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I’m not jumping on the Winks bashing but why did he come on and become the base of the three. Tactically makes no sense.
midfield lost control after Winks came on for Ndombele, it actually reminded me of Everton again. Don’t think he can play alongside Sissoko.
Sanchez just doesn’t seem comfortable on the left side of the defense. Also those late Aurier fouls always kill me. Rough to watch.
How we respond to this will define our season
It’s actually ridiculous how often this happens no matter who the coach is or who we have on the pitch.as i said earlier in this thread, every time we are building momentum, every time there is excitement and a feel good factor about the club, every time we have a winnable game next to really make a statement, we shit the bed.
every time, always forever and ever
I would have preferred a 1-0 loss tbh. Conceding 3 goals to them like that just hurts so much more.
While I agree it wasn’t a foul, Aurier never should have allowed that situation to develop. Took a soft touch and allowed the West Ham player to nip in. A lack of hunger and decisiveness is simply inexcusable in the dying moments with a one-goal lead at the edge of the box. He’s got to be dropped after YET ANOTHER massive fuckup that cost us points. Absolutely fucking sick to death of it.Don’t think that was ever a free kick either.
They were both woeful. Looked shaky most of the game. Even under very little pressure.OGs can happen to anyone. Sanchez was better than Toby for most of the game - covered more space and called the shots.
I mean, its not like Winks' awareness was any good to begin with. So thats par for the course from him.To be honest what Winks does in that last third goal is a cardinal sin. It's 10 seconds left. The ball has to be cleared - You don't drive the ball towards the middle trying to dribble past players.
Lanzini doesn't score that again even if he had 10,000 tries. But once again it's those late fouls that kills us. Definitely still room for improvement.
Not knee jerk, he's just not fit yet. He was huffing and puffing after 10 minutes. Not saying that's his fault either.Knee jerk: Bale looks about 25% fit at best. Like he’d turned up for a charity game
But the game turned when we took Ndombele off
Get a grip, West Ham were decent.
Yeah his subs were suspect today as was the decision to drop off second-half. Not sure why Davies wasn’t brought on to solidify things rather than Lucas. Who was a headless chicken yet again.You absolutely can blame Jose when they were both with us the entire break and they were subbed off for players who really should not have been getting minutes in this side again.
Exactly.OGs can happen to anyone. Sanchez was better than Toby for most of the game - covered more space and called the shots.
Sanchez is so shit in the air. I don't believe we would have necessarily conceded those goals if Dier was playing.
Your not wrong! Shouldve sold him in the summer and promoted skipp at least he puts his foot in. I just don’t see what Winks offers.Winks offered absolutely nothing. Genuinely didn’t do a single thing. The drop off when Ndombele came off was absolutely staggering. I don’t see how he can ever be trusted to see out a match.