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I can't wait for our defensive injuries to end; the defense was appalling today. Like a chicken with it's head cut off;no sense of marking and spraying long balls out of the back with no idea of link-up play with the midfield.
The midfield had no choice but to play deep in it's own third just to help out the back four. Granero needs to improve with the set pieces or someone else should take them.
Even Zamora was seen on several occasions helping out in the defensive third.
Cisse was very poor today wasting chance after chance and waiting for the officials to help him out. Zamora looked lost out there.
Even Cesar had a poor half; especially on the second goal which didn't seem to have been tipped very much. The first goal was a fluke.
The referee, Mark Shattenturd, was terrible with his inconsistency between the first half and the second. The first 2 goals were scored in the first half in part because of allowing the over-physicality of West Ham to dictate the style of play in the Hammer's favor. He missed at least 2 yellow card infractions which would have at least slowed down the Hammers as it did in the second half when he was handing out yellows. His day was almost as poor as the faux-hawk he tries to sport.
These days will not improve until we get the defensive back 4 straightened out. Forget how you arrange the team until we get Fabio and Bosingwha back.
The midfield had no choice but to play deep in it's own third just to help out the back four. Granero needs to improve with the set pieces or someone else should take them.
Even Zamora was seen on several occasions helping out in the defensive third.
Cisse was very poor today wasting chance after chance and waiting for the officials to help him out. Zamora looked lost out there.
Even Cesar had a poor half; especially on the second goal which didn't seem to have been tipped very much. The first goal was a fluke.
The referee, Mark Shattenturd, was terrible with his inconsistency between the first half and the second. The first 2 goals were scored in the first half in part because of allowing the over-physicality of West Ham to dictate the style of play in the Hammer's favor. He missed at least 2 yellow card infractions which would have at least slowed down the Hammers as it did in the second half when he was handing out yellows. His day was almost as poor as the faux-hawk he tries to sport.
These days will not improve until we get the defensive back 4 straightened out. Forget how you arrange the team until we get Fabio and Bosingwha back.