Momo's mixed afternoon
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Mohamed Diame enjoyed his first goal for West Ham United as he prepares for
national service
07.10.2012
Mohamed Diame was able to take some comfort from his fine first goal for
West Ham United in the 3-1 defeat to Arsenal on Saturday. Diame opened the
scoring with a superb individual effort, but Oliver Giroud equalised for the
visitors just before half-time. The Hammers had chances but were caught on
the break by Theo Walcott before Santi Carzorla sealed the result with a
long-distance strike. "I think we had a good start to the match," Diame
said. "We were really focused and took the lead, but overall it is very
disappointing for us because we lost the game. "I am very happy because I
scored my first goal of the season, but like I said it is hard because we
lost the game. Hopefully the next time I score we will win the game."
The combative midfielder was booked by referee Phil Dowd for his celebration
after the emotion of opening his account for the Hammers got the better of
him. Diame then had to show restraint for the rest of the match to avoid
picking up a second booking. "I know the booking was my fault," he said. "It
came very early on so it had a massive effect on the way I played the rest
of the game because it meant I couldn't play the way I normally do. "I also
came in a little bit late on Mikel Arteta in the second half and I feared
for the worst, luckily the referee gave me another chance but the earlier
yellow card had already killed my game."
Overall the Hammers put in a very impressive performance, matching the
Gunners for much of the 90 minutes; Diame however rued the many missed
opportunities the home side passed up. "When you see the game and see how
well we played early on it is a very disappointing result. We were at home
and we should have got something from the game. "When it was 1-1 we had
chances to take the lead and make it 2-1 but we didn't so now we need to
make sure we are ready and focused for the next game."
Diame will now join up with Senegal ahead of a tricky-looking tie with the
Ivory Coast and the former Wigan Athletic man is hoping for back-to-back
wins for club and country upon his return. "I am now going away to play with
my national team, we have a very difficult game but I hope I can get a win
for my country. "It will also be a chance to get some rest ahead of playing
Southampton where we can hopefully get three points."
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Moh chance! Diame convined that he was off after clattering Arteta
The Mirror
West Ham's Mohamed Diame admitted he thought he was going to be sent off in
the Hammers' 3-1 home defeat by Arsenal. Diame was booked for jumping into
the crowd to celebrate and was lucky to escape a second yellow card when
referee Phil Dowd gave him a warning for scything down Arsenal's Mikel
Arteta. West Ham boss Sam Allardyce accused Arteta of overreacting to get
Diame into further trouble just six minutes after he scored the opener. The
Senegal midfielder said: "Yes, I was very worried about the second one. When
I did the tackle, I thought the yellow card was going to come out again.
"For the first booking, I know it was my fault, but I was doing my best in
the game and I was very proud to score. "We started well but in the end we
lost so that's very disappointing for us. "I'm very happy with my goal but
we lost the game, so hopefully the next time when I score we're going to
win."
Allardyce, who claimed Diame's goal was as good as Santi Cazorla's late
strike, said: "It does frustrate me because Diame made another tackle and
Arteta rolled around a bit. "It put him on the edge. We had to tell him at
half-time not to make another tackle. We were telling him: 'Don't spoil it
for yourself.'"
Allardyce has also urged England boss Roy Hodgson to treat Andy Carroll
carefully as the Geordie centre-forward is only just coming back from a
month-long lay-off. Allardyce added: "He's an unbelievable player and he
can only get better. "Anybody that does not fear Andy Carroll is foolish. He
can only get better as time goes on. "As long as we can keep giving him the
service, I think he's going to be a tremendous asset. "But Andy is really
lacking in match practice. What I will speak to Roy about is his fatigue
level. Andy will be stiffer than everybody else after this because he hasn't
played a full 90 minutes in recent weeks. "So he will take a bit more time
to recover. But he should be fine for Friday and hopefully he will get a
game at some stage to improve his match fitness."
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Allardyce declares West Ham's Carroll fit and firing for England duty after
defeat to Arsenal
West Ham United 1 Arsenal 3
STEVE TONGUE MONDAY 08 OCTOBER 2012
The Independent
For those new to the Premier League the lessons are hard learned. Even for
older hands like Sam Allardyce, forewarned is not necessarily forearmed.
"Whenever my teams have won against top teams in the past we have always
punished the opposition when we had the opportunity," he said. West Ham's
failure to make the most of those chances on Saturday cost them a first home
defeat since promotion as Arsenal broke out after seizing possession to
score two late goals through Theo Walcott and Santi Cazorla with
breathtaking counter-attacks.
In punching above his weight for many years at Bolton, Allardyce
particularly enjoyed getting under the skin of Arsène Wenger. Yet their
pre-match handshake, accompanied by broad smiles, indicated a level of
mutual respect, as did Allardyce's praise for the visitors' "fantastic way
they move the ball around".
His team had somehow been ahead against the tide of the game with Mohamed
Diamé's cleverly scooped shot but conceded at a crucial point just before
half-time to Olivier Giroud. Their most dangerous moments tended to involve
Andy Carroll, one climb way above the goalkeeper to head George McCartney's
cross just wide drawing gasps all round the ground. The managers' mutual
admiration extended to Wenger saying: "You can never control Carroll for 90
minutes. He was really up for it."
It was Carroll's first full game for a month but Allardyce, unlike some
managers, is happy for his man to play another one in the international
break over the next 10 days: "What I will speak to Roy [Hodgson] about is
his fatigue level. He should be fine for Friday [against San Marino] and
hopefully he will get a game at some stage to improve his match fitness.
He's an unbelievable player and can only get better as time goes on. As long
as we keep giving him the service, I think he's going to be a tremendous
asset."
Wenger could say the same about the dazzling Cazorla. Asked if the Spaniard
made Walcott a better player, the Arsenal manager responded: "He makes
everybody a better player. It is just a pleasure to watch him and I hope
every young football player in England watches him."
Walcott is another Englishman hoping for an opportunity over the weekend,
having already declared that his goal, smartly curled between Jussi
Jaaskelainen and the near post, was "the way to answer your critics". His
follow-up about hoping for "a nice run in the team" may draw a wry smile
from Wenger, who continues to use Gervinho and even Aaron Ramsey ahead of
him. The unspoken lesson may be that the manager will decide his best
position and Walcott should concentrate on making the team.
Goals: West Ham Diamé 21. Arsenal Giroud 41, Walcott 77, Cazorla 83. Subs:
WH Taylor (Vaz Te, 63), Tomkins (Demel, 73), Cole (Diamé, 82). Ars Santos
(Gibbs, 56), Walcott (Gervinho, 61), Koscielny (Podolski, 85). Booked: WH
Diamé, Reid, Taylor. Ars Gervinho, Walcott. Man of match Giroud. Match
rating 7/10. Poss: WH 31%. Ars 69%. On target: WH 3. Ars 7. Ref P Dowd
(Staffordshire). Att 34,974.
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Allardyce ready to unleash Maiga after crocked Vaz Te is ruled out for 12
weeks
By SAMI MOKBEL
PUBLISHED: 22:38, 7 October 2012 | UPDATED: 22:38, 7 October 2012
Daily Mail
Sam Allardyce is ready to give Modibo Maiga his Premier League debut after
losing Ricardo Vaz Te for up to 12 weeks with a dislocated shoulder. The
West Ham forward suffered the injury after a collision with Arsenal
goalkeeper Vito Mannone in the second half of the Gunners' 3-1 win at Upton
Park. Vaz Te will miss at least six weeks but will have a clearer view of
how long he faces on the sidelines after seeing a specialist this week. It
is a blow to Allardyce, but the Hammers manager is set to put his faith in
summer signing Maiga to fill the gap left by Vaz Te. Maiga has impressed
Allardyce and his backroom team during training and first-team cameos
during his opening weeks in England. And the 26-year-old is in line to play
against Southampton on October 20. The Mali forward is yet to make a Premier
League start since his £4.7million arrival from Sochaux, but has scored
twice in the Capital One Cup.
Allardyce is also sweating on the fitness of Andy Carroll going into the
international break. The striker returned to the starting line-up against
Arsenal after a lengthy hamstring lay-off — and now meets up with the rest
of the England squad ahead of Friday's clash against San Marino. 'Andy is
really lacking in match fitness. I will speak to Roy Hodgson about his
fatigue level,' said Allardyce. 'Andy will be stiffer than everybody else
after this because he hasn't played a full 90 minutes in recent weeks. So he
will take a bit more time to recover.'
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