HIF wrote:I've always liked Michael Antonio apart from when he plays us. Never understood why West Ham didn't feature him. Now they are. He was dominant last night and with new reffing rules could get the golden boot. I think he's even better than Lukaka in that he is more mobile and willing to move around the pitch. West Ham for top 4 this year?
I watched the whole match and came away very impressed by West Ham. They aren't necessarily the most talented team in the league (though they do have some good players), but the way they press and hassle their opponents so aggressively is crazy, and they play very quickly and effectively when they do get the ball. Moyes deserves a ton of credit for turning a frankly dreadful team into arguably the best West Ham team in decades, surely beating Bilic's "vaunted" 7th place finish squad with Payet. Top four? I don't think they'll manage that, but they'll be thereabouts once again.
I mean no disrespect to Leicester when I say this, but that was probably the poorest I've seen Leicester play under Brendo so far. Very frustrating to see them continue to try to play out from the back with a man disadvantage, and with West Ham clearly gameplanning for it with the high press. The red card challenge was appalling as well, it looked like Ayoze was trying to use his body to protect the ball and block Fornals off but completely mistimed it.
Leicester will be back, though.