Our corners are still ****, then! 2-0 HT. A much better showing that we've seen in a lot of recent matches. Largely dominated possession and kept them quiet, while creating the odd opportunity ourselves. Not 100%, by any means, but it's promising and Alli has looked like his former self.
Mid-table standard of play. Non-service to Kane is a big concern. Other than that, I'll take 0-2 at HT. In Jose I trust to ensure they come out for the first 10-15 mins fully alert.
The thing is though...I don’t expect everything to come together today however I am 100% convinced Jose will not overlook the obvious issues and he will eradicate them. He’s too smart and not emotionally vulnerable enough to give a **** what the players think.
Pretty dull first half an hour but it made sense. Even when West Ham are bad they turn up for our games so we kept it solid and didn't let them get any momentum. The last 15 was far better when Dele started pushing forward and we were able to become more dynamic, which is the way we need to be if we're going to get the best out of our attack. Much better from everyone other than Aurier, who is still terrible.
I thought Aurier played well, to be honest. Made a couple of important tackles and stopped Snodgrass getting a free header.
They didn't know who the hell was supposed to pick up Alli on the first goal. Started offside, ran back between the defence and midfield and everyone looked to their teammate to mark him.
