Chances were few and far between during the 'dour drawer' between Burnley and West Ham, so perhaps it is forgivable for fans to try and salvage some form of positive from what was a very disappointing outing. The defence looked pretty solid despite being shorn of its two main players, but was bereft of effectively going forward due to the absence of Aaron Cresswell from the proceedings.
What was galling was the obvious deference applied to the VAR decision NOT to award what was a stone walled penalty for a blatant foul on Craig Dawson. VAR decided the referee was correct and that no further action was to be taken. (smackings of F1?)
David Moyes will feel furious that even softer Penalties were awarded to Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea, surprise surprise all of which are Hammers League top four rivals. It may seem like sour grapes, but it isn't just West Ham who have been afflicted by contentious penalty awards, they just always seem to be given in favour of the 'super six' teams who of course wanted to sell the Premier League down the river.
It is to be hoped that the arrival at the club of Daniel Kretinsky with his business nous will finally help Hammers be seen as an 'elite' club, a tag that is deserved given the enormous fan base the club has. VAR has been very good for highlighting obvious errors, the system is fine, it is just the useless 'organic matter' that often oversees its use is not always FIT FOR PURPOSE! - LN
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Bang on with the "useless
Bang on with the "useless organic matter" comment. I always though the refs were just blind on the pitch but even with the benefit of replays they just don't see what is blatantly obvious so they must be blind and stupid!