West Ham United - BBC Sport

August 2024 ยท 3 minute read

We asked you for your thoughts on Sunday's Premier League match between West Ham and Arsenal

Here are some of your comments:

West Ham fans

Paul: Let's just say, it was expected. Now perhaps the board will finally make the right decision and replace an ailing manager, whose tactics are old fashioned and easy to read. If they are going to rely on soaking up the punishment to break and score, then they need a defence capable of doing just that. I'm afraid the buck stops here. Changes must come.

Tim: Everything you need to know about West Ham's tactics, gameplan and management philosophy can be encapsulated in the 30 minutes either side of half-time. Poor with and without the ball and lacking leadership on and off the park. On the plus side, we have avoided relegation this season. Next year I'm not so sure about, unless there are significant changes.

Gibbo: Unacceptable and humiliating. We were passive and let Arsenal do whatever they wanted. No leadership, poor defending and no will to go forward. We gave the ball away far too cheaply and appeared to give up after the first goal. The players should shoulder the responsibility and Mr Moyes, you need to learn to adapt and occasionally play on the front foot.

Barney: This type of thrashing has been on the cards all season. Moyes has had his day and needs to go now. The football West Ham are playing is painful to watch, even when we win. A younger man with fresh ideas is needed.

Arsenal fans

Eddie: Arsenal were at their brilliant best from start to finish in the game against the Hammers. They were very close to their best last week against Liverpool. Rice was man of the match in both games, he has been magnificent. Haters will say the opposition were poor, but they are wrong.

David: Difficult to find a fault. I thought the performance was excellent. West Ham didn't put up much of a fight. When Elneny becomes a goal threat, you know you are in trouble. My only gripe would be to perhaps push for a seventh, taking us past Manchester City on goals scored, before bringing on the bench players. In 1989 we won by goals scored, don't forget.

Geoff: Arsenal were really fluent today. With all the talk of needing another striker, our performance showed that we will do well with what we have. Having a false number nine gives us more control of the game. There were so many chances created. Arteta deserves a lot of credit.

Guy: What striker problems? We've got our most complete team in over a decade and are a really exciting prospect going forward. How has Arteta turned this around so quickly and boosted the goals per game with the same players? The difference in performances from before and after the break are night and day. We are going to have some great seasons coming up, if not this one.

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