Lacklustre. Embarrassing. Tired. Just three of the words to describe West Ham’s performance tonight in Slovenia.
1. Michael Antonio Is. Not. A. Right Back. Period.
2. Sam Byram is a right back. But also did well at left back.
3. The back four played as if they’d never played together. Which they probably hadn’t.
4. Enner Valencia. What’s the point?
5. Adrian kept us in this leg. Especially with his double save at the end.
6. This result did not flatter NK Domzale. But it did flatter us.
7. Andy Carroll looked a spare part and never got into the game, but he got little service.
8. Why can’t commentators pronounce Feghouli? He looked a class above any other West Ham forward facing player.
9. Harvard Nortweit. Jury Still out.
10. The second leg should be some game.
A very dispiriting evening, but let’s remember, we were without Payet, Lanzini, Sakho, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Tore and Collins. This was a second eleven who put on a second eleven performance. OK, it’s the beginning of the season, and we shouldn’t overreact, but my oh my I was expecting more than this.
And the scores on the doors…
Adrian 7
Reid 6
Nordtweit 5
Antonio 4
Byram 7
Obiang 6
Kouyate 5
Noble 6
Valencia 5
Feghouli 7
Carroll 5
Quina 6
Onwards!