Match Thread West Ham V Liverpool

[Steveo]

Have to say I’m a tad flattered that I occupy so much of your thought and time. Not sure what warrants it… But hey go.

And really not wound up in the slightest - just highlighting your mindlessness kev

[Kev0909]

Have to say I’m a tad flattered that I occupy so much of your thought and time. Not sure what warrants it… But hey go.

And really not wound up in the slightest - just highlighting your mindlessness kev

Sure sounds like you ain't, the fact you're quoting a obvious sarcastic post 4-5 pages later says otherwise.

Have a day off, we won, have a lovely night my old chum.

[Steveo]

And I was happy - but you wanted to try and wind people up.

Kev. Just look at what a loser you come across like fella

Frankly embarrassing

[Steveo]

Moving on from the nonsense and onto the football .... have to say I felt Wirtz was superb at times today. Watched the game again...and he was excellent. We looked a bit shaky after they went to 10 men for a bit - but got the win.. Hammers didn't have a single shot on target BTW..

Shout out for Kerkez too, I thought he had a decent game.

[miller0863]

Gakpo had a Salah like performance today, bloody awful at times and yet comes up with a goal and an assist.

Thought MacAllister was poor, Jones looked decent when he came on, I would start him instead on Wednesday

[Nineteenx]

Gakpo had a Salah like performance today, bloody awful at times and yet comes up with a goal and an assist.

Thought MacAllister was poor, Jones looked decent when he came on, I would start him instead on Wednesday

I was tempted but we will need his legs later Nyoni should be on the bench he never disappoints

[Steveo]

Yep it would be a real boon if Trey steps up now - probably needs to bulk up a little to show his undoubted quality in this league. Really like the lad

[darrenpotter]

Win great and clean sheet even better follow it up now again on wednesday. Spare a thought for the hammer, those allegations about pacqueta are not going to go away anytime soon, he must be in balls deep with the cartel judging todays outburst from him.

[Nineteenx]

Gakpo had a Salah like performance today, bloody awful at times and yet comes up with a goal and an assist.

Thought MacAllister was poor, Jones looked decent when he came on, I would start him instead on Wednesday

Everyone always thinks that about Macca and he links a lot of our play and creates or releases players to, but everyone forgets that if he gets caught on the ball a couple of times because no-one’s showing for him

[Joetan991]

I think the best for this match is controlled 2 lousy wingers, bench 1, control another one to have cut in shooting. Next match I prefer start Jones or Endo (push M10 forward) instead of Gakpo

[jozza800]

Everyone always thinks that about Macca and he links a lot of our play and creates or releases players to, but everyone forgets that if he gets caught on the ball a couple of times because no-one’s showing for him

It's the other way round 19 (although he was better than he has been recently). Watch how frequently he's stood behind an opposition player. He doesn't move enough or find space very well. Though to be fair, that can be said of most of the team in the last few months (as you have mentioned).

If Grav doesn't drive into midfield or do his Grav turn to get out, then we really struggle to progress the ball forward from the backline.

Mac was superb last season up until the last 6 weeks, but he's struggling this season, and it's really hindering the way we play.

When your midfield 'controller' doesn't want the ball it's going to be difficult.

[Steveo]

One game at a time. See where it takes us.

Don’t count up any points on paper. People looking at a so called ‘easier’ run of fixtures must surely know that football doesn’t work like that by now…

Isak’s finish yesterday shows me he is nearing fitness. Nearing the comfort zone with his team mates and that they are now growing accustomed to his movement. It’s a much better finish than has been credited imo. It’s a sign of things to come.. At least I hope.

One swallow doesn’t make a summer BUT is it a coincidence that both Florian and Alexander both hit much higher levels finally…. ? despite it being - imo - a tough away fixture..

Yes Bowen should score to make it 1:1 late on BUT - we can cling to the fact that it was their only chance..

Lots and lots of improvements are clearly still needed - and it’s a crying shame Ekitike has had his form checked to accommodate another, but we seem to be formulating (at last) some kind of an attacking threat… It’s not going to punch too many holes into the back line of the top sides - but it’s a start.

Sunderland up next at Anfield.. That will show us plenty. Were we on the upward trajectory vs the Hammers - or - were they simply gash..?

We get to see mid week.

[jr81]

Isak made some good runs and the ball never arrived early enough. I think we need to start delivering the ball into the area much quicker for him as he does get off the mark quick and ahead of his markers.

[Nineteenx]

It's the other way round 19 (although he was better than he has been recently). Watch how frequently he's stood behind an opposition player. He doesn't move enough or find space very well. Though to be fair, that can be said of most of the team in the last few months (as you have mentioned).

If Grav doesn't drive into midfield or do his Grav turn to get out, then we really struggle to progress the ball forward from the backline.

Mac was superb last season up until the last 6 weeks, but he's struggling this season, and it's really hindering the way we play.

When your midfield 'controller' doesn't want the ball it's going to be difficult.

Maybe he’s doing what he should be doing, actually picking up a man staying with him and looking g to move off him into space when it opens up to do so

Like the rest of the team should be doing

This 5 or 6 players ahead of the ball trying to g to be in space for the next nothing, pointless 5 yard pass who in doing so are blocking are own lines, crowding each other out and leaving us wide open on the counter and our defence exposed with runners and no pressure on the ball is the problem

It’s how we lost so many games

See Arsenal’s equaliser yesterday, Saka given too much time to put it on Merino’s head and for him to move between 2 defenders, if the ball’s right it can be impossible for a CB to defend because the mids and full back haven’t done their jobs, but we just blame the CB