Yup, Johnson and Kulusevski both played horrendously. If one of them put in even a 6/10 performance we win that. Both wide players offered fuck all. Took Porro pushing into right wing for us to end up offering something from wide. Ange’s system falls flat on its arse when the widemen play as poorly as that.Another game where the attacking players have to take the blame, absolutely woeful from them
You need to stop blaming the officials. That's not why we are dropping points.It’s the miserable luck that we’ve had and officials clearly showing bias to our opponents since the Liverpool game that has really frustrated me (and it’s iterative, because the refs allowing other teams to kick us around while blowing for any slight push we do is what led to players like Bentancur getting injured again). We could genuinely be title contending right now otherwise.
Absolutely, loving the football we play at times but need that killer instinct. Hopefully a bit of refresh in January.We are just far too predictable against the low block, and if we are going to play this possession based high press that needs to change. Deki will always cut back, Johnson will always go on the outside, our forwards don't vary their runs enough, and we make exactly the same changes every game.
Lots of work to do here, or the season is over.
Serves us right.
Entertaining but ineffective
I'm putting a lot of blame on Kulu for this. Sad to say it, but I haven't rated him since the first half season. He's shown nothing since then, and then we went and bought him. Just slows down the game every single time. Shame.Can’t keep blaming injuries. That team should have been good enough to beat West Ham at home
I think we've been incredibly competitive since Chelsea given the absentees but tactically we were a bit toothless today. Apart from pressing we didn't do much.It’s going to get worse, Newcastle next and son biss and sarr off in Jan.
I said at the time after the Chelsea game that is our season over aside from the FA Cup.
I love Ange but he can’t do anymore with the injuries and squad issues we have. We just need to suck it up this season and hope to goodness we can make some signings in January ideally someone who can put the ball in the net.
I don't think their goals were that lucky. A clear tactic of Moyes to play higher up and wait for us to be lax or throw too many forward.Horrible.
Two of the jammiest goals you’ll ever see. But we were dreadful up front. Johnson, Kulusevski and Son were woeful.
We are crying out for pace and Maddison.
Sorry to disagree. They don't. We put it on the plate for them.West Ham have fully deserved the win. Porro our MoTM by far no one else has come close. Why on earth does he keep bringing Skipp on for Lo Celso when we need a goal?
He’s a useless sub. Championship player. Doesn’t change a game - never has.I think bringing Skipp on only has worked once in this run of games and it was away at City. He is not quick enough on the ball when we are having most of the possession. He's a defensive sub.