Match Day Thread West Ham United vs Southampton 25/09/2016 4pm Kick-off

Ha thanks for the laugh Brady.

 

Ho-ho.!

 

What the **** is that formation MOTD2 has us as playing?

 

Just want to know about Jay now.

 

MOTD 2 creaming themselves over us, makes a nice change

 

I'd almost forgotten about Boufal until someone mentioned him earlier. Hopefully he'll be in the squad for Leicester.

 

Think Puel said he will resume full training next weekend. Could be fit enough for the bench against Burnley!

 

Saw someone on here say he won't be back until after the international break

 

Cuco would have had a better first half

 

I thought I had fallen asleep on the sofa and was dreaming!

 

West Ham were poor but we played some lovely football in the second half.

Loved the feint from Tadic for his goal.

 

How about all of those calling for Romeu to be subbed, because of an early booking?
If VVD gets an early booking at Leicester, next week, should he be subbed off early?

 

What a great result. We started very poorly. Couldn't place a pass for love nor money, Defence was uncharacteristically nervous and uncoordinated and Bertrand wasn't involved at all. Once Bertie got a foothold I thought we started to look much more together going forwards. Austin was brilliant. I don't think anyone else on the pitch or the bench would have tucked away that first goal and his assist was perfect. Redmond seems to be everywhere and involved in everything, he caused them all sorts of headaches, I really want to see him bag a couple of goals for himself.

Second half I thought everyone looked good, Cedric improved most of all I think, he looks great going forward, good on him for taking the shots when in position. Its confidence we need and these recent results have gone a long way towards building that. Once we settle into a game we turn on the style.

Special final mention in extra time for JWP first goal from open play. That will be a weight off his young shoulders. I'm feeling that this will be the season he makes his mark for us.

 

Romeu was very out of sorts for the whole first half. Could have easily been sent off on another day. Cant fault people for calling for it. Puell, not as conservative as us armchair managers!

 

Because he looked like he could get a 2nd yellow at any time.

 

That was a fair call as he was on the edge much of the game as a result. He played superbly though, and that kind of considered risk is why CP is the manager. It turned out to be the right call, but there were a couple of heart in mouth occasions. I personally still would have subbed him at 2-0 seeing as Clasie was on the bench. Hardly an egg on face moment.

I'll give you that I was wrong saying Cedric should have taken the shot on the second time round though, looking back at it just now!

 

Also VVD isn't usually a walking booking. The way Oriol plays naturally, and in his position, it's always going to be tight. Games ebb and flow - what is right at one moment can change during the course of a game - Cedric being the most obvious case in point today.

 

Dusan's body swerve for the second was just sexual.

 

Apart from his very first goal against Coventry in the FA Cup when he was 17.

 

Just said that myself... fantastic stuff!

Could (and will) watch that again and again...