Topic: HT: WestHam 1 - 1 Liverpool

[TepidT2O]

The right side of midfield opens up like Moses and the Red Sea….

On the other hand, we’ve also played some lovely football

[disgraced cake]

Going forward it's all looked really nice, can't believe we aren't winning to be honest, bit disappointing but that said WH look like they're carrying a threat themselves.

We didn't deserve to go behind that's for sure. Gakpo's goal excellent though and TAA at the centre of it all again.

[slotmachine]

Trent and Gakpo world class. Alisson shocking for the goal. I would have saved that myself.

[Robinred]

Controlled much of that half, but they were far the more threatening on the counter.

TAA was terrific - far and away the game’s outstanding player offensively and defensively. Hendo was invisible until the last 10.

Gakpo looks increasingly like a Liverpool player, I like him. Mo looks increasingly like a shadow of his former self. Oh, and their opener? Like the proverbial knife through butter.

[Rahul21]

Gakpo looks fucking great.

[RyanBabel19]

We've played well, just need to cut out the silly mistakes at the back

Gakpo has been classy yet again, he links the play so well and just never looks rattled in possession, makes the right pass the majority of the time and what a fucking finish

The counter pressing has been really good tonight

Jones looks to hve grown in confidence, seems to be showing much more confidence and great to hear him calling out teammates

Trent wonderful again, just gotta be careful of them exploiting the space behind him but he's played some lovely stuff and made some good interceptions.

We need to move it a bit quicker and bring Salah into the game but we've had some decent chances Jota unlucky twice

[duvva 💅]

Bollicks. Fabinho has been really good tonight

[Paul_h]

Curtis probably told to keep things simple. But has the ability to provide killer passes etc he should just go for it, and not be afraid.

[kezzy]

That commentator is a bit excitable when west Han attack isn’t he?

Thought he was on his vinegar strokes for that last attack by Benrama. 

[StL-Dono]

Pass-it-backwards Theatre. 

Every time we were on the attack and had a chance to get the numbers on them that we slowed it down and tried to finesse a perfect pass through them resulted in nothing but inflating our completed pass stats, allowing them to get 9 behind the ball, and zero pressure on the goal. 

The space open in our leftside front 1/3 is gaping but we never seem to put a through ball there or attack up the touchline from there. 

Has the feel of a 2-2 or 3-3 finish to me. 

[medley]

West ham seem has zero interest in trying to press us and are inviting us onto them everytime we get the ball. It's up to us to create something and get them to come out of their shell. Obvious tactic to break on us and expose trent when he's central in transition from our attack to theirs. He's been our best player easily so far. Need a bit more invention in and around the box with more dynamic runners or a sly little pass in between the small gaps.

Has a feeling of a end of season game with the pace of it at times but hasn't been uninteresting

[Tobelius]

We're taking too many passes getting into positions in their half and they've had have time to organise mostly.

Our right side's looking pretty empty at times and they're using it.Fast paced game this.

[A-Bomb]

Upgrades on Henderson and Curtis in that midfield and would have been cruising.

Curtis has played very well? What game have you been watching mate.

[jillcwhomever]

I missed the goal 

That's a shame it was a good one.

[6BigCups]

Henderson is killing us out there.

[cdav]

Playing well on the ball but so wide open when we turn it over, plus our inability to challenge for and win the ball being shown again. Jota with two really good chances that he should have put away in his form

Trent has played really well but we need to cover that side better, also liked Jones performance too. Hendo has had a bit of a poor game and feel Robbo and Van Dijk need to do more when on the ball

[jepovic]

Need some posters anti jinxing Jota, saying hes always missing sitters, like in the last HT thread

Gakpo is brilliant, even aside from the goal

[OkieRedman]

Weird takes on Jones. Thought he was decent in the middle of the park, but he is incredibly blunt around the box.

[TepidT2O]

Bollicks. Fabinho has been really good tonight

Hmm, he didn’t track the runner and that led to their goal..  good and bad tonight

[Penfold78]

Buzzing the ball around very swiftly in attack, looks pretty. Sexy 5 aside moves. Trent looks on it. But we get caught with our pants down every time they counterattack our right.

[decosabute]

Should be leading.

West Ham's goal and couple of chances around 40 minutes all came our of nothing and shouldn't fool anyone into thinking it was competitive - West Ham couldn't get out of their third of the pitch there, and were desperate for the half time whistle.

We've not been perfect in either box, but we're completely dominating the rest of the pitch. The pressing has been the best for a while, Trent has looked brillant at times, and it's easily one of Fabinho's best performances of the season.

Game is there for the taking if we can just find the final bit of sharpness.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

That's a shame it was a good one.

So I hear 

[Fitzy.]

Curtis has played very well? What game have you been watching mate.

It’s just the thing to say regardless. Dull stuff

[RyanBabel19]

A chunk of credit for their goal goes to Benrahma, dragged Trent wide just as Pacqueta stepped in field. Gotta cover eachother in those instances and cut off the runner so he hasn't got that space to shoot

[Sir Capon of Debaser]

Bollicks. Fabinho has been really good tonight

He has yeah.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Henderson is killing us out there.

He's not been great but must've had his weetabix before coming out.

[lgvkarlos]

Jones, Trent and Gakpo all excellent.

Absolutely, they've been fantastic.

Salah's passing has been woeful, and Virg just has the odd moment where he switches off. We've played some good stuff though.

[decosabute]

Weird takes on Jones. Thought he was decent in the middle of the park, but he is incredibly blunt around the box.

His counter pressing is great, and he looks after it well enough, but he's unbelievably slow to move the ball. Really has to improve that side of his game.

[Son of Spion]

Trent and Gakpo world class. Alisson shocking for the goal. I would have saved that myself.

I thought both 'keepers could have done better on the goals.

[bird_lfc]

Not a bad game so far. Still think we’ll win this

Original thought West Ham’s opener was a really good goal but after watching it again, some pretty shit defending and think Allison might even feel like he could of saved that too

[killer-heels]

Gakpo is always doing good things loving the way he's settled in now. The system is still to be worked on though too open at times.

Open because Robbo has to go forward to give us width. Salah and Jota need to be wide in this system and both drift infield. I can see why because without it Curtis and Henderson have to carry the creative burden and they struggle.

[medley]

Weird takes on Jones. Thought he was decent in the middle of the park, but he is incredibly blunt around the box.

He has lovely balance and protects the ball awfully well under pressure but he's always missed that killer instinct around the box. That pass against he played against leeds would be lovely again please!

[duvva 💅]

Hmm, he didn’t track the runner and that led to their goal..  good and bad tonight

There were a number of opportunities to stop that move, if he wasn’t good for that he’s not done much wrong, won the ball back a few times in midfield, looking more like his old self to me

Oh his shot was shit I’ll give you that

[Bend It Like Aurelio]

Think Trent hasn’t put any decent balls into the box that half. One good ball from him in the second would probably seal the deal.

[Rosario]

Not able to watch this one live but going off stats and match day commentary we seem to be doing pretty well so far. Hopefully get one early if not bring in a few subs around the 60 minute mark to impact the game.

[RyanBabel19]

Curtis has played very well? What game have you been watching mate.

Won the ball back numerous times in our counter press and he's recycling the ball well keeping us on the attack, also running in behind but just hasn't been picked out, prime example being the Fabinho shot where he should have disguised the reverse pass in to Jones

There's very little space to operate in and Jones is playing well again

[Caligula?]

Bollicks. Fabinho has been really good tonight

Yeah, but he's been rubbish the whole season

[Fitzy.]

Gakpo is a very good player. Looks like a great signing.

[naYoRHa2b]

We showed good mentality to get back into it. We had setbacks against forest and also Leeds got one back early in the second half but we've repsonded well in those instances and same again tonight.

It's very congested out there, not sure it suits some of our players characteristics, feel like we need a bit of Thiago or Diaz.

[Son of Spion]

Need some posters anti jinxing Jota, saying hes always missing sitters, like in the last HT thread

Gakpo is brilliant, even aside from the goal

Jota couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo. No way he scores in this game. 🫤