Getting sick of this humble pie over Christmas! Eat too much more and I will have to accept that size 18s are stunners! Jimenez wins a penalty! Kovac heads the second! We keep a clean sheet with Faubert and Tomkins in the side! Bloody hell! So much for my 0-2 forecast!
No match report because family demands stopped me watching most of the game. I saw the last 30 minutes (against the wife's instructions!)and was very nervous until Pompey brought on Utaka. They lost their shape at that point and we looked comfortable thereafter.
How good did Behrami look after he came on? Jimenez also looked so much better with his head shaved! Faubert was impressive, Kovac looked committed, Green looked comfortable! A clean sheet, two goals, no bookings, thank you Santa! And thus far, the other results have suited us too! Even Diamanti tackled back and took the ball!
Was it all a dream? I bloody hope not! Happy Christmas!
4 comments:
Hammers fan, I've gotta say that the team as a whole were superb. Marshalled at the back by Upson and driven forward by the emense Parker in midfield .... we look to have played a 4-1-4-1 formation allowing Parker to control midfield and leave Kovac to do the boring stuff, but do it he did well ... Pompey were starting to control the game in the second half but the introduction of Peperahmi was inspired as from then on Pomey were second best ... the midfield four just hunted Pompey down and were in the end no match ...
Happy Christmas indeed
I'm sure you meant the 0-2 the other way round HF ;)
Behrami looked awesome. Very Sharp. One very good move on the edge of the box, his shot was inches wide.
Parker was immense again. I think he's done enough to win the debate me and you were having about him or Barry hey HF? Go on, just a little more pie no? If he doesn't go to the World Cup, it would be unjust.
Happy for Jimenez who won the pen and crossed for the goal. Mostly happy for Kovac who deserved his goal for all the unsung ugly work.
Faubert played well and Ilunga is slowly getting back to himself. Tomkins is beginning to cut out the errors which is good.
Standing ovation for Franco, what a buy!
One negative; we shoulda put the game to bed before we did. Collison in particular had two great chances. Big strapping lad really needs to put his boot through the ball. Some finishing practice for him with Zola me thinks.
My money's still on Barry mate, for all Parker's passion. Collison did bloody well to engineer one of those two chances mate - my son described it as Lampardesque the way he moved the ball between his feet and drifted past the defender. What about Franco's failure to pass just before he was taken off - player to right and left, both of whom were in on goal if he had slipped the pass! Looking forward to MOTD for a change!
Well just save some room for that pie ;)
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