we still defend like headless chickens - worried about that for Sunday

Why is Higuain not making a run when Azpi wins that???

1 minute ago, DannyLB said:

If he's too slow, how would you describe Giroud?

Difference is that Girould is more intelligent on the ball. It makes up for his lack of pace.

I've been a true defender of Higuain so far, i always said that he needed these kind of teammates to reach his best. Today he's had that chance, but other than a couple of good runs he just seems too slow for the PL style of play. Too bad because i still think he is a great player.

1 minute ago, DannyLB said:

If he's too slow, how would you describe Giroud?

Better hair but worse looking than I am.  That's how I would describe Giroud 

Higuain could really do with a goal for his confidence. Currently Giroud is ahead of him by quite a way.

You put Tammy in this team tonight and he scores

Get Higuain off and bring Barkley goal machine one, play RLC false 9, leave hazard on left..

Very poor finishing again...Too many poor finish attempts really, too many. RLC tried to lob or IDK...Don't understand that.

Man, RLC should of just slowed down and held the ball up in the spammers box...they are just begging to give a penalty away....if the ref will call is another story, howsoever,

Just now, coco said:

Get Higuain off and bring Barkley goal machine one, play RLC false 9, leave hazard on left..

I would rather we didn't mess with the balance of the team. Just a straight sub for Giroud would do I think.

Barkley and Pedro warming up.  Can only imagine for RLC and CHO

Just now, mad_mac said:

Barkley and Pedro warming up.  Can only imagine for RLC and CHO

Bloody hope not. Loftus-Cheek is one of our best players in this half.

CHO showed some energy early in the first half, but has really faded this half.  More game time I'm sure is the answer, but not sure he's making a strong case for that today

2 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

Bloody hope not. Loftus-Cheek is one of our best players in this half.

I know mate.  He's been solid.  I can see the CHO sub making sense though

Hope we score soon, we are creating chances but finishing has been poor ( bar Hazard goal )

OOOOH. Great ball control by Hazard. Ouch!

Just now, BadBlue said:

Hope we score soon, we are creating chances but finishing has been poor ( bar Hazard goal )

And West Ham's confidence has grown too. We need to kill the game.

Performance means nothing if we concede soon

Worryingly, we've not adapted to West ham's change at the half

RLC 

RLC is comfortably our best player the second half

Loftus-Cheek's strength is such an asset. It's something we have missed for a few years now.

RLC needs to play all the games he can

RLC is the next Traore.