Great result if a bit sloppy, press and counter press way off too often, letting Paqueta their main danger creatively get on the ball way too easy far too often
It's the players picking up, players making runs balance that's very wrong in the press and counter press for me, the forwards moving players making their runs, creating space for a player picking up to move into to be found, with the passer or another deeper player then moving onto the player who was being picked up by the player who made the run
Not enough runs in behind again, Shearer of all people highlighted that being the key difference last time out in the Prem, first half, all our forwards constantly coming short looking for the ball to feet, second half after the subs, all 3 making runs in behind when it was on to, need those runs in behind if we are to create more and especially when they're on, Diaz had lots of chances to be released in behind down the line or from a run through the channel and came to feet far too often.
Nunez with a great finish after missing a great chance and getting in front of defenders laying it off really well a few times, we are finally starting to develop him, I would like to see him play across the line more at times, his pace he could make inside out runs centre to right in behind for Mo to release him down the line when he's been doubled up on
Mac Allister was MOTM for me, did really well in there in all aspects again today
Still up the bum job done no kissing Need to tighten these things that are a bit lax up as we will get done by better sides if we don't, can't have that many players making runs so the opposition have a choice of 6 players to look to release or use for transition if we lose it so often and that happened far too many times today, fortunately West Ham weren't good enough on the day to exploit it
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