Fans Should Let David Moyes Manage
After reading what seems like hundreds of ‘news’ stories titled ‘West Ham fans react…’ I can’t help but feel exhausted by the countless know-it-alls (mostly on social media) who seem offended that David Moyes ignores their instruction when it comes to team selection. Manuel Lanzini is the new figure of hate…
Fulham V West Ham – Player Ratings
Lukasz Fabianski: The reigning Hammer of the Year showed no let-up, making an outstanding one-handed save when the scores were level. The Polish international claimed crosses with relative ease, but more excitingly showcased an improvement in distribution. 8/10 Ben Johnson: A regular feature in pre-season, there are murmurings of the…
Manuel Lanzini: The Hiding Gem
Just over one year ago, Manuel Lanzini’s career was flying high. “The jewel” had just been selected by Jorge Sampaoli his final 23-man squad for Argentina’s World Cup campaign in Russia 2018 after an impressive end to the 2017/18 season with West Ham United. Lanzini was really beginning to kick on as a complete attacking midfielder – his on-field relationship with Marko Arnautovic being a springboard for his progress.
Reasons to be Cheerful
With an apology to the late, great Ian Dury, a more realistic title should probably be reasons to be cheerful (part 3003), swiftly followed of course by an equal number of reasons to be disappointed, bemused, frustrated… Scratch beneath the surface of the current situation, the team and the squad…
The Mid-Season, End of 2018 Review
So, we end 2018 with defeat to Burnley and a feeling that we have become all too familiar with. A sense that we should have and could have done better against a team that, on paper, we are better than. The fact that we couldn’t overcome a Burnley side bereft…