Daily WHUFC News - 25th September 2013

Hammers leave it late in thriller
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West Ham United recovered from losing a two-goal lead to defeat Cardiff City
3-2 on Tuesday
24.09.2013

West Ham United 3-2 Cardiff City
Capital One Cup Third Round

Ricardo Vaz Te headed West Ham United into the fourth round of the Capital
One Cup, sealing a 3-2 win over Cardiff City on Tuesday evening with just
two minutes left to play. Sam Allardyce's men made a lightning-fast start,
moving into a 2-0 lead with only eight minutes on the clock thanks to Ravel
Morrison and Matt Jarvis. But a fine strike out of nothing by Craig Noone on
the stroke of half-time gave the visitors hope, and they had the Hammers
rocking when Peter Odemwingie levelled things up 15 minutes from the end.
West Ham ensured their manager's 100th game in charge would end as a happy
occassion though with Vaz Te's winner and they will now await Wednesday's
draw with interest. West Ham could not have asked for a better start, as
they moved in front with just 20 seconds on the clock. Morrison was the
goalscorer, bursting into the box before skipping inside the last man and
lashing into the roof of the net. It was the young midfielder's third goal
of the season and another illustration of his undoubted talent and the
Hammers did not take their foot off the gas. With eight minutes gone it was
2-0 and Morrison was involved again, getting the ball out to Modibo Maiga on
the right, and he picked out Jarvis well to bundle the ball past a helpless
Joe Lewis in the Cardiff goal. The chances were flowing and Lewis had to
make an excellent save to deny Ricardo Vaz Te on 15 minutes, getting down
low to his right to push the ball away after right back Leo Chambers had got
forward to play his part in the attack.

With 33 minutes on the clock West Ham should really have moved into a
three-goal lead, but James Collins could not get the ball out of his feet
inside the six yard box after James Tomkins rose well to nod Matt Taylor's
free kick back across goal. Cardiff had barely threatened, but right on half
time they got themselves back into the contest when Noone picked up
possession in the right channel, took a touch inside and blasted a
left-footed shot from 20 yards into the top left hand corner. The visitors
began the second period strongly too, and after Adrian touched a stinging
Jordon Mutch shot behind for a corner, he had to be alert again to block
Nicky Maynard's acrobatic volley from the corner. At the other end Lewis
tipped Jack Collison's fiercely-struck volley over the crossbar, before
preventing Jarvis from making the game safe by cutting out his cross-shot,
but Cardiff were growing in strength, and the impressive Noone could not
quite find the far corner after dancing his way into the Hammers box.
Fifteen minutes from the end they did find a way through for a second time,
with Odemwingie tapping home after Mutch's darting run into the danger area
dragged the Hammers defence out of position. After an opening 40 minutes of
such dominance, it came as a shock to the hosts to be brought back to level
pegging, and they had to regroup and come again. They did so in style,
securing their place in the last 16 of the competition with a Vaz Te header
two minutes from the end, the Hammers man crashing home from close range
after Collison clipped a perfect cross up to the far stick.

West Ham United: Adrian; Chambers, Collins, Tomkins, McCartney (Rat 82);
Morrison (Diame 59), Taylor, Collison; Vaz Te, Maiga (Petric 46), Jarvis
Subs: Henderson, Nolan, Ruddock, Moncur
Goals: Morrison 1, Jarvis 8, Vaz Te 88

Cardiff City: Lewis; Brayford (McNaughton 46), Hudson, Connolly, John;
Mutch, Cowie; Odemwingie, Mason (Smith 56), Noone; Maynard (Gestede 90+1)
Subs: Moore, Lappin, Harris, Healey
Goals: Noone 45, Odemwingie 75

Referee: Roger East
Attendance: 18,611

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Campo lauds centurion Sam
WHUFC.com
Former Spain international Ivan Campo congratulates Sam Allardyce on
reaching 100 games in charge
24.09.2013

When Sam Allardyce is asked which players have been the finest signings he
has ever made, Spain international Ivan Campo is always one of the first
names out of his mouth. Now, on the occasion of Big Sam's 100th game in
charge of West Ham United, the ex-Valencia, Real Madrid and Bolton Wanderers
midfielder has repaid the favour. Campo spent five seasons working with Big
Sam at Bolton after joining the Trotters in 2002. Campo, now 39 and living
in his native Spain, said the Hammers boss is a 'very special' coach who
made sure he settled into English football and life in this country
seamlessly. "I had a very special relationship with Sam because when I
first moved to Bolton from Madrid I was living by myself and Sam was not
just a very good coach, he was a very special friend to me," Campo confirmed
in an exclusive interview with whufc.com. "He helped me whenever I had any
problems off the pitch as well as on the pitch, he supported me and I
appreciated that. "When I was playing in Spain everything was different to
how life in the Premier League with Bolton and Sam Allardyce was. He helped
me to perfectly understand not just how to play football in England but to
understand and adapt to the way of life in England and that was very
important. "I could always speak very openly to Sam about personal problems
that I was having, that is what I appreciate most about him because he
helped me through my personal problems."

Campo, who won the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid in 2000 and was in
the Spain squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup finals, was one of a host of
big-name foreign players brought to Bolton by Big Sam. Nigeria star Jay-Jay
Okocha, France FIFA World Cup winner Youri Djorkaeff, Greece midfielder
Stelios Giannakopoulos, Senegal star El-Hadji Diouf and France defender
Bruno N'Gotty also turned out for the Trotters during Big Sam's memorable
seven-year spell in charge. Giannakopoulos, as well as former Bolton
team-mates Kevin Davies and Ricardo Gardner, have spoken to the Official
Programme for the Capital One Cup third-round visit of Cardiff City - Big
Sam's 100th game as West Ham manager. Campo is not surprised that his former
boss has made a successful start to life in east London. "For me, Sam is a
very special coach because he has very clear ideas about football and he
always wants what's best for his players," said the San Sebastian-born
holding midfielder. "Motivating players is very important and Sam knew how
to motivate everyone for every game to how to produce good performances from
us. At key points during the season it's crucial to get big performances
from your players and Sam could do that. "He's a lovely, lovely man. He is a
very good friend and an absolutely fantastic coach. It's very important in
football to be honest about performances, selection and tactics and Sam is a
very honest man. "When I was playing at Bolton with Sam as our coach we
celebrated many good times with the players, fans and the club and a lot of
that success was down to Sam."

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Beer we go
KUMB.com
Filed: Tuesday, 24th September 2013
By: Staff Writer

West Ham have announced a three-year partnership with a Danish brewing
company. The deal grants brewers Carlsberg exclusive "pouring rights" for
the company's "extensive beer and beverage portfolio" at the Boleyn Ground.
Carlsberg UK Director of Brands and Insight, David Scott, told whufc.com:
"Carlsberg is proud to be the Official Beer Partner of West Ham, a club with
a strong tradition and rich heritage like our own brand and company.
"Through continuing our partnership we will connect with West Ham United and
wider Premier League supporters at the Boleyn Ground and further cement our
position as the beer brand of football." The deal begins from the start of
the current season, expiring in 2016 when the Club moves to the Olympic
Stadium.

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West Ham edge five-goal thriller with Cardiff
Last Updated: September 24, 2013 10:04pm
SSN

West Ham United burst out of the blocks against Cardiff City, but were made
to work hard for a 3-2 win and a place in the fourth round of the Capital
One Cup.
Two goals inside the opening eight minutes from Ravel Morrison and Matt
Jarvis had the Hammers in complete control, but they required a dramatic
winner from Ricardo Vaz Te after Craig Noone and Peter Odemwingie had
levelled matters. There were just 19 seconds on the clock when Morrison
broke the deadlock, with the rejuvenated midfielder controlling a pass from
Jarvis before crashing high past Joe Lewis. Jarvis then grabbed the home
side's second himself, with luck very much on his side as a blocked shot
ricocheted off him and into the back of the net. There was nothing fortunate
about Noone's strike on the stroke of half-time, as he rifled into the top
corner, and Peter Odemwingie completed the Cardiff comeback when netting his
first goal for the club on 77 minutes. Just when it appeared as though the
tie would head past the 90 minute mark and into extra-time, Vaz Te popped up
for the Hammers to nod home a Jack Collison centre.

Drama

There was little sign of the drama to come when Morrison stunned the
visitors with a goal straight from their own kick-off in an amazing start to
Sam Allardyce's 100th match in charge. His first game as Hammers boss two
years ago was a home defeat by Cardiff, but any chance of repeat was already
looking unlikely. Morrison collected a through ball from Jarvis and ran at
stand-in City skipper Mark Hudson, cutting inside the centre-half before
lifting the ball over Joe Lewis and into the net. It was the former
Manchester United youngster's third goal in four starts for the Hammers, as
he continues to soften the blow of record signing Andy Carroll's absence
through injury. Jarvis doubled the lead following a slick move this time
started by Morrison, who spun away from John Brayford and knocked the ball
to Modibo Maiga on the byline. Maiga's first-time pass found Jarvis in front
of goal and despite two Cardiff defenders sliding in to block, the winger's
effort eventually rolled over the line. And the rampant hosts could, and
probably should, have had five or six before half-time.

Poked

Vaz Te saw a volley superbly palmed away by Lewis and, from the corner,
Collison found the ball at his feet in front of goal but poked it wide. The
much-maligned Maiga, still yet to score this season, then broke clear only
to drag his shot across goal, and Collins missed an open goal from three
yards after James Tomkins had headed Collison's cross back into his path.
And then, from out of nowhere, Cardiff pulled one back on the stroke of
half-time with their first attack of the game. There seemed little danger
when Noone collected the ball out on the right but the winger unleashed a
superb 20-yard curler with his left foot which flew past Hammers keeper
Adrian and into the net.

Cardiff looked a different team after the break and Jordan Mutch's swerving
effort produced an unconvincing save from Adrian before, from the corner,
former Hammer Nicky Maynard sent an overhead kick straight at the Spaniard.
And the equaliser came in the 76th minute when Mutch drove into the area and
crossed for Odemwingie to tap in his first goal since his infamous drive to
QPR failed to force a January move from West Brom. However Vaz Te, who
himself requested a transfer in the last window, had the final word when he
got his head onto Collison's cross to send the Hammers through.

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