Wolves V West Ham 20.11.21 - build up & matchday

[northfield wolf]

West Ham play some lovely stuff.

Yes, because we let them.

 

[Throbber3]

Our final ball is ponderous and often inaccurate sadly.

 

[Alan]

Yes, because we let them.

Christ, some people are impossible.

 

[northfield wolf]

Lage said we have had 2 weeks to sort out what went wrong at palace and learn from it. Obviously not.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

We're being outmuscled, predictably.

 

[Alan]

I really have to stop using these threads. You’d think we were down by 2 already!

 

[Freddeno]

Get Adama on at HT if this continues for Pod

 

[Deano]

Podence has had a mare so far. A terrible 20 minutes from him.

 

[northfield wolf]

Come on Wolves, step it up.

 

[Jinky]

Neves and Moutinho are afraid to push on (aren’t they always?!) because the advanced West Ham midfielders/wingers are dropping in to the space between them and the defence, so when we get the ball we’re trying to get it to Hwang, Raul or Podence - but they’re miles away from each other - so we end up giving up possession.

Until we can play 4 at the back and get a player ahead of Neves/Moutinho who can link the play with the advanced players, this is going to be a familiar story.

 

[Throbber3]

RAN has hit the first man three times out of three . Podence has not completed a pass to a teammate so far. Otherwise in the back and middle it’s ok.
4 in 4

 

[Freddeno]

Neves and Moutinho are afraid to push on (aren’t they always?!) because the advanced West Ham midfielders/wingers are dropping in to the space between them and the defence, so when we get the ball we’re trying to get it to Hwang, Raul or Podence - but they’re miles away from each other - so we end up giving up possession.

Until we can play 4 at the back and get a player ahead of Neves/Moutinho who can link the play with the advanced players, this is going to be a familiar story.

Lingard please

 

[Alan]

One way traffic in our favor atm.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Better last 5 mins or so, no incision though.

 

[Freddeno]

FFS RAN

 

[Freddeno]

how many passes has he gotten wrong now?

 

[Alan]

Gap between Coady and Raúl noticeably compressed as compared to the Palace game. We look in control for the time being.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Handball?

Unnatural position etc.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Great block on Semedo there.

 

[Alan]

That’s a weird handball. Not sure what the right call would be.