West Ham v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[noodles]

Disappointing. Knocked the ball around well in spells but more cutting edge definitely needed.

[kippaxvilla2]

From the limited updates I could access it sounded like I am better off staying where I am in the Canaries.

[mr underhill]

Marvellous. It's like TSM never went away! Hang on, he didn't.

[Pete3206]

Disappointing performance against a side that will have to scrap for every point this season. We made it too easy for them.

What the hell people see in Stephen Ireland, I just don't know. 

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I reckon that will be the worst we play all season.

You'd hope so.
On that evidence, nothing has changed since last season.
You could easily have thought McCatpiss was still managing the side.

[Chris Jameson]

Nash not here yet?

[charleeco7]

You can see how he wants us to keep the ball and pass it around but there was just no movement off the ball to create space.

The three he has purchased look composed on the ball but we are in desperate need of some more quality.

[Singapore Villa]

I thought we started quite nicely in the first 15 mins or so and had some neat play in the centre of the park without really creating any chances.  Progressively got slower and deeper as the match went on.  Very disappointed in the end.  It really has to get better than that.  Why did we not up the tempo in the second half?  A lot of work to do before the transfer window closes....

[not3bad]

I had been looking forward to Match of the Day. :-(

[ozzjim]

Dreadful.

Passed it efficiently for 30 minutes, spent the next 15 under the cosh. Conceded. Second half, stopped passing it totally.

No attacking threat, no urgency whatsoever, and no idea of what to do to get the ball to Darren Bent.

It is only our first game of the season, but really, the squad is nothing like strong enough. Lerner is going to have to put his hand in his pocket, because we saw our weaknesses made very plain today, against a shit promoted side.

We need at least 2, preferably 3 attacking options and a left back ASAP.

A big striker we can work off, Holt held Norwich together going forward, a creative wide man and personally I think someone with real pace like Matt Phillips.

Left back someone with an intent to get forward.

We looked a week under cooked, and I reckon will be significantly better next week.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Lerner is going to have to put his hand in his pocket, because we saw our weaknesses made very plain today, against a shit promoted side.

Fingers crossed, but a lack of interest from him coupled with the austerity measures in place, it doesn't look good.

[caster troy]

Awful display. Once again we couldn't create a single chance for Bent. Would be interested to know our win percentage with Delph playing in central midfield, I can't remember us getting a point with him starting.

We need a left back, a winger and a striker/forward that can play close to Bent or we are going to struggle again this season. Lerner was there and hopefully he can see our obvious limitations.

[Holtenderinthesky]

Looks very much that those slating Robbie Savage for predicting us to struggle were wrong to do so.  That was piss poor indeed.  Gary Gardner looks like another over hyped and over rated product of the academy, along with Bannan, Lichaj and several others. Nzogbia is a truly rubbish player and Vlaar looks like a clumsy oaf although he my settle given time.  Very disappointed.

[eastie]

Absolutely awful- shocked by how poor we look.

[Risso]

Thought the defence looked reasonable, and of the new boys, Vlaar and El Ahmadi can be pleased with their first match.  I though Holman was shite though, as were N'Zogbia and Delph.  Did Bent actually touch the ball?

All in all, disappointing.