West Ham vs Huddersfield 11.09.17 Match Thread
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Although, that's why (imo) much analysis of the table at this stage of the season is pointless. Whether you are doing well or doing badly, it (table) really isn't significant.
There's a reason they play 38 games.
We were fortunate. Much improved effort. But we won due to a huge deflection and a scramble from a corner.
That direct style won't work all season.
But we wanted it more and won due to a desire and fire in our bellies.
Lets now build on it.
Three at the back definitely the preferred system.
Agree with earlier comment, some shooting practice is needed.
Did we miss Noble? Nope!
If, all season, we play most games in the opposition third, and restrict them to almost no chances, I suspect we will do OK.
Two articles in the Grauniad. Two different headlines.
1. West Ham give Slaven Bilic respite as lucky break earns win over Huddersfield
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2. The Hammers haul themselves off the foot of the table with a hard-fought but deserved win over the Terriers.
However, for now I am overchuffed, and can advance with the rest of my week with a proper roof on me boat! ;scarf
Shout out to Cress today. He was excellent after getting a lot of flack recently. Cracking corners.
4-4-2 with a midfield diamond? Might get all our best players to start?
tbh, I know we paid a lot for Arnie but I'm sort of thinking he's a luxury player (in this team, for us, at the mo - because he's not good enough defensively/out of possession). So really I'd just be looking for how to fit Lanzini back in to the starting line-up. We need him on free kicks. Amongst other things.
Hope Bilic haters will over the web will keep things quiet. He could really do a great job and if so we want him to stay with us.
Well played West Ham. A lot of positives! Never seen us press with so much desire and so high up the pitch.
As for individuals, Antonio back to his best, Zab most certainly is not here to see out his career, looked like a man possessed at times and Carroll showed intent even if needing a couple of games to get up to speed. Kouyate also makes a difference as he looks so awkward to play against.
I think there is no starting place for Noble as couldn't see him adding to that team today, especially when you put Lanzini and Arto into the mix, for me should play a role from the bench when trying to see out matches now.
That was a start but we really now must take something from the weekend, even if only a point.
As for Huddersfield I was really impressed with the defence as were very well organised and I don't see them going down. The one shocker was for the first goal, a premier league defender turning his back on the ball is simply not on. Imagine Ginge doing that! He would stand facing a cannonball.
Agree we play better with 3 at the back but I think a bigger deal was Kouyate's return and Obiang and Antonio playing well giving us more of a presence. We couldn't have played that kind of intense pressing game without them. AC also gave them something to think about, Reid cleared up well in defense and the full backs pushed a lot.
We always look worse without Kouyate in midfield.
There has to be a solution that doesn't stick Hernandez on the wing and fits Lanzini in.
Huddersfield may lament the first goal but we totally deserved the win, whole team gave 100% and how many times can we truly say that, special shout out for Zab and Antonio.
Was puzzled at the substitution but it paid off so kudos.
COYI
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The team looked fantastic, if a little clumsy at times on the ball -I'm thinking of Kouyate here especially, but a bit more practice and ball time should solve that.
Antonio deserves an extra helping of ice cream for that performance. He is probably still running this morning.
Carroll came back after 316 months' injury and played 81 minutes, and as usual played from the heart, acting as much as our first (and sometimes second of third) line of defence as well as getting almost everything that came from the air.
And Tom Ince will not be at Huddersfield this time next year.
Back 3/5 is the way to go, not every game but much more often. We've missed Kouyate, always maintained that pound for pound he was the best signing of the last 4-5 years when you think how much we paid for him
Was really surprised that Hernandez came off and not Carroll considering his injury record. It may not always be pretty but we look a lot more dangerous when Andy is playing and the bloke can never ever be faulted for his work ethic / effort. I have no idea what goal / assist stats Ayew has but they must be decent.
Credit to the fans, they got behind the team and happy birthday to Slav, he deserved that and let's hope this is the start of all sacking talk being put to bed.
coyi
Not even 316 days ;doh
When you need a win, you can live with it. But hopefully we'll vary up our style as and when we move up the table.
We knocked it up to Carroll, but we also built from the back and tried to use the width well, and for the most part were successful with that.
I know they're all ifs, but if Kouyaté doesn't fluff his lines in the first half, if Hernandez shoots a fraction lower, of Kouyaté had got on the end of Carroll's cross shot, if Collins hadn't stuck his boot out and taken Cresswell's freekick off out of Carroll's path, we could have had 4-5 goals last night.
Yes, Ince hit the bar. But had the game gone differently we would have been out of sight by then anyway. We created a bunch of good chances, we didn't look troubled at all, we defended resolutely, and a few of our players gave their best performances in god know how long.