West Ham (H) Carabao Cup 26/08: Build Up & Match Thread

[Jinky]

Areola boots it out of play level with the edge of their box, and it ends up back with Agbadou. Why?

So much sideways and backwards stuff - so boring.

This is the kind of match where you want someone like Arias to stamp his authority on it. Not sure he’s touched the ball yet.

 

[jd1981]

Good Tony Gale for some objective unbiased opinion

 

[Hereford Wolf]

It’s just so frustrating that nobody seems to be able to create good chances. It’s so hit and miss.

 

[big mean bunny]

Sam Johnstone just made a save!!!

 

[prawnking]

Me and my lad just shouted that

Imagine Soucek's shame

 

[Hereford Wolf]

Sam Johnstone just made a save!!!

A good one!

 

[jd1981]

Nice one JRB Andre makes 20 yards and you switch the ball to no one

 

[Mel Evo]

Nice one JRB Andre makes 20 yards and you switch the ball to no one

Really was poor.

 

[big mean bunny]

Me and my lad just shouted that

Imagine Soucek's shame

This is it, clean slate with me now, going to pretend he is called John Samstone and we just signed him from Latvia.

 

[Jinky]

I’m not sure if we’ll ever score a goal again.

 

[jd1981]

Terrible game between 2 poor teams and were the poorer side.

 

[Jinky]

We’ve just got absolutely no clue going forward. So safe, boring, slow & lethargic.

I know it’s early days, so we have to give them the benefit of the doubt, but Arias and Fer Lopez look really average. HUGE downgrades on what we’ve had.

 

[James]

I’m not sure if we’ll ever score a goal again.

Absolutely woeful going forward.

 

[Jinky]

Jesus, we have a penalty. This will be the only way we’d score

 

[prawnking]

Really good to see Yerson back, good player

 

[wanderer89]

Pen, JRB tripped and Hwang to take

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

We've really been blessed with flair players in recent years, to the extent they often got criticised for trying things that didn't come off

RAN, Neto, Adama, Podence, Jota, Neves, Cunha, all capable of something fresh.

We don't have that at all now, and it's shit to watch, obviously.

 

[Jinky]

Obviously Hwang misses the pen, but that’s a lovely follow up from Rodrigo. Well done, lad.

 

[jd1981]

Lol

 

[wanderer89]

Hwang hits the post and Rodrigo scores with the follow up