Always a risk when you react after a poor performance like tonite, but bugger it.
Firstly, credit to West Ham, who firstly set up not to lose but more importantly we’re structured and worked hard. They deserved to win and 4 nil did not flatter them, it was about right. No complaints
As for us, we racked up expecting to win that game at a canter and swaggered about all night with little effort and absolutely no quality.
I have said previously that teams have worked us out and it’s time to consider a change from a three at the back with a deep sweeper.
This is the issue for me, we are probably now the only team who don’t have a recognised pair of centre halves, so even if we wanted to change we would struggle. This then leaves us short of one player to supplement midfield where Neves and Moutinho are struggling against quicker and more progressive formations, and struggled against one mediocre centre forward who ripped Conor an new one!
5 at the back and pace in attack? We looked slow and lethargic, blind alleys, no options, no creativity and all that shit
But we’ve been here before and Nuno has waved his magic wand and we’ve gone to do wonders, so again I’m not gonna base the season on the first couple of games
We better improve quickly, the players have to take responsibility for that performance and realise that that was unacceptable.
Donk has to start next game in midfield with Boly at LCH, Vinagre can be replaced as he’s crap where we should find £20m for Telles immediately and Raúl needs a bomb up his arse.
End of!!!!!
