M_Afro Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Our best performance recently was with Marvelous in midfield. We are better balanced with him. Without him our back 4 are way too easy to get at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Looked knackered out there. Hardly surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, M_Afro said: Our best performance recently was with Marvelous in midfield. We are better balanced with him. Without him our back 4 are way too easy to get at. You'd have to wonder if McGinn and Douglas had Covid, neither have had the same energy since the break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Beaten by a good team. I think we will change things against Arsenal. Get ready for the rage because we've only won 50% of our games this season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: That I've never anyone subbed with exhaustion quote. It's a good quote when you win but honestly it is something I would expect Steve Bruce to come out with. I feel like the season is going to catch up with us the same way it would under O'Neill. Forward thinking in a lot of ways Deano but fitness has always concerned me. The Drinkwater nonsense. The playing McGinn under he dropped. The playing McGinn to get him fit. The 4-2-3-1 project needs to die. Get Sanson in midfield. We need legs and energy. Despite showing flash of brilliance Barkley is offering the team very little. Edited February 3, 2021 by villalad21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 minute ago, Kuwabatake Sanjuro said: You'd have to wonder if McGinn and Douglas had Covid, neither have had the same energy since the break. I think its no coincidence since Barkley came back into the team the balance in midfield looks poor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbcuk Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Has to change it up against arsenal, can’t keep picking the same 11, McGinn and Barkley have been poor for weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Just now, villalad21 said: The 4-2-3-1 project needs to die. Get Sanson in midfield. We need legs and energy. Despite showing flash of brilliance Barkley is offering the team very little. 4-2-3-1 suits us pretty well to be honest, and Barkley is normally very handy. He's still got that quality. We were well off it tonight though. I also thought Coufal was brilliant. West Ham are a good side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermon Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Yeah the team look absolutely shattered, I don't even know what to say. Every player had a shit game. Can't seem to get any consistency. Great that we need perspective compared to last year, but we know we can compete with the best in this league, so frustrating to see us play this poorly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, Kuwabatake Sanjuro said: You'd have to wonder if McGinn and Douglas had Covid, neither have had the same energy since the break. Maybe but if so why are they playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 I think it’s fair to expect some changes against Arsenal especially in midfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Before everyone goes mad. 1 pt off spurs and Chelsea. We're having a good season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 minute ago, Zatman said: I think its no coincidence since Barkley came back into the team the balance in midfield looks poor Part of it but we had plenty of good performances with Barkley starting there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 On the bright side Sanson and Trez looked sharp when they came on. Will be pushing for a start Saturday. Disappointing Smith didn’t move Grealish earlier. But end of the day West Ham were just the much better team. We’ve been poor last 2 and a half games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 minute ago, M_Afro said: Maybe but if so why are they playing? Same as Drinkwater last year. Smith treats PL games as fitness sessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 minute ago, Zatman said: I think its no coincidence since Barkley came back into the team the balance in midfield looks poor Barkley is just not worth having out there. Knack of scoring the odd goal, superb on the ball. Creates very little. Slows things down. Does ZERO defensive work. Like I said the last match. You might as well just field another striker, cause that's essentially what he is to us. A luxury player that fannies about 30 yard from the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Just now, Vive_La_Villa said: On the bright side Sanson and Trez looked sharp when they came on. Will be pushing for a start Saturday. Disappointing Smith didn’t move Grealish earlier. But end of the day West Ham were just the much better team. We’ve been poor last 2 and a half games. Yeah both did. I think trez probably gets back in next game. Maybe Jack moved central. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermon Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Just now, DCJonah said: Before everyone goes mad. 1 pt off spurs and Chelsea. We're having a good season. But based on how you know we can perform, we should be at least playing better. Shocking game today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted February 3, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 3, 2021 Bad day at the office. I think we're looking quite leggy atm. Something isn't quite right with the midfield of Mcginn, Luiz and Barkley atm. Still, we're having an incredible season. When you look at the squad West Ham have, you realise how much work is still yet to be done with our squad. Still, as long as we're progressing then I'm happy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbcuk Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, dudevillaisnice said: I think it’s fair to expect some changes against Arsenal especially in midfield You’d hope so, but I bet he picks the same 11 apart from Troare in for el ghazi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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