Bilic Yet To Find The Right Balance

After watching the first 20mins of the game today I knew that Watford could spring a surprise result ,as they looked very lively up front.Going forward Westham always looked impressive,it's a distant memory those dour Allardyce days,when it was often backs to the wall with 11 players defending for long periods of the game,and nothing going forward.But one thing Allardyce was good at,he did know how to set up a team to defend.It seems Westham have gone full circle,great attacking play but can't defend to save their lives.Bilic doesn't seem to have learned that playing all out attacking football will often leave the team exposed at the back,as was quite apparent from today's game.I was watching Byram and Masuaku in that first period of the game ,and was concerned that they were playing to high up the pitch,which did prove costly in the end, because time and again Byram ,in particular, was left stranded up field struggling to get back into position after another Watford counterattack,down that side. It affected his game ,because he looked edgy ,a player that was not comfortable with this role.Another notable point in the game,was just how easily the Watford attack went through the defence ,like a knife through butter,it was the two centre backs Reid and Collins that really struggled today,they looked slow and I wouldn't be surprised to see Bilic start using Oxford to start alongside Ogbonna.Their distribution was also poor,if it wasn't a side pass, it was back to goalie.They were not entirely at fault ,there was a lack of movement in front of them to provide an outlet,the midfielders Noble and Kouyate went missing for long periods today,especially when it came to their defending roles.Once again, Bilic had them playing too far up the pitch,and Watford really exploited that.Bilic is struggling with the defensive side of the team for sure,with the dramas of switching Antonio back to his preferred role for the start of the game and then drafting him back to right back in the second half after taking off Byram,you can see the dilemma he had ,with Arbeloa still not fit.To me it smacks of bad foresight in the transfer window.I think Bilic has badly misjudged the strength of Westham's defensive abilities when playing that attacking game ,the team are just not defending as a unit,they looked all over the place today and he needs to sort it out quickly.I have always preferred defenders to concentrate on their main job of defending ,it allows them to concentrate on their job better and doesn't leave them open to errors from the counterattack when they venture forward .I think he needs to adjust the style and set up otherwise this team will be looking at a huge goals conceded tally come the end of the season.