Bale at LB just doesn't have the same influence, even though he was pushing up. I guess we didn't have much choice with injuries and the like to the other backs, but you can feel the difference. It's palpable.

Add to that Lennon not contributing as well as he could along with a few others.... And we end up with no points.

BTW, and call me crazy, but Jenas played some nice balls forward didn't he?

Agree with all your points. VDV had a couple of nice shots and Modric's beauty fingertipped into the crossbar by Green had deserved better....
Modric and Cudicini were probably our best two players in this forgettable match.

It's just the biginning!

Hahaha no kiddin eh. Such is football my friend

Well, you are not the only one.... Harry needs to get his tactics right because we have a huge range of players who can perform consistently at the highest level

Agreed, hopefully next match Harry really changes up the line up

Kinda have to agree with you Pants

Absolutely, it was a deserved win for West Ham. Good luck to them!

Parker blows

I definitely think both Scott Parker and Matthew Upson have a future in the England squad

Apart from the opening game defeat against Aston Villa West Ham haven't been playing badly. They just had a bit of bad luck and some very hard games. This side is better than at least half the teams in this league. You will see us climb the table now. We are so much stronger than last season with the new signings and players like Dyer and Gabbidon back to full fitness

Scott parker is prbably playing as well as any player in the premier league at the moment eve though he is surrounded by little talent
@euroslick what would a pretend Man UTD fan know about anything