West Ham UNITED vs City's Stars - Wed 1st Feb KO 19:45 London Stadium Fortress
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And perhaps Cheikh back for Southampton game...
Byram got roasted tonight but as he is our only right back he has to play every game from here on in. Crazy situation to find ourselves in
I thought Antonio deserves some praise - he made some amazing runs down the wing, even if they didn't come to much, partly due to lack of options. He certainly put in a shift.
Lanzini played rather like I was saying I thought he had against Boro - getting on the ball, few good dribbles into brick walls or giving the ball away.
Snoddy looked bright. Shame he couldn't have started, as he might have made more of the ball in the brief instants we had it than Lanzini and Feghouli did.
I'd like Antonio and Snodgrass as our wide attacking players from next game. Lanzini behind Carroll. Then when Ayew's back, bring him on for Lanzini if he's not having any joy.
Hard to say what to do to put some harrying and some bite into the midfield: seems like the players out there tonight can play like this when they want to. I find it hard to believe that Bilic told them not to put pressure on the opposition. Actually, not hard to say at all. I said it before: Kouyate must start in midfield when available.
Plus, the whole team moves en masse up and down the pitch so that space is restricted within the lines.
We didn't help by not pressing the ball, you'd've thought that we would've studied Everton's win against them and taken that on board, or is match preparation restricted only to the training ground. ;hmm
Not one of our players would get into their 1st 11
Every one of their squad would get into ours
#simples
Let's move on......
We basically just gave them the goals. I genuinely believe if we didn't gift them the first goal things could have been different. But once that first goal goes in, we collapse all too often.
On the bright side, the atmosphere towards the end wasn't toxic as it has been in previous thrashings we've had at the LS. On to Southampton game then. ;scarf
What gets to me most is that from the beginning of the season we have made error after error in midfield and defence but seem incapable of finding a solution. Given that Bilic was a central defender he doesn't seem to have passed on any kind of tactical knowhow whatsoever.
Apart from players I think a priority in the summer should be to find a decent coaching team. Since Dicks was taken on our defence has been a shambles for the most part and Dan anybody name the rest of our backroom staff and what they're supposed to be doing.
Bilic can't make the players not make any mistakes. It's the players' fault that they are making mistakes.
We know and have to accept that man city are man for man better than us, but in the first half especially, it was men against boys.
Antonio, Carroll and Reid can hold their heads up and Snodgrass looked sharp enough but as for the rest of them..........
"Apart from players I think a priority in the summer should be to find a decent coaching team. Since Dicks was taken on our defence has been a shambles"
Rio offered his services a few weeks ago didn't he. I wonder if his offer still stands ;hmm
We have been properly shellacked, especially at home time after time this season. Only our barely deserved 1-0 wins separate us from where palace and Swansea currently are. If our previous manager had been presiding over this shambles the servers over in Greece would have gone up in smoke by now, such would have been the vitriol..
Yes I believe he is ultimately accountable for what happens on the pitch. That is his job for which he is paid handsomely.
Whatever he is doing in training isn't working. One and two thirds seasons now!
He's had a very long time to get things right in that department IMO
The goals last night were some of the worst school errors we've made all season.
For the first goal, Cresswell passed blind into the middle of the pitch when there was not one of out players within 20yards, that is just shocking.
Even Sunday league know not to do that. Really Really Really Poor.
Should Bilic try mind control tactics and keep them concentrated? These players are being paid tens of thousands of pounds a week. They shouldn't be making these many mistakes and imo, it's their fault.