Match Thread West Ham United v Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[harris78]

Holgate call up to England squad i reckon as well unfortunately...

 

[Bonky]

I expected a better result, but it’s still better than what we’ve been used to. Glad to see Ancelotti not happy with the result.

 

[Barry Rathbone]

Just glad we're squirrelling away points at the mo to avoid any fear of a relegation scrap and to give Carlo a platform to assess without panic buying.

Do what we can with what we have then bring on that summer window.

Utft

 

[Abraders]

I thought he played more on the right side for under 23s.

Well, one of us is wrong but I'm not sure who!

 

[bigjonny]

Another 90 minutes of boring football with two average teams, but at least I had a good view at the back of the lower tier, better than the upper.

 

[whiteshadow]

Now it’s settled down. We shouldn’t underestimate just how bad our injuries are to key personnel.

Richarlison - anything good comes through him one way or another
Sigurdsson - not on form but a better player than Davies every day of the week.
gomes - a midfielder who isn’t scared of the ball and if plays well is excellent.
gbamin - untested due to injury but assuming he isn’t a dud would orocide some steel in the middle.
Four key absences in my eyes.
1-1 today ain’t too bad,

True.

I think some people think there's a magic tactic you can use that makes average players play like top drawer ones because we have a quality manager.

Our team is decimated by injuries, we've had to field many of the same players, game after game over Xmas. A lot of them are probably dead on their feet.

If we'd won all our home games and drawn all the away matches we'd be in 3rd place.

Drawing away from home is a decent result considering the context. Form has been good under Ancelotti, at least give the guy a summer transfer window before you expect us to be battering every team away from home other than the top 6.

I guess people are too impatient, don't put results in to context and knee jerk all over the shop.

Football is very emotive but people need to think how fair or valid their expectations are sometimes

 

[Khalekan]

I didn’t see the game live so on foot of a few super stops which I saw on MOTD I am voting for Pickford.

 

[tokyo-toffee]

A frustrating result but we did not deserve to win.

First half was dire, summed up when the commentator said on the 28 minute mark that their keeper touched the ball for the first time. Shocking statistic that. There was no midfield outlet for our CBs to pass to, it felt like the Liverpool game all over again.

Second half I felt like Delph improved a lot and had some better forward play. Sidibe coming on made a big difference (I’d have started him a RB) as he starting pinging in some balls from deep positions.

But overall, disappointing, disjointed and clueless. Hopefully we can keep plugging away and picking up points with this limited squad until the summer when we can do a big overhaul.

 

[Khalekan]

Its been 25 years since a trophy
I wont last another 25 years
Touch and go whether i will see us win another

I am positively refusing to croak until I have seen the Blues lift another trophy

Stitch this, Grim Reaper

 

[mahermi1]

Worrying that we can not do the basic things like pass a ball more than 2 or 3 times in a move, without giving it away. This just has to improve, couldn't believe what I was watching yesterday, our injuries need to clear up or buy sharpish.

 

[st.domingo]

Its been 25 years since a trophy
I wont last another 25 years
Touch and go whether i will see us win another

Carlo has got this.

 

[Gaffa]

Imagine your owners promising you a fantastic ground and building that. I literally would only go to away games!
I saw Duncan get a taxi to Ancelotti at one point to pass on instructions

 

[Martin Alvito]

Imagine your owners promising you a fantastic ground and building that. I literally would only go to away games!
I saw Duncan get a taxi to Ancelotti at one point to pass on instructions

That's because they didn't build it. They got a sweetheart rental deal on a taxpayer-funded white elephant that otherwise would be sitting empty.

From the website:

"Welcome to London Stadium (ex Olympic Stadium), a superb multi-use venue to bring fans closer to music, sport and entertainment in a World Class ..."

Whoever approved that does not comprehend the word "irony".

 

[granter79]

I didn’t see the game live so on foot of a few super stops which I saw on MOTD I am voting for Pickford.

He also had some dodgy moments which motd didn't pick up on. Holgate was class

 

[Jeff Jones]

I used to say I'd cop off every time I went to a nightclub......and it did happen once

Once for Kean would be nice.