Ratings & Reactions: West Ham v Villa

[osmark86]

Was just a very tight game. Shame Ings shot was saved or this could have ended differently. Not too fussed.

[PaulC]

This is a game where Buendia should have started ahead of Ings 

[Spoony]

1 minute ago, Demitri_C said:

Oh and watkins was so poor today.

Just has to be replaced. He is so far from being good enough. His ability to kill attacks is second to none. 

[AVTuco]

Pretty good first half, but second half they took over. Fair result all in all.

JJ is a good goalscorer, have to say. Cool head, not with power but control.

 

[Delphinho123]

Just now, gwi1890 said:

We were better first half , we failed to make the most of our opportunities, West Ham didn’t , could have gone either way not to disheartened by this result. 

I don’t think we were. I thought West Ham were the better side for the most part unfortunately. 

[messi11]

Ratings:

Martínez- 7/10

Cash- 5/10

Chambers- 5/10

Mings- 5/10

Digne- N/A

McGinn- 4/10

Luiz- 4/10

Ramsey- 6/10

Coutinho- 6/10

Ings- 6/10

Watkins- 5/10

Young (Digne 10)- 4/10

Bailey (Ings 69)- 7/10

Buendía (Luiz 78)- 6/10

 

I'd start Coutinho-Ings-Bailey next game

Edited March 13, 2022 by messi11

[thunderball]

My take away is West Ham are a very decent side and we ran them close at their place. 

I think we needed action from the manager much earlier. I’m still unsure about McGinn. Thought Luiz is looking much better despite having one arm behind his back. Our forwards were quiet, and I think Baileys pace and penetration was needed in the second half, we were far too slow to attack and Wedt Ham as good as anyone at defending as a team.

We learn a little more and move on.

[Herman22]

Good periods in the first half and finished the game well. I think we will see two 10s behind Watkins in the next game. Buendia was brilliant and for me MOTM. Fabinaski made two top saves (Emi made a world class one too). So we created against a very negative West Ham team. 

Final thought thank **** Moyes isn't our manager, he's anti-football at it finest. 

[romavillan]

We were pretty good really, attritional game against a team that were light years ahead of us not very long ago. We went to their place and competed very well apart from a 10-15 minute spell int he second half when we went to sleep a bit. I think we had some tired legs but we still made enough chances to have got at least a point.

Not a disaster by any stretch and not a bad performance really despite a lot of people saying so in here....

[Jareth]

Draw would have been fair 

[Villatillidie95]

not a bad performance really, clear errors in the lead up to the first goal by giving away too much space, same for the second but 2-1 on the face of things isnt something to be too upset about. Sanson must start against Arsenal, we are going to need the midfield to compete and to be able to make use of the ball when we do have it.

[nepal_villan]

We've found our place in the league and it's basically between 12th and 9th as we are currently constructed.

[OutByEaster?]

A close one where the bounce of a ball might have been enough for us to get a point  - I thought on the balance we earned one, but fair play to West Ham, they worked hard to see it out.

I think that ends our chances of getting involved in the battle for 7th and I think Wolves are now away from us too - looks like somewhere between 9th and 14th for us this season, which is probably a fair reflection of things.

There's still plenty to be positive about, I thought at times we played some decent stuff, it was good again to see us be able to bring on a couple of quality players off the bench and liven things up - we're not too far away, a couple more of the right players in the summer and we'll be in amongst it for a top seven place next season.

 

[rjw63]

We aren't finishing any higher than 9th so in the grand scheme it doesn't really matter.

Still, our recent form against this lot is horrific, would have been nice just to not lose.

[BleedClaretAndBlue]

The game was lost as soon as we decided to wear the 3rd strip if we’re being honest, we all knew it. 

[WHY]

1 minute ago, tonyh29 said:

Always disappointing to lose to Wimbledon , but we didn’t really threaten enough going forward to deserve anything today.

Defence stood quite firm until the goal and the second one was more as a result of trying to chase the game , shame we didn’t attack them until it was too late 

we will do better next week v Arsenal as they play football and we seem better suited to teams that try to play 

fair play to Moyes , it works for them , but I remember for years all my West Ham mates going on about “ the West Ham way “ .. they seem to have embrace the Moyes way instead now … 

 

West Ham are the team who benefited most from no fans. It enabled Moyes to get his style of play across without constant boos from the stands. No chance he turns them around like he has with fans in, the majority didn’t want him back. 

[sidcow]

 

[maqroll]

Gerrard too rigid in his selection and substitutions. 

That said, I thought it was an encouraging first half.

Flat second half when the game was winnable.

The Europe fantasy can be put to bed. We are not nearly that level. 

Edited March 13, 2022 by maqroll

[sne]

[gwi1890]

1 minute ago, Delphinho123 said:

I don’t think we were. I thought West Ham were the better side for the most part unfortunately. 

On the entire balance of the game they where better but not by much, we really should have made our early dominance in the first 25 mins pay.