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Tickled pink Cornwall 17 Dec 20 9.46am
Originally posted by Robk Don’t they relegate Referee’s who have poor games? Thought he was disgraceful!!! Appeared as if he couldn't wait to send him off, bet he actually thought about giving a straight red after the first harmless jump, mind you the West Ham players involved didn't help. He was generally awful during the whole game yes.
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Tickled pink

Cornwall 17 Dec 20 9.46am

Originally posted by Robk

Don’t they relegate Referee’s who have poor games? Thought he was disgraceful!!!

Appeared as if he couldn't wait to send him off, bet he actually thought about giving a straight red after the first harmless jump, mind you the West Ham players involved didn't help.
He was generally awful during the whole game yes.

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jeeagles 17 Dec 20 9.47am
Originally posted by Spiderman TBF I think the ball was just slightly behind him, if Townsend could shoot with his right foot, that would have been the obvious thing to do. Thought we played well but 1 goal was never going to be enough. Pleased with point fuming about another poor ref display. Thought Moyes was excellent after game ( for once) There's been harsh critics of Benteke's miss in the last two games. He scored from a half chance. The tap in fell awkwardly for him an was no more than a half chance. He's now on 4 goals and 2 reds in his last 5 starts. I'm not convinced West Ham's goal was as good as people are making out. It was a well taken finish, but Kouyate should have tracked the cross and cut it out. Instead he just ended up ball watching.
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17 Dec 20 9.47am

Originally posted by Spiderman
TBF I think the ball was just slightly behind him, if Townsend could shoot with his right foot, that would have been the obvious thing to do.
Thought we played well but 1 goal was never going to be enough. Pleased with point fuming about another poor ref display. Thought Moyes was excellent after game ( for once)

There's been harsh critics of Benteke's miss in the last two games. He scored from a half chance. The tap in fell awkwardly for him an was no more than a half chance. He's now on 4 goals and 2 reds in his last 5 starts.

I'm not convinced West Ham's goal was as good as people are making out. It was a well taken finish, but Kouyate should have tracked the cross and cut it out. Instead he just ended up ball watching.

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Tickled pink Cornwall 17 Dec 20 10.00am
Originally posted by doombear You summed up my feelings KBL. That's now three good performances in a row with meaningful attacking intent. Very disappointed with Wilf and his childish antics. He really does need to grow up and accept that sometimes you come up against a defender who can get the better of you. I have to agree with the female commentator (despite her grating voice) that Coufal was excellent for WH and imo probably just deserved MOTM ahead of Andros. I was also struck by Roy wanting to keep an attacking threat by bringing on Ayew for Eze (also gives Eze a bit of a rest as we need him Saturday lunch time!). Also Schlupp for Townsend was a good move. Despite our backs-to-the-wall play in the last 20, teh final play of the game was a Palace corner! Edited by doombear (17 Dec 2020 8.52am) He had more then one at a time on him lol, but he never ever seems to be able to pass quickly first time, he makes it too easy because they know he will try and beat them four times and as such they will put five players on him and that's that. What concerns me more though is our inability to defend crosses, they scored last night because no one even tried to block that cross.
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Cornwall 17 Dec 20 10.00am

Originally posted by doombear

You summed up my feelings KBL. That's now three good performances in a row with meaningful attacking intent. Very disappointed with Wilf and his childish antics. He really does need to grow up and accept that sometimes you come up against a defender who can get the better of you.

I have to agree with the female commentator (despite her grating voice) that Coufal was excellent for WH and imo probably just deserved MOTM ahead of Andros.

I was also struck by Roy wanting to keep an attacking threat by bringing on Ayew for Eze (also gives Eze a bit of a rest as we need him Saturday lunch time!). Also Schlupp for Townsend was a good move.

Despite our backs-to-the-wall play in the last 20, teh final play of the game was a Palace corner!

Edited by doombear (17 Dec 2020 8.52am)

He had more then one at a time on him lol, but he never ever seems to be able to pass quickly first time, he makes it too easy because they know he will try and beat them four times and as such they will put five players on him and that's that.

What concerns me more though is our inability to defend crosses, they scored last night because no one even tried to block that cross.

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Tickled pink Cornwall 17 Dec 20 10.05am
Originally posted by jeeagles There's been harsh critics of Benteke's miss in the last two games. He scored from a half chance. The tap in fell awkwardly for him an was no more than a half chance. He's now on 4 goals and 2 reds in his last 5 starts. I'm not convinced West Ham's goal was as good as people are making out. It was a well taken finish, but Kouyate should have tracked the cross and cut it out. Instead he just ended up ball watching. Yes, our defending has gone down the pan we encourage teams to flipping cross the ball, Liverpool will be salivating themselves to death.
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Cornwall 17 Dec 20 10.05am

Originally posted by jeeagles

I'm not convinced West Ham's goal was as good as people are making out. It was a well taken finish, but Kouyate should have tracked the cross and cut it out. Instead he just ended up ball watching.

Yes, our defending has gone down the pan we encourage teams to flipping cross the ball, Liverpool will be salivating themselves to death.

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nead1 17 Dec 20 10.25am
I also noticed Eze, for whatever reason, was somewhere around the penalty area when the cross came in - certainly nowhere near where the right back seemed to have loads of time to measure his cross. That said, he is clearly a very special talent and amazing on the ball. He seems to be getting better and better with each game and no doubt Roy and Ray will only improve his all round game as time passes.
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17 Dec 20 10.25am

I also noticed Eze, for whatever reason, was somewhere around the penalty area when the cross came in - certainly nowhere near where the right back seemed to have loads of time to measure his cross.
That said, he is clearly a very special talent and amazing on the ball. He seems to be getting better and better with each game and no doubt Roy and Ray will only improve his all round game as time passes.

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CrazyBadger Ware 17 Dec 20 10.29am
Credit where its due, that was a good performance. Our link up play up front is really quite good. Townshend came in and played superb, maybe dropping him spurred him on? Ward was solid. Kouyate and Danny equally so. We had so much possession. When was the last time that happened? Quite refreshing to see. There were improvements to be made though. We gave Bowen way too much room on the right. Where was PVA? Think I ony ever saw him jn attack. All night Bowen was allowed to put in cross after cross. Pva should have been picking him up. May have stopped their goal? For all of Benteke's improvement, he still needs to make more runs into the box. That ball across the box the Eze put along the floor early on, he should be all over that. His heading needs to better too. Great finish for his goal, and apart from those issues, had a great game. Both yellows were harsh. Zaha had one of those nights where too often he tried to do everything himself. On a few occasions he should have passed to a better placed teammate. Instead of twisting and turning into defenders. Saying that, thought Coufal blatently blocked him off on a couple of occasions, once in the box. We're not used to playing against 11 men behind the ball, and trying to pick our way through. We nearly managed it on a few occasions. Really promising performance. "It was a Team effort, I guess it took all players working together to lose this one"
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Ware 17 Dec 20 10.29am

Credit where its due, that was a good performance.
Our link up play up front is really quite good. Townshend came in and played superb, maybe dropping him spurred him on?
Ward was solid. Kouyate and Danny equally so.
We had so much possession. When was the last time that happened? Quite refreshing to see.

There were improvements to be made though. We gave Bowen way too much room on the right. Where was PVA? Think I ony ever saw him jn attack. All night Bowen was allowed to put in cross after cross. Pva should have been picking him up. May have stopped their goal?

For all of Benteke's improvement, he still needs to make more runs into the box. That ball across the box the Eze put along the floor early on, he should be all over that.
His heading needs to better too. Great finish for his goal, and apart from those issues, had a great game. Both yellows were harsh.

Zaha had one of those nights where too often he tried to do everything himself. On a few occasions he should have passed to a better placed teammate. Instead of twisting and turning into defenders. Saying that, thought Coufal blatently blocked him off on a couple of occasions, once in the box.

We're not used to playing against 11 men behind the ball, and trying to pick our way through. We nearly managed it on a few occasions. Really promising performance.

"It was a Team effort, I guess it took all players working together to lose this one"

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Phil’s Barber Crowborough 17 Dec 20 10.39am
Originally posted by Wilbraham413 Ref was a total c*. First, he looks like Sacha Baron Cohen. Second, there were no dirty or even hard fouls in the game, and yet he insisted on trying to call fouls and give yellows for "infractions" that not even West Ham was complaining about. Both of Benteke's yellows, the opponent didn't react angrily, or complain at all. I think they were honestly shocked that they were yellows. Aside from that, I thought it was one of the best games we've played all season. For the first time ever, we bossed West Ham in the first half, had more possession, controlled the ball better, passed better, and generated more chances. They got a fluke goal**, then the ref ruined the game by sending Benteke off. I'm happy enough with a draw given the circumstances. If we play like that from now on, we will easily be safe. To be fair their goal was absolutely class and whilst rather extraordinary it was certainly not a fluke.
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Crowborough 17 Dec 20 10.39am

Originally posted by Wilbraham413

Ref was a total c***. First, he looks like Sacha Baron Cohen. Second, there were no dirty or even hard fouls in the game, and yet he insisted on trying to call fouls and give yellows for "infractions" that not even West Ham was complaining about.

Both of Benteke's yellows, the opponent didn't react angrily, or complain at all. I think they were honestly shocked that they were yellows.

Aside from that, I thought it was one of the best games we've played all season. For the first time ever, we bossed West Ham in the first half, had more possession, controlled the ball better, passed better, and generated more chances.

They got a fluke goal, then the ref ruined the game by sending Benteke off.

I'm happy enough with a draw given the circumstances. If we play like that from now on, we will easily be safe.

To be fair their goal was absolutely class and whilst rather extraordinary it was certainly not a fluke.

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Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 17 Dec 20 10.40am
It's a rare thing indeed when either Benteke or Haller score. But both of them? In the same game? In the insurance industry, that'd be called a Black Swan event. Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham
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Clapham on the Back 17 Dec 20 10.40am

It's a rare thing indeed when either Benteke or Haller score. But both of them? In the same game? In the insurance industry, that'd be called a Black Swan event.

Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham

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Phil’s Barber Crowborough 17 Dec 20 10.45am
Originally posted by the silurian The same referee that didnt think Virgil van Dyck was fouled by the Pickford,only put VVD out for the season, the same referee that Livarpool got removed from their games?? The bloke is either a corrupt cheat or totally incompetent!!Sorry Willo but this ref is Clattenberg Mk2 Edited by the silurian (17 Dec 2020 7.46am) Don’t get him started on it please. We don’t need that warped perspective along to say how the ref was right and both yellows were justified
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Crowborough 17 Dec 20 10.45am

Originally posted by the silurian

The same referee that didnt think Virgil van Dyck was fouled by the Pickford,only put VVD out for the season, the same referee that Livarpool got removed from their games?? The bloke is either a corrupt cheat or totally incompetent!!Sorry Willo but this ref is Clattenberg Mk2

Edited by the silurian (17 Dec 2020 7.46am)

Don’t get him started on it please. We don’t need that warped perspective along to say how the ref was right and both yellows were justified

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Nicholas91 The Democratic Republic of Kent 17 Dec 20 11.06am
Originally posted by npn I would've taken a point gladly before the game and would've bitten your arm off after the sending off. If you’d of done that to benteke he wouldn’t of been sent off in the first place Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!
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The Democratic Republic of Kent 17 Dec 20 11.06am

Originally posted by npn

I would've taken a point gladly before the game and would've bitten your arm off after the sending off.

If you’d of done that to benteke he wouldn’t of been sent off in the first place

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

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Phil’s Barber Crowborough 17 Dec 20 11.08am
Originally posted by NEILLO Like others, the starting line up surprised me. But Ward, Dann and Townsend all rose to the challenge - I'm not seeing a ' lost dressing room ' as somebody recently claimed. An excellent first half should have seen us ahead by more than one goal. At 1-1 it could have gone either way and then of course Benteke's red meant we had to hold what we had. Despite the gushings of ' Arry, I thought Eze had a pretty average game...ran up too many blind alleys and his passing was poor. But he and Wilf keep defenders occupied with their movement, and with a rejuvenated Benteke, we look dangerous going forward. He will be missed on Saturday. Oh, and well done to David Moyes for an honest appraisal of the game and in particular the red card. Agree with this but I do feel that part of the reason(s) were his lack of options and the players around him. As we improve the quality of team, Eze and his undoubted ability will benefit greatly because he clearly has the potential to be a cut above. He still has the flashes of brilliance and incisive defence splitting passes, we just need him to work on and improve some of the weaker parts of his game, which I am sure he will do. Edited by Phil’s Barber (17 Dec 2020 11.11am)
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Crowborough 17 Dec 20 11.08am

Originally posted by NEILLO

Like others, the starting line up surprised me. But Ward, Dann and Townsend all rose to the challenge - I'm not seeing a ' lost dressing room ' as somebody recently claimed.

An excellent first half should have seen us ahead by more than one goal. At 1-1 it could have gone either way and then of course Benteke's red meant we had to hold what we had.

Despite the gushings of ' Arry, I thought Eze had a pretty average game...ran up too many blind alleys and his passing was poor. But he and Wilf keep defenders occupied with their movement, and with a rejuvenated Benteke, we look dangerous going forward. He will be missed on Saturday.

Oh, and well done to David Moyes for an honest appraisal of the game and in particular the red card.

Agree with this but I do feel that part of the reason(s) were his lack of options and the players around him. As we improve the quality of team, Eze and his undoubted ability will benefit greatly because he clearly has the potential to be a cut above.

He still has the flashes of brilliance and incisive defence splitting passes, we just need him to work on and improve some of the weaker parts of his game, which I am sure he will do.

Edited by Phil’s Barber (17 Dec 2020 11.11am)

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Midlands Eagle 17 Dec 20 11.16am
Originally posted by Phil’s Barber To be fair their goal was absolutely class and whilst rather extraordinary it was certainly not a fluke. Didn't Andy Carroll score a similar goal against us in a previous West Ham game and if I remember rightly it was only a week or two after Olivier Giroud had scored something similar against us too
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17 Dec 20 11.16am

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Originally posted by Phil’s Barber

To be fair their goal was absolutely class and whilst rather extraordinary it was certainly not a fluke.

Didn't Andy Carroll score a similar goal against us in a previous West Ham game and if I remember rightly it was only a week or two after Olivier Giroud had scored something similar against us too

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