West Ham vs Liverpool Match Thread

[Exiled_red]

Carra and Gerrard worst 2 players first half.
Gerrard doesn't look fit and Carra back to his slow, grabbing best. Carra has to get closer and block the cross for the Ba header

Wilson and Carragher swapped over, I think Carragher was covering for Wilson

[Chazza]

I love Gerrard but he has been piss poor 1st half, not involved and been pushed out of the game by the work rate of Parker and Hitslsperger.

I would go 4 5 1 now with Kuyt upfront and Suarez down the right to have a go at Bridge.

Putting Raul right side wont work as you lose the threat from the middle, plue we are already getting over run in that area

[Mostar]

yup, Wilson has struggled today - I think the pace of the game and how Wham have pressed us has caused him problems.

Kenny needs to work some half time magic here, get 1 back in the first 5 - 10 minutes and we can still do this.

Wilson is struggling big time. Cannot really replace him as we don't have anybody decent on the bench to take on his role..

[Reece]

sadly, I think Arn was way off calling him a ball playing CB.

To be fair it's not just Arn who have suggested it. I'd like to put it down to nerves but he has looked poor on the ball and not really looked like he is sure what to do with it. I noticed against Sparta the other night he played a lot of long balls.

To be fair the midfield haven't given the defence a great deal of options today.

[wavydavy]

We've crumbled there. An obscene amount of effort from West Ham though. If I were one of their supporters I'd be furious. They haven't played anything like that the half dozen games I've seen this season. We're looking at one point from two games against the bottom two.

[Rich]

sadly, I think Arn was way off calling him a ball playing CB.

He's been exposed a bit, thanks to Johnson. Then his confidence took a hit and he's started to make mistakes.

[calvoboy]

Gerrard at fault for first, let hitzl have all the space in world on edge of box to play Parker in. Great finish though. Skrtel being skrtel for second. Not good enough.

They won't be able to keep up this tempo for 90 mins, and we are still in with a chance here if we fet an early goal. Hopefully the formation change will help a bit second half.

[JohnDoe]

Lucas has been awful. Just when I started to warm to him again, he turns to ****. Meireles the same, when he doesn't score, he's a bit of nothing. Provides no ability to initiate offence.

[Mostar]

Wilson and Carragher swapped over, I think Carragher was covering for Wilson

He was and you cannot blame him for the second. Wilson lost the challenge in the air and that cost as a goal.

Ba will not score any like that for as long as he plays.

[The Birdman]

I think Carragher is done.

I agree in a back 4, he's protected slightly more when we play the 3 but what I dislike the most about him is he is quick to points fingers and blame everyone else.
He's slaughtering Skrtel for the Ba header but he's 2 yards away from the WH player crossing the ball.
Every time he does that I think he looks more and more desperate

[little dave hedgehog]

you'll all be sad to know we've lost gary kelly, according to the american commentator.

[Vermilion]

Well, this has all the makings of either a rout or a comeback, and i'm worried about which it might be.

Come on the Reds! ****ing wakey wakey!

[Rafa_el_Gafa]

Said it before. Will say it again.

We have a squad without pace and without any physical presence.

You don't win many games without this.

[wavydavy]

Gerrard at fault for first, let hitzl have all the space in world on edge of box to play Parker in. Great finish though. Skrtel being skrtel for second. Not good enough.

They won't be able to keep up this tempo for 90 mins, and we are still in with a chance here if we fet an early goal. Hopefully the formation change will help a bit second half.

Both goals our defence just watched them do it.

[Rich]

Lucas has been awful. Just when I started to warm to him again, he turns to ****. Meireles the same, when he doesn't score, he's a bit of nothing. Provides no ability to initiate offence.

All 3 central midfielders have been poor - not just Lucas.