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We haven't won a league home game after a Europa League game, with 2 draws and 4 losses. I didn't realise it was that bad to be honest.
With that in mind, I think Poch has to re-think his team for Thursday. He has to prioritise the cup final now and give a rest to players he feels that need it.
For the cup final I'd be playing Lloris, Walker, Vertonghen, Fazio, Rose, Mason, Bentaleb, Chadli, Eriksen, Lamela/Townsend/Dembele and Kane. I'm not sure I'd start many of them on Thursday after watching that today. That stat clearly shows we don't play well after a Europa League game.
With that in mind, I think Poch has to re-think his team for Thursday. He has to prioritise the cup final now and give a rest to players he feels that need it.
For the cup final I'd be playing Lloris, Walker, Vertonghen, Fazio, Rose, Mason, Bentaleb, Chadli, Eriksen, Lamela/Townsend/Dembele and Kane. I'm not sure I'd start many of them on Thursday after watching that today. That stat clearly shows we don't play well after a Europa League game.
Having walked out as Eriksen's shot hit the stands, I was surprised to be back inside the stadium celebrating a short while later, that will teach me !
West Ham have an effective way of playing, but it's no better than effective. Sit deep & play on the break and work set pieces, this could have been any two bob side from the last twenty years. They were more effective as a Unit than we were, but we had the extra quality, we were below our recognized best, they were up for it as its their "big game" & still they did not win. That says a lot.
As for the play acting & time wasting, well I assume this is why Fat Sam is hated as they are desperate acts for teams in the bottom places. Oh the irony of his "honesty" comments...he should have focused on the antics of his seen own number 31 who goes down like he's been shot, spoils 3 minutes and then, after getting touched up by their physio, comes back on and runs @ Walker like the Duracell bunny within seconds. Disgraceful behavior.
Two final points, Lloris...work on your kicking please !
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It sounded very much like hissing at times from the away fans...who generally were quiet otherwise
West Ham have an effective way of playing, but it's no better than effective. Sit deep & play on the break and work set pieces, this could have been any two bob side from the last twenty years. They were more effective as a Unit than we were, but we had the extra quality, we were below our recognized best, they were up for it as its their "big game" & still they did not win. That says a lot.
As for the play acting & time wasting, well I assume this is why Fat Sam is hated as they are desperate acts for teams in the bottom places. Oh the irony of his "honesty" comments...he should have focused on the antics of his seen own number 31 who goes down like he's been shot, spoils 3 minutes and then, after getting touched up by their physio, comes back on and runs @ Walker like the Duracell bunny within seconds. Disgraceful behavior.
Two final points, Lloris...work on your kicking please !
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It sounded very much like hissing at times from the away fans...who generally were quiet otherwise
Clever cunt
And how do we report this guy to the authorities then?
Pochettino's instructions to the team in a nutshell.
Retweet it quoting @kickitout and @metpoliceuk for a start. Many did for that tweet.
3 penalties and a sending off last time he reffed one of our games.
4 lol.
Stay classy, boys
Clever cunt
Clever cunt
Like it's been pointed out already, media darlings Chelsea (due to money) and this lot (due to fuck knows why) get away with this stuff all the time in the ground. In one game with West Ham a couple of years ago they hissed, sung Hitler sings (several hundred of them heard as far as middle of West Upper at least), threw stuff at Bale, celebrated and abused a player stretchered off in front of them and, set a flare off with kids around it.
Comments in the media after Hitler songs were mentioned; didn't hear it.
A lot of those shots were speculative and from distance. In short: we kept running into their defence in the final third and not looking very dangerous despite all the possession we had.
Yet one passable TV-comedian questions our use of the word 'Yid' (despite painfully obvious ulterior motives) and it's splashed all over the media. Fucking bizarre.
aulinhobored:
The Secret Footballer column on this is interesting too:
http://www.thesecretfootballer.com/...ead-in-racism-storm-not-just-pay-lip-service/
It's not all fans, but it's not all clubs either. This behavior is worse at certain clubs, and there has been no real effort to stop it. You can blame society, but also blame these clubs for lack of action on their private property.
Bramall Lane!Ha haaaaaa. Played like shit but still managed to break West Ham hearts. Calling it now - best draw since the Man U game at home two seasons ago.
