coalman

We played three premier league teams last year. Beat two of them, including the champions. We haven't competed today. Last season we made it hard for teams to play against us. Today we've been easy to defend against because we're just so slow with the ball.

There's no movement. No anticipation in attack or defence. No thought to get after the game. Just slow recycling and ball watching.

Stephens half hearted challenge again.

We completely brought this on ourselves. We were comfortably on top then let our intensity drop to criminally low levels. The glacially slow play around the back invited West Ham back into the game and now we have no clue how to turn it around.

We need to play with some intensity.

Stephens ponderously gives it away (again)

It's like the games under Still. Anonymous in midfield. No intensity. Just going through the motions.

Stephens and Wood together move the ball so slowly the opposition have forever to get back in shape. Stephens is an error prone ball watcher and Wood is the very definition of lumbering.

Stephens calmly passes to the attacker.

We deserved that. Utterly limp display.

I remember when Peretz was a lot happier just hitting it long. We seem to have coached that out of him.

Stephens does his best to give away a penalty there.

Not a great jump by Peretz there.

Scienza gets a card for being fouled twice... wtf

Dear god, Stephens