Was not meant to be. Not sure why Moyes did that. Rice had already picked the ball up to take it… Oh well , 1 point lost rather than 3 … But Moyes you ….. let us down there imo
Moyes has been great since he came back, but we've been pretty poor in almost every game against the top four.
Too cautious, too respectful, and I really don't get why. Fair enough if you're battling relegation but why not just go for these games a bit more?
And bringing Noble on to take the pen was just terrible. Could see that miss coming a million miles away.
He has an awful lot of credit in the bank, but his stance on a striker has already back-fired. Having to bring on Yarmolenko, who somehow managed to look knackered immediately, is the result of not getting adequate cover for Antonio.
Every West Ham defender would have known what Lingard was going to do with that ball and would have tried to stop him cutting in but Zouma probably wouldn’t have but he had far too much room to start with.
Think Moyes had a shocker - Vlasic spent most of the game trying to play LWB which he was rubbish at. Defending a point was the priority and Moyes kept sending on attackers meaning Bowen had to play RWB with Fornals going back where he belonged , Yarmo was a waste of a shirt and the penalty decision = so gutted but the best team won
If I was Rice and was having thoughts of moving, taking the penalty away from him and giving it to a cold Noble, that would settle it for me. Bad decision
Game over: ref Atkinson certainly didn’t cover himself in glory today… For such an experienced ref he missed a few today… Sorry Alderz, your time is up!!!! And on a positive, apart from Lingard goal where he should have done more, Zouma was excellent
Gutted with the outcome. there is thin margin between hero ad zero. If Noble had scored Moyes' substitution would have been hailed as a masterclass in substitution. It didn't work. So many are castigating him. Noble is the past , we need t move on Surely, out of the the other on-field players someone can take penalties.
We don't look like scoring from any free-kicks or corners. Today, we were up against a class team and struggled It shows that gap that we still need bridge. We didn't have anyone on the bench who could change the game or offer anything different. Yarmalenko did little. I expect the result to be the same on Wednesday. Let us hope our fortunes change next Saturday.
If I was Rice and was having thoughts of moving, taking the penalty away from him and giving it to a cold Noble, that would settle it for me. Bad decision
Well he should've scored his penalty penalty, no?
Our penalties have been awful om not surprised moyes thought Noble was the best bet
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Too cautious, too respectful, and I really don't get why. Fair enough if you're battling relegation but why not just go for these games a bit more?
And bringing Noble on to take the pen was just terrible. Could see that miss coming a million miles away.
We saw this in England v Italy. Its just nonsensical.
Not sure why Moyes did that.
Rice had already picked the ball up to take it…
Oh well , 1 point lost rather than 3 …
But Moyes you ….. let us down there imo
I actually think that we were lucky that the penalty was not given against Ronaldo just before our debacle.
I feel that we were worthy of a point, but what a poor managerial decision at the end, unbelievable
I hope we never ever do such a stupid thing again.
Hope he will learn from this…
It doesn’t get more West Ham than that
I don't get why we don't give it to our set play takers. Cresswell or Bowen? Just pick a player & stick to it. Shambles.
ref Atkinson certainly didn’t cover himself in glory today…
For such an experienced ref he missed a few today…
Sorry Alderz, your time is up!!!!
And on a positive, apart from
Lingard goal where he should have done more, Zouma was excellent
Just too many goals going in that I feel are sloppy. He commands his box & we don’t go 2-1 down. Spills the first goal.
there is thin margin between hero ad zero. If Noble had scored Moyes' substitution would have been hailed as a masterclass in substitution. It didn't work. So many are castigating him. Noble is the past , we need t move on Surely, out of the the other on-field players someone can take penalties.
We don't look like scoring from any free-kicks or corners. Today, we were up against a class team and struggled It shows that gap that we still need bridge. We didn't have anyone on the bench who could change the game or offer anything different. Yarmalenko did little. I expect the result to be the same on Wednesday. Let us hope our fortunes change next Saturday.
Rice
Cresswell
Bowen
Fornals
Lanzini
Surely any of those could have scored that penalty
Our penalties have been awful om not surprised moyes thought Noble was the best bet