Michail Antonio signs

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  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    1st away goal too ;ok
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Yeah... Not bad for a defender, I mean wing back, I mean midfielder, winger/striker! Does he play in goal too? It's about time he put in a shift as well, seems a bit lazy ;wink
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    ;carew

    Although he was lucky not to get a 2nd yellow for that thump on Robles.

    Hope he doesn't make that a part of his game ;pray
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Tbh, before the goal I thought he was having one of his less impressive games.

    He's fab.
  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    Only done it to con you Grey ;lol
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    bazWHUusa said:

    Yeah... Not bad for a defender, I mean wing back, I mean midfielder, winger/striker! Does he play in goal too? It's about time he put in a shift as well, seems a bit lazy ;wink

    ;lol
  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    On goals on Sunday right now ;ok
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    His mum wouldn't let him sign for Spurs at 14 because of the commute and he had to do his homework. Asked how he felt about that - "I cried"

    Asked how he felt when Dimi scored yesterday - "Outrageous feeling. Every win should be like that, don't want 3-0 want 3-2 from behind and last minute winners"

    Great stuff
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    ;lol

    That's ok for him but what about us older folks worried about our hearts?
  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    What a buy he's been, can't blame him for the RB stuff.

    Great 7m spent
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    HOTY runner up ;clap

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  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    What a season this guy has had - bear in mind he wasn't given a chance for quite a while (wrongly IMO), and must have felt quite frustrated. He then got a look in, grabbed his chance with both hands and hasn't looked back

    Brilliant, simply brilliant.
  • NEoldironNEoldiron
    Baracks, for me, his attitude reminds me of my other favourite player of all time at West Ham, the great Billy Bonds - he bleeds claret and blue. ;clap
  • cuzcuz
    NEoldiron i had to agree
  • Dodger58Dodger58
    Ditto
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    He plays the game like he is really enjoying himself.
  • MarkNobleLocalHeroMarkNobleLocalHero
    edited May 2016
    I used to really enjoy the way Momo Diame ran at and frightened defences, occasionally, when he felt like it (or thought a big team was watching?).

    Mikhail though, he is an altogther different kind of beast, on another level. He does it all the time for 90 minutes no stopping (well he does get a break after 45 minutes), from back to front and then back again.

    The energy is amazing, no one is going to push him off the ball and he has real skill. One of the delights of the season (amongst many) is seeing him carry the ball all the way to their goal line riding challenges in the tightest of situations and to hold on to the ball.

    He can do right back but would be so much more useful (and concerning to the opposition) up front.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
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  • madridhammermadridhammer
    Yeah,he's impressed me too.In any other year he would be signing of the season.Love his attitude & looking at some of the other players around him I'm actually fairly optimistic about us at the moment.I say fairly because I'm used to decades of failure & under achievement!
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    I know I have been shamelessly beating this guy's drum (for which I make no apology), but as the season has just ended, thought I'd just post a couple of stats of our attacking midfielder (right back) and Spurs attacking midfielder Dele Ali

    Antonio - 31 appearances 9 goals
    Ali - 46 appearances 10 goals

    I suspect Ali hasn't played too many of his games at r/b

    Sure Ali also has a number of assists, but Michail will have too.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Alli 10, Antonio 4.

    Not sure why you are comparing a winger to a midfielder though. ;hmm
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    There are a lot of things to like about him, one that I will pick out is he doesn't mind crossing and also uses both feet to cross.

    After years of having wide men that either were scared to cross could never beat the first man or only could use one foot....

    Added to that of course he can play 10 positions is hungry can score and has lots of pace, what's not to like...

    I hope his goal celebrations take a back seat, have noticed a few times now teams mates stopping them and having a little word. I think AC was saying in the last game let's concentrate on winning.
  • SarawakammerSarawakammer
    It was almost scary to see how he improved his game. From looking really lost in the first, to improving his passing, and once the first flukey goal went in, he was unstoppable. I've not seen a better wide player in terms of all-round performance since.... um.... ;hmm
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Devo
  • Ravel49Ravel49
    DB8 ;run
  • Colchester_IronColchester_Iron
    Mark Robson?
  • McHammerMcHammer
    http://talksport.com/football/west-ham-chief-david-gold-tells-middlesbrough-dream-over-michail-antonio-links-160525197258

    dream on Boro


  • SarawakammerSarawakammer
    How was Devo's tackling? That's my point - others may be better in one or two departments than Antonio, but he can do it all, and that's very unusual for any wide man ;bowdown
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Devo had a moustache

    #toptrumps
  • NEoldironNEoldiron
    What puzzles be about Antonio, is why Bilic took so long to give him a chance. It's strange that it took a RB's (Jenko) injury before starting him as he was surely bought as a wide forward. Or have I got that wrong ;hmm
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