Saint86

Maybe not papering over the cracks... But talk about spine... Tonight we had no larin, no azaz, no downes, no Jander, and no THB... That is our spine.

Wellington was the root cause of that error in fairness. Just dreadful for it.

He put it on a plate for Mubama to tap in 😅

Huge complacency and no intensity.

Really poor from Stephans, Wellington, and Peretz tonight. Bragg and akachugwu basically non events and may as well have not been on the pitch. Scienza scored a nice goal but really their reserve keeper should never have conceded it. Other than that he was a non event. Corners and set pieces were once again awful. No one really impressed for me. Larin's and Azaz's brief cameo probably the only time we looked like a dangerous attacking outfit. Own goal from Eckert (he's back to making his novice errors where he just walks eyes wide open in to avoidable fuck ups)... We've damaged our confidence and boosted a direct rival who was struggling.

Mubama statuesque in responding to what should have been a tap in.

How does Mubama not attack that cross FFS.

Don't get me wrong, I know Wellington's rusty.. but he's been to blame for so many west ham attacks. Giving the ball away, out of position, letting longballs bounce... Glad he's done this in a cup game.

Most worrying thing is the head loss from the side at 2-1

Wellington has been utter dog shit.

Let in 5 goals in 3 games. Defending has been fucking appalling.

Reminds me more of the interim period where we lost a few (before the run started). Basically Tonda walking into avoidable error after avoidable error and showing his greenness. Frustrating as totally avoidable tonight. We should have put their essentially u21 / reserve side to the sword first half. So complacent, no intensity, and now all of a sudden we're losing to a shit rotated side that bring in 4 of the best players (for their positions) in the league. Walked right into it. Schoolboys stuff.

This is really poor from us tonight. Walked straight into this.

Really poor from Eckert and the team tonight. Should have put them to the sword first half, basically a reserve side. Didn't put enough on the pitch, were complacent, didn't put them to the sword. And then stephens and Peretz have just gifted it to them... "It's an u21 side right? We'll pull it back..." Poor complacent attitude. Sloppy. Win the game, then make subs.

Are we even selling him though? Seems less and less certain now... i'm not convinced we haven't priced him out of a move to villa - perhaps on the basis/gamble that he'll not kick off and continue to give his all this coming season?