My thoughts on the players' performance :-
1. Mignolet - Often did not get enough praises. Again he kept us in the match with a world class save against that header headeng towards goal at high speed. If West ham had scored, the game and result could turn out differently. So I named him MOTM.
2. Sakho - He's boss, not scared of putting in the tackles and has somehwhat given us stability in defence.
3. Flano - Had a good game and made a few mistakes here and there, But considering his age and experience, he has done well and can only improve from here. Ball distribution into the box could be better and he'll be a very good wing back.
4. Skrtel - Did very well, challenged for the ball and tackled hard. Had a near perfect game if not for that clumsy own goal. I kept saying if he cares to challenge for the ball early or put in the tackles early or close down the space fast, he'll be a monster of a player. That's exactly what we saw today. He's soemwhat inconsistent, one game played like a perfect player next all the weaknesses there.
5. Johnson - Had an average game and contributed with a very good cross for Suarez to head into goal. More practices on the pitch on combos with players at the edge of the box would make him more effective and create more scoring chances for us.
6. Hendo - I've been his strongest critic, to be fair to him he played very well in this game. He has done exactly what he should be doing in every game, putting in challenges and not running with the opposition players, stormed into the opposition box and made a few scoring chances and shot from outside and inside the opposition box, harass their midfield players non-stop and more importantly less of the side and back passes. If he keeps it that way his game can only improve from here.
7. Stevie - Played well and put in some strong tackles to nullify their midfield and strayed some very good long passes. Hopefully it's nothing serious with his injury.
8. Allen - Played very well. Perhaps he has done some serious work at the gym. Never got bullied like before. Put in some strong tackles and his game was very neat and discipline, no nonsense type. reminds me very much of Steve McMahon.
9. Lucas - Looked a bit rusty when he came on thereby loosing possession that led to the goal. Had an average game.
10. Coutinho - He's shown once again why loosing Alonso has done so much harm to us over the last few seasons. When he's in possession, we know he will create something inside the box. Honestly, nothing much wrong him in this game, it's never easy to make a world class defence splitting pass, then end result will always be glaring, but it will be more meaningful than those side and back passes. The front line must be in sync with him and more combos training with the front line will do us a world of a good. He and Suarez can be decoys at times and let the opposition players crowd over them and we free someone else into the box.
11. Suarez - Suarez will always be Suarez, buzzing all over the pitch. Only a world class player can head that kind of ball into the net. We have to make sure that we ended up top 4 to keep him here and FSG will have to consider seriously to get in at least one if not two players in the transfer window to compliment the team.
12. Sterling - Had a very good game, troubled their defence most of the time but with not much end results. The awareness of fellow players inside the box seems to be lacking and indicisive at times. If he could improve on that he will be a world class player. Must get into the box to shoot more often. Used his speed and body well against opposition players and was hardworking to track back to defend. In view of his age and experience, I'd say he has done very well and can only improve from here.
13. Moses - Can be a very good player or can be a passsenger in a game. He is most dangerous when just outside the box as what we saw when he was with Chelsea, sudden surge into the box to open up defences and to shoot. He will be effective if play behind Sturridge and Suarez. He's no winger but will do him a world of a good if he could be like Sterling to track back and defend.
Overall, everyone had a very good game while West Ham is not as poor as what the scoreline suggests. They have a few big bodies and not easy to play against and had a few scoring chances themselves, hopefull they'll do so against the man utd, arsenal, chelsea, spurs and man city.
For me, the most positive of all is, we committed enough bodies inside the box to force the ball over the line on 2 or perhaps 3 occassions, otherwise the scorline would most probably be 1-1.
Others may have different opinions but different people sees the game differently.
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