Sunday, October 02, 2005
Hammers Get Lucky
West Ham scraped a 1-1 draw at Sunderland overnight and will be feeling very fortunate to get away with anything at all.
Despite dominating most of the match, Sunderland were unable to score more than one goal. West Ham managed to mug the Mackems in the second half thanks to a deflection that left Yossi Benayoun one-on-one with the keeper, and he finished cleanly to help the Irons bring their point home.
It was one of about three chances the London club managed: Teddy Sheringham controlled a pass magnificently only to spoil the moment by lifting the ball over the bar, while Marlon Harewood had an earlier shot saved. Late in the second half Shaun Newton put in a couple of brilliant crosses but none of the West Ham forwards were able to make anything of them - Bobby Zamora once neglecting to pressure the Sunderland keeper. The Hammers were guilty of wasting possession and giving the ball away far too easily, while the Black Cats were far more composed under pressure, and rarely looked threatened. They were unlucky with a shot that would have found its way into the net but for a deflection off an offside player, and Carroll was in good form to deny them on several occasions.
Quick player ratings:
Carroll 7
Konchesky 7
Gabbidon 6
Ferdinand 6
Repka 5
Etherington 6
Mullins 5
Reo-Coker 6
Benayoun 7
Sheringham 7
Harewood 6
Zamora 6
Newton 7
Dailly 6
Despite dominating most of the match, Sunderland were unable to score more than one goal. West Ham managed to mug the Mackems in the second half thanks to a deflection that left Yossi Benayoun one-on-one with the keeper, and he finished cleanly to help the Irons bring their point home.
It was one of about three chances the London club managed: Teddy Sheringham controlled a pass magnificently only to spoil the moment by lifting the ball over the bar, while Marlon Harewood had an earlier shot saved. Late in the second half Shaun Newton put in a couple of brilliant crosses but none of the West Ham forwards were able to make anything of them - Bobby Zamora once neglecting to pressure the Sunderland keeper. The Hammers were guilty of wasting possession and giving the ball away far too easily, while the Black Cats were far more composed under pressure, and rarely looked threatened. They were unlucky with a shot that would have found its way into the net but for a deflection off an offside player, and Carroll was in good form to deny them on several occasions.
Quick player ratings:
Carroll 7
Konchesky 7
Gabbidon 6
Ferdinand 6
Repka 5
Etherington 6
Mullins 5
Reo-Coker 6
Benayoun 7
Sheringham 7
Harewood 6
Zamora 6
Newton 7
Dailly 6
Posted by whubris at 6:36 pm
Dave said...
Dunno how you gave Sherringham a 7 - I thought he was shite today! I thought he lacked sharpness. Also Konchesky didn't have his best game and I thought Gabbidon did quite well.
whubris said...
Teddy wasn't 100% but he did put in a few really good passes and was responsible for much of our creativity. In a lacklustre team I thought he was one of the better players. He tired quickly though.
I thought Konchy defended well. He didn't get forward to attack as much as usual, but Matty was giving him practically no assistance. I reckon he had a good game.
Gabbidon... yeah he did OK most of the time, just not worth a 7 I thought.
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Dave said...Dunno how you gave Sherringham a 7 - I thought he was shite today! I thought he lacked sharpness. Also Konchesky didn't have his best game and I thought Gabbidon did quite well.
whubris said...Teddy wasn't 100% but he did put in a few really good passes and was responsible for much of our creativity. In a lacklustre team I thought he was one of the better players. He tired quickly though.
I thought Konchy defended well. He didn't get forward to attack as much as usual, but Matty was giving him practically no assistance. I reckon he had a good game.
Gabbidon... yeah he did OK most of the time, just not worth a 7 I thought.
