West Ham vs Norwich City match thread

[yoda 0]

I''d agree but we just seem incapable of putting the poxy ball in the net

[Gingerpele 0]

Ruddy doing very well so far, very commanding. And needs to be against a bully side with big men who like to cross the ball.

[Guest]

West Ham getting on top a bit.  Big Sam tactics being deployed to the full.  Keeping the ball for a spell would be handy right now.

[Gingerpele 0]

Has Fer done anything yet?

He did fairly well all game against Man.C so I suppose he''s due an anonymous half. Or am i just not paying attention?

[Darth Catbeard The Old 0]

Even as an ''outer'' if we lose this we can''t blame the manager we''ve been set up perfectly and we''re clearly very well motivated. How we''re not winning already is beyond me

[Norwich or die tryin! 0]

Same oud story though isn''t it, were not really a bad side at all but under CH we will allways score an appalling amount of goals, we have so little goal threat. 1 against Cardiff, 0 Against Newcastle and Man city. 1 Against Hull and 0 so far tonight again despite having chances.

[Norwich or die tryin! 0]

There fuck*ng all over us now...Come on lads!

[Ginja 26]

Getting a bit sloppy from us, the defence is good but we need time on the ball, there needs to be some release the pressure will get through eventually.

[Guest]

West Ham''s approach in a nutshell:  launch it into the penalty area, appeal for a penalty.

[Gingerpele 0]

[quote user="Norwich or die tryin"]Same oud story though isn''t it, were not really a bad side at all but under CH we will allways score an appalling amount of goals, we have so little goal threat. 1 against Cardiff, 0 Against Newcastle and Man city. 1 Against Hull and 0 so far tonight again despite having chances.[/quote]

We have a goal threat. Just looking at the goals scored is wrong.

We''ve had a heck of a lot of GOOD, very good chances. God only knows how we haven''t scored more. Most you can''t even fault the players, some sure, but mostly its been a mixture of bad luck, good saves, lucky blocks etc. Throw in some wasted chances, poor final ball etc. But based on the play i''ve seen we should have scored against Man.C, Newcastle a couple against Cardiff one or two maybe against Hull that didn''t go in through no real fault of the players and/or tactics.

[Ginja 26]

Good to see Micheal Oliver is still a useless tw*t

[......and Smith must score. 1,342]

Stupid yellow for Olsson there.

[Guest]

[quote user="Ginja"]Good to see Micheal Oliver is still a useless tw*t[/quote]Yep. Another attention seeker.

[lincoln canary (& Golden Coppel) 0]

[quote user="RollesbyCanary"]Even as an ''outer'' if we lose this we can''t blame the manager we''ve been set up perfectly and we''re clearly very well motivated. How we''re not winning already is beyond me[/quote]

Defensively we look suspect when put under pressure.

[Gingerpele 0]

[quote user="lincoln canary"][quote user="RollesbyCanary"]Even as an ''outer'' if we lose this we can''t blame the manager we''ve been set up perfectly and we''re clearly very well motivated. How we''re not winning already is beyond me[/quote]

Defensively we look suspect when put under pressure.[/quote]

In what way?

In that a West Ham player falls over and appeals for a penalty? Or they have a harmless shot from 20-30 yards?

[Yellow Bird 0]

Same old story. 3 good chances, but its that final ball!!

[Ginja 26]

So unlucky there, great play, we should be in front here.

[AJ 1,218]

We should be 2 up, simple as.

Snoddy simply has to score, why he hesitated I have no idea but in that amount of time and space at that level, you have to beat the keeper.

The second chance was unlucky, a great last ditch tackle to stop us getting a shot away.

The third however, if Tettey and got a bit more direction on it away from the keeper it should have been in.

That said, more of the same in the second half and we have to score eventually, right?

[Ginja 26]

[quote user="Gingerpele"][quote user="lincoln canary"][quote user="RollesbyCanary"]Even as an ''outer'' if we lose this we can''t blame the manager we''ve been set up perfectly and we''re clearly very well motivated. How we''re not winning already is beyond me[/quote]

Defensively we look suspect when put under pressure.[/quote]

In what way?

In that a West Ham player falls over and appeals for a penalty? Or they have a harmless shot from 20-30 yards?

[/quote]

Lincoln loves to have a dig at us regardless of the actual evidence, best to just ignore.

Most people including the commentators have been saying our defending has been good so far.

[Badger 2,405]

I''d say we were best side in first half.

Sooooo glad we are not managed by Fat Sam

[Guest]

Great movement and shot on goal from Tettey.Decent half, but they need the find a finish.  You can guarantee West Ham will try and bundle it over the line from long balls for the next 45 minutes.Also, someone tell Fer the keep the ball.

[NWC 239]

Snodgrass, Hoops and Tettey all with great chances. We should have 3 goals. Great saves to stop them though..

[lincoln canary (& Golden Coppel) 0]

[quote user="Ginja"][quote user="Gingerpele"][quote user="lincoln canary"][quote user="RollesbyCanary"]Even as an ''outer'' if we lose this we can''t blame the manager we''ve been set up perfectly and we''re clearly very well motivated. How we''re not winning already is beyond me[/quote]

Defensively we look suspect when put under pressure.[/quote]

In what way?

In that a West Ham player falls over and appeals for a penalty? Or they have a harmless shot from 20-30 yards?

[/quote]

Lincoln loves to have a dig at us regardless of the actual evidence, best to just ignore.

Most people including the commentators have been saying our defending has been good so far.

[/quote]

I just don''t think we look comfortable under pressure. Bassong looks ready to make a mistake at any minute.

[BOO 0]

Better team in that half and created some good chances, unlucky not to score. About time we shed the bad luck and got the ball in the net OTBC

[Alex Moss 2,165]

Both keepers looking solid, but we can win this!

[Norwich or die tryin! 0]

Not a bad first half but that''s exactly what i thought against Cardiff.

[AJ 1,218]

We can, but most importantly we NEED to!

[Mason 47 1,379]

Personally I''m quite happy with that first half performance. West Ham have been restricted to scrambles and potshots that Ruddy has hardly had to reach for, and we''re threatening.

Need a repeat second half though.

[Budapest Canary 152]

Funnily, all games played tonight are goalless!

[AJ 1,218]

Agreed Mason, it would have been perfect if we''d managed to score!