West Ham United 4-1 Leicester City - Post Match Thread

[Guest bennytwohats]

Some others have said it but think if you’re going to have a game like that, at least the timing isn’t bad with the window still open and an international break coming up. Hopefully a wake up call.

 

Had a lot to cheer the past few weeks but that game was like a highlights reel of the worst about this squad. Early days, let’s see how they react.

[adam]

An absolute disaster from all involved.. Especially the manager and kaspers kicking. 

If we don't sort it out we will get plenty more games like this. It was clear after 5 minutes the side was set up wrong. Brendan doesn't learn from his mistakes

Why haven't we bought players who are playing in the first 11? the first 11 needs improving and we haven't done that. The midfield is as weak as piss. When it gets tough they go missing. Obviously apart from wilf. 

[21st Century Fox]

It had the stink of "End of Season Leicester" but was in fact "Begining of Season Leicester". Interesting, different, let's see where this goes.

[wardyfox86]

We play 1 way under Rodgers, and more and more managers are figuring that out.

 

Genuinely when were we last exciting to watch?? We used to play like this West ham side but it's been coached out of us.

 

Change our f**King style, surprise someone!! 

[lgfualol]

Pathetic all round. Shocking performances by almost everyone. Rodgers again with the absolute bizarre decisions and clueless negative football. Nobody comes out of that looking good. 

 

Hope the players that started all need to urgently take a shit on the bus home at the same time.

 

West Ham were brilliant but we happily let them walk all over us. 

[don_danbury]

can we just pass it along the back for the whole game next time? ill take the draw

[Heathrow fox]

1 minute ago, WoodyFox said:

Such a shame we’re going to have another season with makeshift XI’s shafted by injuries. Fear we may never see the full potential of this squad. 

Pay back from the luck police for the injury free title season.

[CosbehFox]

2 minutes ago, FLAN said:

Former right back terrorises our defence 

weren’t playing well before Perez further endeared himself to our fanbase

 

how does a top level manger get turned over 3 times running like that ?

When players make ****ing stupid individual decisions he has no control over 

[ForeverandEver]

We did this to Man City last season & they won the league…. We are now on the receiving end…..

 

 

So we will now win the league.

 

Thanks 

[Mickyblueeyes]

Really really bad performance. We normally leave this for the end of the season. Every player looked lethargic and void of ideas. No real thought in movement. West Ham were also excellent. Going to put it down to a “it happens” performance. 
 

Perez, however, I’m done with.

[LestaAl]

Five goal thriller- possibly not what we had in mind…….on to the next one!

[Spiritwalker]

When was our last good performance in the league?

[winteriscoming]

My god when the going gets tough we crumble. 

[filthyfox]

1 minute ago, nabb7 said:

Sounds great, can it play CB?

As a professional.... that is HORSE SHIT

[Chrysalis]

We played like we did when west ham beat us twice before, was another game with ping pongs between the defenders, on top of that the team also seemed very light weight getting bullied all over the pitch.

 

Lots of hard work needed and for the manager to rethink his approach to games.  Also needs to be willing to change things early when they not working, it feels like at times the substitutes are pre planned and is no reacting to whats happening in the game.

[coolhandfox]

Bad, but when you are missing Evans, Fofana, Vesterguard, Bertrand and a Castange not match fit. Then have to play 60 minutes with 10 men, it going to be hardworking.

 

Take 5 first team defenders out of any team in the PL and it going to be difficult. 

Edited 23 August 2021 by coolhandfox

[WinslowFox]

37 points to go…..on that performance it’s going to be a tough ask trying to find them

[UniFox21]

Just now, adam said:

Why haven't we bought players who are playing in the first 11?

One is injured, one has Covid and the other 2 I assume are acclimatising to new styles. 

[SecretPro]

Absolute trash. Puel out. 

[The Guvnor]

Rogers got the tactics right by passing it sideways across the back, why oh why did we go off script and pass the fcuking ball over the half way line.

[Chrysalis]

Just now, Spiritwalker said:

When was our last good performance in the league?

First half against west brom, but then rodgers slated his players for it.

[lcfc_forever]

Horrible performance.

 

Only positive is it might encourage that extra spending in the window. 

 

I know there were so many things wrong with that performance but they even got the basics wrong.

 

When in good crossing positions, drill the balls across the area so you increase that the chance of a deflection/defender making a mistake rather than floating the ball in. Also, we need a mix of zonal and man marking on set pieces. Get our strongest players in their air on the oppositions, supported by zonal marking 

[Lesta2014]

3 games vs West Ham 3 defeats, bullied every time, no attempt to change that tonight, bought soumare because he’s mix of youri/Ndidi and we played Maddison/perez/Barnes who between them could put muscle a fly.

 

rogers never learns this sort of thing and it winds me up massively! 
 

As a side of vestergaards out long term we will genuinely be bottom half defending like that, if we’re lucky.

 

Thought it was a foul on Perez initially but can’t argue with the red after. It made no difference as we were crap before that anyway! 
 

Norwich 100% win Saturday! Footballs back everyone 

[tickler28]

West Ham were very good to be fair....we had no answer to the way they were set up....let's not read to much into it guys...its still early days and teams having a full stadium back makes a huge difference.

 

Is it really the defences fault that there is literally no movement in front of them? 

 

Worse player on the pitch was Barnes followed by Vardy then Thomas, Youri (would have been higher but for his goal), then Cags and lastly Ndidi.....not even gonna mention Perez 

Edited 23 August 2021 by tickler28

[foxfan92]

At least results like this give the rest of us a chance to make sure  the Anti Rodgers brigade on Foxestalk is still all okay.

 

Not going to defend our performance too much though, we looked second best 11 vs 11 but then we looked hopeless against West Ham in both games last season, and we were still in the top 4 for almost every game. 

 

We need to improve, but this one game is hardly going to define our season.

 

Maybe its a ploy by Rodgers to persuade Top we need to invest in a high quality winger and maybe someone else at the back.