitled to show their displeasure if they they think they have been served up a pile of crap.
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I've never really thought about it that way.
(and I don't go to matches)
But, if that was the real reason behind the booing - surely some might just decide to not buy a ticket, as opposed to go there and boo players who have little control over the cost of the seat?
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We have looked poor, but we have still managed 5 points from 9 in our last three outings. The old West Ham probably would have drawn with Watford, and then lost to both Leicester and Newcastle.
Yes we do look knackered and I blame underinvestment both in the summer and especially in January. But I trust Moyes to pick us up out of the slump.
Yes we do look knackered and I blame underinvestment both in the summer and especially in January. But I trust Moyes to pick us up out of the slump.
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Re: ⚽ West Ham Utd v Newcastle Utd: match thread
Interesting:
Dawson has scored 19 goals in the Premier League since the start of 2014-15 - more than any other central defender - with 14 of those coming via headers.