Southampton (A) 04/02/17 - 15.00 k/o

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  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    I said at the time I thought the Dave's had done well to sign snoddy and fonte. Prem experienced and bang in form, with therefore the ability to immediately improve our first team.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited February 2017
    Have a feeling Obiang's goal is actually Feghouli's. ;hmm

    Think it flicks his heel before going in.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    It only just came across on the TV but when Obiang picked up the ball for his goal the whole West Ham support shouted SHOOOOT. He did and he scored.
    Cue delirium. ;wahoo
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Good day out. The team played well as a unit and although a little concerned when they scored first, what a strike by the way, we looked like the team most likely to win imo. Reid and Jose Font baby were very solid and Kouyate just showed he can, and will, play anywhere. I expect to see him in goal soon. ;biggrin
    I was surprised Feghouli got in above Lanzini, didn't know he had flu, but he put in a shift and is still coming to grips with the PL. Noble had his best game of the season and even timed most of his tackles. Led by example.
    AC did what AC does. Hope he's ok. He took on fluids and possibly a tablet late in the first half so hopefully this was just precautionary. I was pleased with Snodgrass as I wasn't particularly over the moon with his signing but he showed that he is a decent Prem player and will do well for us. Antonio played well in patches but his lack of technique caught him out a few times and he slowness in getting back gave away a number of offsides. Randy did his bit with a couple of decent saves and Cressie didn't really feature, which as a FB is not such a bad thing especially after his poor game on wednesday.

    So who does that leave? ;hmm

    Oh yeah, Pedro Obiang. Fantastic, absolutely fantastic. ;clap ;bowdown ;clap

    Great result, decent performance. Southampton weren't Citeh and we dealt with them accordingly. Roll on the Baggies.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Was it just me but did Obiang's goal reminded anyone else of when Pottsy scored?
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    MrsGrey said:

    Club being classy, as ever.

    'Hammers stuff Saints' is headline of match report on OS.

    ;doh

    Proper footballing term.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    edited February 2017
    Herb

    For fans, yes, for 'media reporting'? Not so much, imo.

    And, separately, didn't think we 'stuffed' them, anyway.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    It was pretty comfortable Grey, and away from home. ;ok
  • uposupos
    Was it just me but did Obiang's goal reminded anyone else of when Pottsy scored?

    Not really - Pottsy's goal dribbled through the goalie's legs and did not even reach the net!
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Yeah but I was watching the slo-mo replay on MotD....
  • HammerwombatHammerwombat
    I didn't see the game yesterday, missed motd last night and this morning, but reading the stats on the BBC website, it don't look like we were 2 goals better than the saints? Where did we dominate? In midfield?
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Hammerwombat said:

    Where did we dominate? In midfield?

    No. In Hampshire

  • KuchinghammerKuchinghammer
    wombat: most agree we were never really troubled. Sat back at 3-1, which is where their stats looked better than they (S.ton) actually were.
    I'd predicted this as 2-1 loss, but didn't want to add to the pre-match gloom. Very happy to be wrong about that. And the new ref had a good game, too. ;clap
  • LukerzLukerz
    May as well stick with Kouyate at RB for the foreseeable. Much more reliable than Byram.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited February 2017
    Garth Crooks had Antonio, at RB in his team of the week.

    (And managed to get in his obligatory dig at the stadium, for good measure. ;lol )
    http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38873741
  • TheMadcapLaughsTheMadcapLaughs
    Only saw snippets of the game but we played much better as a team and the movement overall was better than it has been for a while, particularly up front.
    I agree with Garth, best Antonio has played at right back, faultless ;puzzled
  • HammerwombatHammerwombat
    "That dreadful stadium they call home"

    Thanks Garth, your opinion is duly noted and ignored.
  • eskimokingeskimoking
    Don't hold back Garth, tell us what you really think.
  • alderzalderz
    edited February 2017
    I can't be bothered to trawl back from my old comments, but at the start of the season when we didn't have a right back I said that I thought Kouyaté would be a decent right back, and it turns out, as expected, I am 100% right, and, even more expected, wonderful.

    ;diva
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    "good fortune to play away from that dreadful ground they call home."

    Can't wait to go for my first game....

    Alderz - I think Kouyate can do a job just about anywhere on the pitch. ;ok
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited February 2017
    I don't know if anybody ever reads the 10 Talking Points from the Weekend's Football column in the Grauniad?
    This week's is particularly rubbish ;lol

    It's all about how we have changed our buying policy from foreign to home grown (Fonte) and how that is working well for us. ;doh

    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/feb/06/premier-league-ten-talking-points-from-weekend-action

  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    eski/vorse

    A couple of weeks ago, when Carroll (I think it was) made his team of the week, he prefaced his remarks with a reference to a soulless concrete dustbowl (or words to that effect). ;lol
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    MrsGrey his a card, isn't he...
  • alderzalderz
    The most ridiculous thing about his article this week, IMO, is that he put Antonio in at RB despite playing up front, and then only mentioned him in passing in his "analysis". He's absolutely dreadful.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    edited February 2017
    Alderz, you think Antonio is "absolutely dreadful"? ;hmm

    ;wink
  • PengemanPengeman
    It was an excellent team display. Some commentators here refer to match statistics about possession and the number of shots etc, but that is only a part of the story. Stats don't say much about team work, quality of passes or chances. Lots of tippy-tappy passes, side way passes and poor shots add up the stats but don't show aggression, teamwork or quality of attack/defence. I thoroughly enjoyed the game and despite conceding the first goal WHU never looked like losing. It was excellent all round teamwork and Obiang and Snodgrass stood out for me.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    edited February 2017
    Personally thought it was Obiangs best game (not just because he scored) but he snuffed out a lot of Southamptons attacks and when they did get a shooting opportunity he was usually there to give the striker or midfielder something to think about than get a clean strike off.

    Noble seemed to release the ball a bit earlier, still to slow for more liking but seems like Slaven or someone has pointed out he needs to act quicker than he previously has been with the ball.
  • alderzalderz
    Pengeman

    Depends what stats you look at.

    Tackles attempted/won, fouls conceded, mistakes forced, interceptions, blocks, clearances, chances created, through balls, % chances inside the box, distance covered are all good indications of the things you mention.

    The issue with 'stats' are that people talk about possession as if it's the only one that matters, and it really isn't.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    edited February 2017
    But the old saying of 'There's only one stat that matters' still holds good and we won that 3-1.
  • alderzalderz
    Herb

    I think we learnt from a number of posters on this site during the Sam Allardyce reign that the only stat that matters isn't the only stat that matters.
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