West Ham : Randolph, Antonio, Cresswell, Reid, Ogbonna, Noble (C), Kouyate, Moses, Lanzini, Payet, Carroll.
Subs: Spiegel, Tomkins, Valencia, Obiang, Sakho, Collins, Emenike.
Swansea: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Amat, Kingsley, Ki, Cork (C), Fer, Routledge, Barrow, Ayew.
Subs: Nordfeldt, Rangel, Fulton, Britton, Gorre, Emnes, Gomis.
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Saturday 21st of September
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West Ham v Chelsea
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moore 6 legend ..
Yes it was totally *iss poor today allround .. A lot of the lads let Slav down but "imo" Slav got the starting lineup wrong anyway .. Sakho should have started with Antonio for a change being allowed to play in his Favourite position .. What a total disaster .. Albeit to be honest I personally am not that bothered about being in the Europa League !
Just got back
Just got back on a train full of pissed up forest fans who took great delight in letting me know how many goals we let in ( twats ).
I took a mate with me today ( his 1st & last visit ) queued up 3/4 hr at nathans ( worth it ) just before we entered the shop there was a guy crying as he said it was his last time in there.
We both managed a pint at the Boleyn ( packed out ) and even saw and had my photo taken with 2 of my boyhood hero's Ron Boyce and Trevor Brooking, after 90 min seeing them two made my day in the end. Enough been said on here about the game, what matches I've seen this season has took me back on how well we have played so seeing us come a cropper against the taffs brought it back down to earth, I just hope the team will be up for it for one last go against manure on Tues night....as for me I'm off to Doncaster with our local pub to see if my home team Burton Albion can get promoted tomorrow....
Well just like west ham we
Well just like west ham we couldn't have picked a worse time to go off the boil ,couple of points ,what the fuck is Antoinio doin playing right full ,Cress had a stinker usually so reliable, it seems to me Lanz has gone right down the U bend while Payet too seems to have?dropped a gear ,all round bad show ,must try harder
Bubbles were busted
Poor all round performance. Bilic should now think of bringing in players like Samuelson, Oxford etc. The team were outpaced and outmanoeuvred by a makeshift Swansea team. Swansea looked like they were fighting for a Champions League spot and West Ham looked like a team that were suffering from a bad hangover from all that celebration. Yes, Tompkins has done pretty well at right back and no doubt would have got a lot of support from Antonio if he moved into the right wing slot.
Swansea were a far more composed team when they struck at goal. Ogbonna, Carroll, Payet etc missed some glorious chances to score. Not one good delivery in the box from either of the wingers or from set pieces. Fabianski was definite the man of the match as he read the minds of all the West Ham players.
Randolph made just one save today otherwise, not very inspiring. Cresswell was poor, and barely contributed to any West Ham offensive moves. Reid and Ogbonna were both at sixes and sevens today. Antonio was great when he moved forward but was asked to cover too much ground, especially with a non existent right winger like Moses in the mix of things today. Kouyate looked lively so I could not understand why he was sacrificed along with the other Lanzini who was fading towards the end as was the case with Payet. This was Payet's most disappointing performance of the season. Noble was below par with his lack of pace and invention. Okay, how many times did Carroll touch the ball? He was outmuscled in the air, and was not enthusiastic to be on the pitch. His hesitation when he could have scored from the corner kick, instead created a counter attack that resulted in Swansea scoring their fourth goal. Sakho was one of the better players when he was brought on as a substitute.
Lawro got it wrong again when he predicted a 2-0 win for the Hamners. Hope he predicts a 2-0 win for Man U, as he would most probably get that definitely wrong.
We require to start a petition with moving Antonio to right wing. Okay??
Bubbles were busted
Poor all round performance. Bilic should now think of bringing in players like Samuelson, Oxford etc. The team were outpaced and outmanoeuvred by a makeshift Swansea team. Swansea looked like they were fighting for a Champions League spot and West Ham looked like a team that were suffering from a bad hangover from all that celebration. Yes, Tompkins has done pretty well at right back and no doubt would have got a lot of support from Antonio if he moved into the right wing slot.
Swansea were a far more composed team when they struck at goal. Ogbonna, Carroll, Payet etc missed some glorious chances to score. Not one good delivery in the box from either of the wingers or from set pieces. Fabianski was definite the man of the match as he read the minds of all the West Ham players.
Randolph made just one save today otherwise, not very inspiring. Cresswell was poor, and barely contributed to any West Ham offensive moves. Reid and Ogbonna were both at sixes and sevens today. Antonio was great when he moved forward but was asked to cover too much ground, especially with a non existent right winger like Moses in the mix of things today. Kouyate looked lively so I could not understand why he was sacrificed along with the other Lanzini who was fading towards the end as was the case with Payet. This was Payet's most disappointing performance of the season. Noble was below par with his lack of pace and invention. Okay, how many times did Carroll touch the ball? He was outmuscled in the air, and was not enthusiastic to be on the pitch. His hesitation when he could have scored from the corner kick, instead created a counter attack that resulted in Swansea scoring their fourth goal. Sakho was one of the better players when he was brought on as a substitute. Emineke was more like Hey kick me in the guts. He along with Moses has to be shipped out at the end of the season.
Lawro got it wrong again when he predicted a 2-0 win for the Hamners. Hope he predicts a 2-0 win for Man U, as he would most probably get that definitely wrong.
We require to start a petition with moving Antonio to right wing. Okay??
Just watched highlights and
Just watched highlights and cannot believe the lack of effort shown by the players
Yep shocking effort. Reminded
Yep shocking effort. Reminded me of relegation defending from our worst of seasons. Not sure why they had their end of season do with 3 important games left, surely the focus should be on the remaining games. As a result we played exactly like the season WAS over!
terrible performance yesterday
terrible performance yesterday, I have seen attitude as a waiver. Now also the place in the Europa League is not safe; we must absolutely win against manure on Tuesday
Yep I think the Europa league
Yep I think the Europa league place is in jeopardy, gota hunch we may implode! Due to a lack of prefessionalism from everyone involved!
Southampton now gone above us
Southampton now gone above us and likely to beat palace next week. We have to win final two games otherwise we will end up 7th or 8th depending on what Liverpool do. 7th may be good enough for Europa league spot if Man U win the fa cup and city finish in top 4.
Wouldn't be surprised if
Wouldn't be surprised if Liverpool still go above us. For me a seventh place Europa spot is the equivalent of fair play place! I don't feel we will win any of our last two games. Anything below fifth before yesterday's game based on the position we were in is failure IMO. If you put yourself in that position with 3 games to go and finish seventh or eighth It's fundermentally wrong and seriously need to be looked at. Slav says we had passengers but again did nothing to change it early. Also hope he recognises his fault in it altho he has yet to ever admit to it. ATM Slav after a good start to the season has got stuck in a succession of brain farts! Someone slap him and bring him back to his early season decisions
we will win both of our final games
much as i hate the result (and performance and lack of strategy) in the Swansea match, we have the quality to win both of our remaining matches and should do so. I share your anger and frustration about what just happened, and the significance of the drubbing we just took, but the sign of a quality team is to bounce back from that. We have the talent to do it. I agree with you that if we do lose (and Manure will throw everything at us, looking for a CL place), then some serious reflection on things is in order. But we were the in form team of the prem over the last 10 matches until Swansea; THAT shouldn't change over night.
I agree we have the quality
I agree we have the quality ashes but it's how they are being used is the question mark ashes.
I also
believe we can and will win both games. I was not that frustrated, we could have been 3 or 4 up before they scored. It was just one of those games, it happens, we have had a great season and there is no need to point fingers. I also agree Antonio is wasted at the back, but it could of worked (has in the past) OK he could of changed things at half time or before, then we have a couple of injuries, then they will be saying he changed things too soon, can't please everyone all the time. COYI
wrong time
If Saturdays result came at Christmas / New year with the players we had out, it would have slipped through the radar as just one of those games. Now we can see the light at the end of the tunnel Swansea result came at the wrong time of the season...
Leon Britton
i thought it was a nice touch that he was brought on albeit for a couple of minutes. We paid Arsenal £400K for him as a 16 year old, he would have appreciated playing at UP for the last time, it would have meant something to him, great occasion of the last 15.00 Saturday kick which is more than can be said for some lackluster "passengers" as Slav called them! Im just grumpy that my £50 bet on us nicking 4th place is all but over :o(
Full Backs
Antonio was excellent pushing forward but defensively very poor. The third goal he was totally mugged with the nutmeg of the season! Slav at fault here, Moses was disappointing, as per most of the season bar the Newcastle game. Surely Byram should have played? Cresswell also found himself exposed too many times.
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