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West Ham v Birkirkara - Official Match Thread FT 1-0
charleyfarley 5:59 Thu Jul 16
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WEST HAM UNITED v BIRKIRKARA
EUROPA LEAGUE 2ND ROUND
REFEREE MARKUS HAMETER (AUSTRIA)
KICK OFF 19:45
WEST HAM
• Adrian, O'Brien, Reid, Tomkins. Cresswell, Noble, Nolan (c), Jarvis, Amalfitano, Zarate, Maiga
subs - Randolph, Collins, Poyet, Hendrie, Samuelsen, Lee, Pike
BIRKIRKARA
• Haber, Camenzuli, Mazzetti, Vukanac, Zerafa, R.Muscat, Z.Muscat, Fenech (c), Miccoli, Liliu, Murga
BETWAY
• West Ham 1/16 : Draw 11/1 : Birkirkara 20/1
REFEREE
• Hameter assisted by Braunschmidt & Heidenreich 4th official Weinberger
STREAMS
• There are plenty of sites saying they will stream the game.
• https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1CAHPZZ_enGB612GB612&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=west+ham+v+Birkirkara+streams
WEATHER
• Sunny intervals temperatures of 22C/72F
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daveyg
12:25 Sat Jul 18
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I went to both Europa games at home for the first time in years.
Both ties were against similar opposition with Birkirkara having the better individuals.Both teams shut up shop from the start and never wanted to attack.
I felt we actually went into this game showing to much respect for Birkirkara. This can quite often happen in European games. This meant we were slow in our approach with the plan to tire them out by stretching them down the flanks. Our movement was not quick enough in the final third, we often did not have enough players in the box to either make diagonal runs or be on the end of any crosses.
Noble and Nolan together was to pedestrian. Hopefully we will never see them together again.They played to similar, Noble passed sideways to Nolan who then in turn passed sideways mainly to the totally ineffective O’Brien.
Poyet should of been sitting in front of the back 4 and allow Noble to move further forward thus pushing the Birkirkara defence further back. On that note of the back 4, we don’t need one against this kind of opposition and tactics, that was blatantly obvious against Lusitans solo forward. What is the point in 4 defenders marking 1 forward ?
I hope Bilic has learnt from this game. Nolan didn’t actually play that bad but wasn’t good either. He and Nobe just got in each others zone.I also think that we were more dynamic and had better quicker options when Lee came on. Zarate seemed to up his game.
The more youthfull team of two weeks ago had more zip and energy than last nights game . This was more evident when Poyet, Samuelsen and Lee all came on.
To me our worst player on the pitch was Amaltfitano, absolutely woeful . No energy,unwillinging to create space and didn’t seem to care. This should of been the type of game he should of showed his abundant skills. He wasn’t that much better in the first game either.
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daveyg
12:24 Sat Jul 18
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isolated hammer
you are right on both fronts but Downing would of become hacked of if he was made to stay and not be a mainstay of the first 11, which would happen. He'd become a liability not what Bilic would of needed in the early part of his stint.
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isolated hammer
7:05 Fri Jul 17
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They will have to come at us if they want to progress and I feel our defence will be solid. I think what last night proved is that a) Downing should not have been sold and B) Nolan and Noble cannot make up two of a midfield five because then you only have three.
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Ace of Spades
5:18 Fri Jul 17
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Thanks mate. That'll do. Job done in my opinion.
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Stubbo
3:36 Fri Jul 17
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AoS depends on your expectations at this point in time, and I suspect your general outlook on life in general.
We're weren't to total football of the great Ajax sides some seem to think we might be, but we dominated the game despite the scoreline, didn't play any real hoofballs from deep, and looked to retain possession, press early out of possession, and get numbers forward when attacking.
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Ace of Spades
3:15 Fri Jul 17
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So I was out last night and missed this, rather than reading through the whole thing can someone sum the game up? Were we shit?
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whufcroe
1:35 Fri Jul 17
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Darby_ 1:32 Fri Jul 17
But that goes for everything we compete in doesn't it? So it should all be taken as laugh?
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Darby_
1:32 Fri Jul 17
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The funny thing is that we don't even deserve to be in this competition. It's more or less down to luck that we're even in it.
I don't understand why people can't just sit back and enjoy it as a bit of a lark.
Besides being a bit of fun, games like these are meaningless. It'd be nice to do well in the Europa, but it's pretty unlikely we'll win it. There are a lot of much better teams than us in it.
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NEVER SAY DIE
1:31 Fri Jul 17
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Lack of fitness may well be an issue but the front 6 being very poor on the night may well be another one. Time will tell whether they'll improve given time.
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young woody
1:15 Fri Jul 17
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whufcroe 1:05 Fri Jul 17
Bollocks.
All the moaners round me were over 30 - I thought that in the East Stand as well.
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whufcroe
1:05 Fri Jul 17
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What last night proved to me was there's a massive number of fucking idiots that support West Ham, most of them under 30 who can't seem to grasp we're a few weeks into pre-season.
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ted fenton
1:01 Fri Jul 17
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http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2015/July/17-July/Highlights-West-Ham-United-1-0-Birkirkara-FC
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Prometheus50
12:26 Fri Jul 17
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spot on Stubbo
At this stage of the pre season the style is more important than the outcome because you can be confident that with the former looking good, the latter will get better
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White Pony
12:13 Fri Jul 17
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Stubbo 10:18 Fri Jul 17
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Private Dancer
12:10 Fri Jul 17
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Zico - 'Under Sam we may have conceded in the last minute!!!''
Aha.....THIS IS THE TYPE OF GAME THAT WE WOULD HAVE LOST BEFORE
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flyingV
12:06 Fri Jul 17
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greenie1 11:35 Fri Jul 17
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Can't believe people were booing.
Lots of day trippers over there last night
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ironsofcanada
12:01 Fri Jul 17
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Highlights on the OS
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greenie1
11:35 Fri Jul 17
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Can't believe people were booing.
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1964
11:31 Fri Jul 17
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TWe 11:25 Fri Jul 17
"Can't believe people are getting so bent out of shape over what was essentially a pre-season friendly. "
Ask Birkirkara and their jumping jack manager if they thought it was a pre-season freindly.
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zico
11:30 Fri Jul 17
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Stubbo 10:18 Fri Jul 17
Great post.
One other thing is that old Slaven is on a hiding to nothing in these games. If he were to play one of the new signings (say Payet) and one of these part timers wants to make a name for himself by going over the top thus putting Payet out of the game for six months, Bilic would be battered for risking too many first teamers in a game such as this!
It's gonna take some time to get things working the way he wants it to. At least we kept going, played to the end and got a result. Under Sam we may have conceded in the last minute!!!
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TWe
11:25 Fri Jul 17
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Can't believe people are getting so bent out of shape over what was essentially a pre-season friendly.
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