[Zlaatan]

Felt like we didn't have any energy left in the 2nd half, back 5 was brilliant though and won us the game.

 

[FreakyJim]

Great defending, horrible passing, we were very slow. Casemiro was like an oil tanker.

 

[the hea]

1st half was great and we where in total contro. What happend in the second half is totally unacceptable, the attackers and midfielders where nowhere to be found.

 

[Dobba]

In what world was Maguire bad this match?
Not his biggest fan but him and the rest of the back 5 were the reason we managed to win...

In the 'already decided my post match comments when the team was announced' world of the Cafe.

 

[Niall]

Positive goal difference. Get in there!!

 

[paulscholes18]

Squeaky bum time for the last 30 min, when Elanga got subbed off

 

[SirScholes]

Great win, those kind of victories galvanise the squad and makes you feel unbeatable

negatives are we so badly need a striker so we don’t rely on 1-0s
and the squad quality (lack of) showed,
Antony instead of Elanga was a big drop
Fred coming on meant we were never going to win by controlling the game

 

[krazyrobus]

Ugly AF win, and was very unnecessary, game management is lacking. Enough counters where we could just check back, retain possession and frustrate WH.

Martinez is a beast as always. He's becoming our Evra/Irwin, Mr reliable, you know what you gonna get from him and it's going to be at least a 7 out of 10 performance.

Dalot immense in defensive headers.

Elanga/Mctom/Fred wasted a half.

 

[Edwards6]

The fighting spirit was great to see, love the way Lisandro Martinez plays and he's dragging everyone else up to his level

 

[Golden Nugget]

Thought we were solid first half, and first parts of the second half - but like with previous performances, we couldn’t create/finish chances.

That last 20 mins or so was horrid - top work from De Gea, along with Dalot, Martinez and Maguire

 

[ShinjiNinja26]

Our worst performance in a while but we stayed resilient and got the win in the end. Should hopefully give us more confidence in our defensive abilities. De Gea was excellent.

 

[Real Name]

Rode our luck but deserved the victory.

 

[Ramshock]

that second half was shite but take the 3 points.

 

[SirAnderson]

Being able to keep a clean sheet is nothing to be sniffed at. For that alone it was a good game to test our resolve in a game where our forwards couldn't kill the game off, it's good to know our defense can hold on.

On to the next.

 

[Dike_Manc]

That's Ten Hag giving into the CR7 pressure and our performance suffered because of it. He should not be starting games for us.
Harry saved our arse today but they played right into his wheelhouse (backs against the wall defending).
Win's a win though....I guess.

 

[FreakyJim]

As soon as team "headless chicken" got onto the pitch we looked like United of old. Couldn't keep the ball, couldn't do anything.

 

[The Mitcher]

De gea, Martinez, Dalot, Shaw 10/10. Immense, imperious, flawless.

Ronaldo and Bruno 1/10. Worthless fecking clownshow. Embarrassing.

In what world was Bruno a 1/10? Only on the caf.

 

[Mullet_Man]

Grinding out a win, not pretty at times but the process will take time as EtH has said

 

[Sandikan]

Big win that one. Makes the league table look very promising indeed.

Dalot has become a good defender. Maguire superb and few better when it's that sort of aerial threat late on.

A few moments we should have done better with when on the break.
But we hit the post, so we had a great chance too.

 

[Todd]

Miracle we didn't concede in the final 20min. Last year we surely would have. So that's progress.

Elanga just has no business playing ever, he offers nothing.

We desperately need a striker in January

 

[Sassy Colin]

Tough game, Ten Hag's biggest test this season?

 

[Lost bear]

Moyesy's scowling face

It's a delight!

 

[Duckmanquack]

Its so funny you idiots call it lucky when we defended superb. Without Dalot & martinez west ham would score. Maguire also won many headers. Give some credits where credits due you miserable fecks!

 

[Strelok]

Been a while that we won and DDG should be MOTM. Anyway it's a win and such a beautiful header from Rashford.

 

[GreatDane]

Not pretty, but 3 points - I'll take it.

 

[Eckers99]

Fecking torturous 2nd half and some awful football but nice to see some backs against the wall spirit. And we've finally got positive GD.

 

[tomaldinho1]

Felt like a big win. Should have had more control at the end there. Dalot was superb, Dave was great.

 

[AbusementPark]

No way was Rashford Man of the Match, dont know what Neville was watching. Dalot was an absolute monster today in defence, so many clearances and crucial headers won.
Him and Martinez had a better game than Rashford.
Impressed by the effort today, lot of changes and it affected the rhythm in the squad.
Eriksen fantastic, even Ronaldo put in a lot of effort today.
Maguire does not look fit at all, needs more game time, slow and sloppy on the ball. Slowed the play of the team down as well, think in the first half they avoided passing him the ball because they knew he would take too many touches before releasing it.

 

[Leftback99]

Very fortunate to get the win in the end. Really poor in attack.

 

[Nicolarra90]

Maguire first half 3/10, last 15 mins 10/10

 

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

So Spain has a handful of goalies better than De Gea?? Hmmm…

Shaw good for periods, Dalot excellent, Martinez doing the job of two men.. literally at times.

Eriksen cross, Rashford header, moment of magic. Take the 1-0 and move on.

Bruno… STOP GETTING BOOKED!!!

Great end to the weekend. Roll on Villa,

 

[Counterfactual]

Positive Goal Difference!

 

[fergiewherearethou]

Never expected such a second half but these are the types of points that matter the most at the end.
Great performances from De Gea, Maguire and Dalot.

 

[bond19821982]

Winning ugly when it matters. Every point counts. Played like shit, deserved feck all but 3 points in the bag. Next game please !!

 

[Real Name]

In what world was Bruno a 1/10? Only on the caf.

I sometimes ask myself if some of those even watch the games.

 

[Mike Smalling]

Good win with a weakened starting XI. A clean sheet with Maguire is a nice bonus.

 

[Kinky Melinky]

Sloppy passing and inability to just keep the ball at injury time almost cost us points.

Dalot or De Gea is MotM for me.

Just mind blowing really isn't it? The amount of unforced poor passes. When you think on such a basic level the ability to pass the ball is a requirement, it blows the mind how some of these players are giving the ball away. It has to be a concentration issue.

 

[Ibi Dreams]

Better than them first half, second was an absolute mess but to be fair we did defend well

Our goal difference is shocking considering our place in the table

 

[DavidDeSchmikes]

Winning games despite not playing well sign of champions cliche

 

[Amanda Hugginkiss]

Unlucky for West Ham. Draw would have been a fair result. Not long ago we would have conceded right at the end. Martinez is making one helluva difference.