Daily WHUFC News - 26th October 2015

Carroll - 'You can't describe that feeling'
WHUFC.com

Injury curtailed his 2014/15 season and meant he missed the start of this,
but a return to the scoresheet with a towering header against Chelsea made
up for lost time. His 79th minute goal won a pulsating London derby for the
Hammers and added Chelsea to a list of impressive scalps that now includes
four of last year's top six. Carroll would love to experience that feeling
on a regular basis to help the Hammers maintain their fine form. He said:
"It's a great feeling to score any goal, but obviously it has been a long
time since I last scored. To get the win as well is even better. "When I saw
the ball come across I knew I had a chance to put it in and as soon as it
went in it was a feeling like you really can't describe. "I keep saying to
Cress to put those balls in and he's just said to me in the dressing room
that I can shut up for a couple of weeks because I've been on to him! As
soon as it came in I was trying to get on the end of it - it might be a
typical Andy Carroll goal but I'll take it! "I just went off celebrating
with the lads and they were all delighted as well. The noise was fantastic
and with the goal at the end the place just erupted. It was great."
West Ham's other results against the big sides have come away from home this
season, so Carroll was thrilled to get one over Chelsea on home turf. He
added: "We've had a great run against the top teams and hopefully we can
keep on going. It's a long season but if we carry on like we have been we'll
do well. "It's nice to get the result here at home, especially for the fans.
They deserve it. We've got a great belief that we can go out and beat the
top teams."
Carroll's return to the fold has been a gradual one, and he says he is
feeling stronger with every game. He explained: "It's great, I just want to
be on the pitch and if it's 20-25 minutes it's a great feeling. Obviously I
want to start, but it's been a long injury and long time so I'll take every
minute I get. "I've taken my time getting back and the manager has
understood - training one day and maybe missing one out. It's a lot easier
for me and my body."

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Westley looking to repeat 4-0 win
WHUFc.com

Academy manager Terry Westley is looking to build on the 4-0 win over Wolves
U21 last Monday when they host Fulham at the Boleyn Ground on Monday 26
October. Following a convincing victory last time out, Westley is hoping to
put a string of run results together.
The experienced coach said: "We're always setting staff and players new
challenges whatever the circumstances but now we're trying to win two games
in a row. "Every team at this level is tough to break down and can hurt
you very quickly. Fulham have a very good reputation at giving young players
the opportunities to succeed. You at Patrick Roberts, who signed for
Manchester City in the summer for a lot of money, he's an outstanding
talent. "We play Fulham fairly regularly at all age groups, and they are
always good, competitive games. Monday should certainly be no different."

Reflecting on the Wolves' result, Westley praised his side's commitment and
work rate. "It was good to get that first win for sure. Seven games without
a win would have been very tough. We had a strong team with Enner Valencia
and Pedro Obiang coming down from the first team. Credit to them with the
way they played the game, they took it seriously and properly committed to
it. "I also thought our younger players equipped themselves very well.
Marcus Browne and George Dobson came on at 1-0 and it finished 4-0 so credit
to them. It was nice for Marcus to get his first goal for the U21s. Not
just his goal but he was really driving at the defence. He's a very talented
boy, and if he applies himself every week, he's got a real chance."

Following a big turnout at the young Hammers' last game at the Boleyn, a 2-2
draw with Newcastle United U21, Westley is hoping for an even bigger turnout
come Monday evening. "There's a very different mind-set to playing in front
of an audience, some players thrive on it while others shrink away. It's a
vital step in every player's development and thankfully we've fared pretty
well in stadiums."
I certainly hope so because our players will have to get used to playing in
packed out stadiums week in, week out."

The U21s host Fulham on Monday 26 October at the Boleyn Ground, kick off is
7pm and admission is FREE for all fans.

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Swans strike late to deny U18s
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West Ham United extended their unbeaten run to six matches as they picked up
a 2-2 Barclays U18 Premier League South draw at Swansea City on Saturday.

Swansea's Brandon Griffiths put the hosts ahead within the opening five
minutes of the game, before the Hammers' schoolboy midfielder Alfie Lewis
popped up at the back post to head home and level the scores before the
break.

Just after half-time, the Hammers turned the game on its head when Irish
centre-half Declan Rice got a flick on a cross to head home his third goal
of the season.

However, just when it looked like West Ham would make it six wins in a row,
Sean Hanbury turned and fired home from inside the box to rescue a point for
the Swans.

The Hammers had made three changes to the side that picked up a fifth
successive victory at home to Brighton & Hove Albion a week earlier.
Goalkeeper Tim Brown replaced Sam Howes between the sticks, while Idris Kanu
came in for England youth international Jahmal Hector-Ingram up front and
Lewis got a welcome U18 start in place of recent Development Squad
goalscorer Marcus Browne.

After that Brighton victory, coach Mark Phillips urged his players not to
become complacent, but Swansea came out quickly at Landore and managed to
punish their visitors.

With just four minutes on the clock, a cross into the Irons penalty area by
Causso Darame found midfielder Jack Watts. His shot at goal was saved by
Brown, but Griffiths was well placed to fire his side ahead.

The Hammers came back at their Welsh hosts well, though, and Swans
goalkeeper Lewis Thomas was tested by stinging shots from both Kanu and
Lewis.

It was Lewis who dragged the visitors back into the game five minutes before
the break, heading home at the back post from a deep cross to secure his
first ever West Ham goal at U18 level.

After the break, it was the Hammers who started the second half well and put
themselves ahead. From a free-kick, defender Rice managed to get enough of a
touch on the cross to beat half-time substitute goalkeeper Alex Lang.

That gave the visitors added belief to push on and try and win a sixth game
in a row, but both Lang and Joe Rodon put their bodies on the line to deny
West Ham a third.

In the last minute of the game, Swansea substitute Hanbury grabbed a share
of the points for his side when he got on the end of a cross from Tom Dyson,
turned and fired powerfully into the roof of the net.

Saturday's result meant West Ham stay fourth in the table at the halfway
point in the regular season.

The Academy of Football start the second half of the season on Saturday 31
October when they look for Halloween revenge against London rivals Fulham,
who beat the Hammers 3-1 in west London in the opening game of the season.

U18s: Brown, Eggleton, Borg, Carter, Akinola, Rice, Powell, Sylvestre, Kanu,
Lewis, Diangana
Subs: Bogard (GK), Hamilton, Longelo, Barrett

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'Scoring goals is my job'
WHUFC.com

Mauro Zarate was delighted to play his part in securing another famous
victory for the Hammers against Chelsea. Having scored at Arsenal on the
opening day of the season, Zarate was on the scoresheet again as the Hammers
secured a fourth major scalp of the campaign. Zarate's goal was his fourth
of the season and now he just wants to notch more and more. He explained:
"It was a fantastic result and a fantastic match. Everyone ran and everyone
worked and that is the way we have to play to take the three points. "I'm
really happy for the goal because it helped us get the victory. It's my job
to try to get some assists or score, and most importantly work for the team.
"I think getting that early goal helped give us the belief to go on and beat
Chelsea. They are a big team with skilful players who are fantastic with the
dribbling, but we worked hard against that. "We're really tired because it
was a difficult match, but we won. "Andy's winning goal was fantastic - only
he can score a header like that."

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Jurcevic - It's like a dream!
WHUFC.com

Nikola Jurcevic described his role as West Ham United assistant manager as
being 'like a dream' following Saturday's 2-1 win over Chelsea. The Croatian
joined forces with compatriot Slaven Bilic just a few weeks ago, and has yet
to lose since his arrival in east London, helping inspire the Hammers into
the Barclays Premier League's top three. Speaking to West Ham TV, Jurcevic
spoke of his pride at what he, his fellow staff and the Club's players are
achieving at present. "At this moment we are really happy," said the
47-year-old. "It must be like a dream because we won against a really big
club. Our performance today was really perfect. "From the first minute, all
the team fought very well and were helped by our fantastic supporters.
Everyone is so happy today!"

Under Bilic, Jurcevic and first-team coach Edin Terzic, West Ham have
developed a new philosophy whereby they go out to try to win every game.
This positive attitude saw them tear into Chelsea from the first whistle,
leading to an opening goal for Mauro Zarate, a red card for Nemanja Matic
and Andy Carroll's introduction and powerful late winner. "We worked hard
for the last three or four months and we have found a really good team – not
only the first eleven but also another seven, eight or nine who are ready to
help our team," he continued. "We had players who came in and helped us to
win this game. We have also a great atmosphere in the team, along with
discipline and hard work and all together, these help us to be in this
position."

With a little more than 20 minutes remaining, Jurcevic and Bilic were deep
in thought in the technical area, before Carroll was called back from his
warm-up to enter the fray. By that time, Chelsea's ten men had equalised
through Gary Cahill's scrambled equaliser, and West Ham had regrouped but
were finding a winner difficult to come by. Enter Carroll, whose presence
and desire led to a brutal, unstoppable header from Aaron Cresswell's
left-wing cross with eleven minutes to go, chalking up another outstanding
win for the Hammers. "Every time during the game we have short discussions
about situations about what we can do with 15 or 25 minutes to go," he said.
"We had a feeling and made this change and we were lucky with this change
because Andy Carroll scored this important goal for us."

Jurcevic and Bilic worked together previously with Croatia, Lokomotiv Moscow
and Besiktas, where they were used to trying to win every game. That
approach has now arrived in east London, where the Hammers look like a
confident force to be reckoned with under the new managerial team. "I think
everybody expects great things from us this season because of our start and
because of our wins over big teams – Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool and now
Chelsea," he explained. "It's like a dream but we want to stay on the floor,
stay stable and have good training without silly things for the players.
"Our plan is to be good from game to game and we can have a successful
season."

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Bilic - Carroll is a special player
WHUFC.com

Slaven Bilic had nothing but praise for Andy Carroll and says he is a
special player after he scored the crucial match winner against Chelsea at
the Boleyn Ground. Carroll scored his first Premier League goal since
January with a crucial header on 79 minutes and put months of disappointment
behind him with one of his best moments in a claret and blue shirt. The
Hammers striker has worked hard behind the scenes throughout the summer to
regain full fitness and was in most days during the off-season. Bilic has no
doubts he can become a major player for both club and country again this
season and says he offers so much to the first-team. Bilic said: "Andy is a
big player for us, and also for England. He is special. "He gives us a lot
of options. It's not just long balls, he is a great player, his quality has
never been in doubt. We just needed to get him fit. "Now we are in a really
good situation regarding his fitness and he should be fit and ready for the
long-term. "We will have a lot of benefits from having him fit. It is not
just his work inside the box but also his contribution outside the box. "His
pressing was amazing; his work-rate was excellent. He occupied Terry and
Cahill very well."

Bilic has nothing but praise for his players after they followed up
victories over Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City with another memorable
win over the Premier League champions. Bilic added: "There are always lots
to talk about after 90 minutes of football. I am very proud of my club and
my team. "It was brilliant to beat the champions, it's a great feeling.
There is nothing wrong in admitting that we are playing really good. We
deserved to win. "We want to continue to play well and if we defend as a
unit and attack as a team we have a chance to win every game. We are very
happy. "Every win is important. It is about the home wins and when you do it
against the champions."

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The opposition view: Chelsea
KUMB.com
Filed: Sunday, 25th October 2015
By: Staff Writer

We suspect you might enjoy this week's OV. Chelsea fans have their say on
yesterday's 2-1 defeat at the hands of Super Slav's West Ham...

"Just watched MOTD. Just seconds after the commentator says that the offside
goal was wrong he says that Chelsea need to get over their paranoia that
refs are against them. Tw4t. He then goes on to list everything in case the
FA aren't thinking of charging Chelsea for the various yellow and red cards.
Afterwards Ian Wright firstly says that Fabregas' KNEE was CLEARLY offside.
I despise this excuse for a human. The second yellow for Matic was bollocks.
Another 50-50 decision that nobody could have challenged if not given. A
coming together. Nothing else. I'm not taking anything away from West Ham.
They should quite rightly be dancing in the streets of whatever town they
park their caravans in."
- Ham

"The ref was weak and naive. Nothing goes our way, even this goal line
machine is against us. The positives is that some players actually showed
some pride and commitment in the second half, Terry, Willian and Azpi had
great games. This period needs to end somewhere, fully support the manager."
- JM1

"Willian MOTM or us. Jon Moss MOTM for them. Shocking display of double
standards. By and large I thought the players put in acceptable
performances. The level of performance would generally be good enough for at
least a draw in a game like this, although Jon Moss had other ideas. He is
like Leslie Neilson's character in 'The Naked Gun', when he gets to umpire a
baseball game and just starts doing whatever gets him the biggest cheer from
the crowd. "Weak and naive" doesn't do him justice. I am sure there will be
plenty of attempts to justify individual decisions in hindsight; but they
don't exist out of their context. Matic's first yellow wasn't a yellow to a
West Ham player in literally the first minute. Matic's second yellow wasn't
even a foul when West Ham did it. We had six bookings and a red from 12
fouls and they had one booking from 10. Even 12 fouls to their 10 is a joke
TBH, we weren't even the physical team; but the card discrepancy is a
disgrace. Absolutely shocking display and it will be worn like a badge of
honour when the referees meet on Monday."
- cam4blue

"Danny Dyer thinks he's funny trolling Jose, what's funnier is, he's such a
massive West Ham fan, that he had no problem in dressing up as a Chelsea
supporter in Football Factory, what a loyal supporter. "
- Floyd25





"Another loss, another red card, another lot of controversy around our team.
Roman and his patience are being sorely tested. How much longer will he put
up with this? Not that this result was unexpected. West Ham are playing very
well so far this season . Both goals being of our own making again. Two
truly awful clearances and bang, two goals. More so the embarrassment. That
his manager and a couch got sent off, that we reacted in such a manner to,
an admittedly wrongly, disallowed goal to Matic asking for and rightly
getting sent off, to losing our heads arguing with the ref and getting more
bookings. Side is a shambles, really is. Cannot say I look forward to
Liverpool. Losing to those arseholes would be horrible."
- axman2526

"We looked like a Championship side today at times. Although, To be fair
looking back at some of the referees calls, We were robbed! For the
disallowed goal, The ball was 99.99 per cent over the line. Then fartyass
was fully onside when he scored, that plus Matic made things very hard. Fact
is the results and general play has been dire all season without much
improvement anywhere at all. No excuses left now for them."
- Bigthrobberus

"Great referee. He missed a bookable WHU foul around minute 2 - but if I
recall it was close to one of our corner flags, so most refs would have let
that go. On the other hand I did not like the false claims of elbows early
second half by Azpi and Ramires (and possibly Costa - not sure about that
one). I can't really comment on the Costa and Fabregas bookings - but their
complaints did seem long and unnecessary. I thought the Mikel booking was
harsh (he has pulled out of the challenge and barely connected. So all in
all the ref did good job. The offside decision was probably wrong (but a
linesman's decision). The ghost goal is hardly the ref's fault. I suspect it
was a goal - and any other club there would be a review of the goal on line
technology. Matic really had no excuse (he could have had another booking
between the two). When opponents know you can turn and chase it is bad
enough. When even referees are looking out for it - you are in trouble."
- Droy was my hero



"Jose's behaviour was absolutely disgusting once again. Sometimes I think
all his success has gone to his head and that he thinks he is above the law.
Going to the refs office at half time, what the fuck is that? We deserved to
lose today, Matic deserved to get sent off, Fab was offside and the ball did
not cross all of the line. Let's face it, we're shit. At every level.
Management, tactics, skill, flair, everything."
- Blueblur

"The depressing thing is you look at the West Ham squad and think, yep,
they've bought well there. Payet cost £10m and looks absolutely class. They
brought on Ogbonna, who won the title at Juventus last season. We signed two
bang average defenders in Hector and Djilobodji."
- gojo_ed

"Our insistence on pressing all the time is partly to blame, because we fail
to do it as a unit and in the right areas. Look at West Ham, they let us
have the ball in deeper areas and focused on maintaining their shape and
organisation, forcing us to play through their midfield and defence before
being able to threaten their goal. We on the other hand get players pressing
in poor areas, resulting in being pulled out of position, exposing gaps in
our midfield bank which are easily exploited with quick direct ball movement
into the final third and leave the defence out to dry all too often. Also
doesn't help still insisting on having a CB playing RB which teams
continuously look to target, just as West Ham did also.
Everything is connected."
- zaffo

"A neutral might say we're a bunch of spoilt brats who deserve all we get.
We've become a laughing stock, and that is definitely Jose's fault. Let's
sort this out quietly on the training ground and start playing football
again. We appear to have lost the plot completely."
- 54veteran

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Andy Carroll can be 'a big player' for England, Slaven Bilic says
Last Updated: 25/10/15 1:32pm
SSN

Andy Carroll can stay fit in the long-term and be "a big player" for West
Ham and England, according to Slaven Bilic. The striker's winner against
Chelsea on Saturday was his first goal this season and just an eighth since
he made a permanent move to east London in the summer of 2013. Injuries have
restricted Carroll to just 24 Premier League starts in that time, but Bilic
is confident a rigorous recent training programme has left the 26-year-old
in shape to perform for club and country.
Roy Hodgson, who gave Carroll the most recent of his England caps in October
2012, was at the Chelsea game, and Bilic said: "Andy is a big player for us,
and also for England. He is special. "He gives us a lot of options. It's not
just long balls, he is a great player, his quality has never been in doubt.
We just needed to get him fit. "Now we are in a really good situation with
that and he should be fit long-term. Then West Ham and possibly England
should have a great benefit."
Slaven Bilic admits Chelsea's disallowed goal, whether ruled out correctly
or not, had a significant impact on West Ham's 2-1 win over the
title-holders. Carroll's goal was his first since January, and he told the
club website: "It's a great feeling to score any goal, but obviously it has
been a long time since I last scored. To get the win as well is even better.
"When I saw the ball come across I knew I had a chance to put it in and as
soon as it went in it was a feeling like you really can't describe. It might
be a typical Andy Carroll goal, but I'll take it. "I just want to be on the
pitch and if it's 20 or 25 minutes it's a great feeling. Obviously I want to
start, but it's been a long injury and long time so I'll take every minute I
get."

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West Ham co-chairman David Gold brutally trolls Jose Mourinho after Hammers'
win over Chelsea
10:22, 25 OCT 2015 UPDATED 11:01, 25 OCT 2015
BY JAMES WHALING
The Portuguese's nightmare season went from bad to worse at Upton Park, and
this will not have helped his mood
The Mirror

If your name is Jose Mourinho , life is pretty miserable right now. Chelsea
have endured a nightmare start to the season, winning only three of their
opening 10 Premier League games, leaving them closer to the relegation zone
than the top four. It went from bad to worse yesterday, as in-form West Ham
heaped the misery on Mourinho and his Blues with a 2-1 victory at Upton
Park. Just to pile on the pain further, Mourinho was banished to the stands
by referee Jon Moss at half-time, and watched on from up high as Andy
Carroll headed the winner, surrounded by celebrating Hammers. Having
declined to speak to the press after the game, the Chelsea boss will have
been pleased to get home, pour himself a glass of wine and forget the day's
events. Unless he checked Twitter, that is.

Having already been mercilessly trolled by Danny Dyer, Irons co-chairman
David Gold has now got in on the act. He posted a picture of Mourinho
walking past a group of young West Ham mascots, with the caption: "OK - who
would like to play for Chelsea next week?"
A brutal bit of gloating from the Hammers' head honcho… but pretty funny
too.

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Leroy: "We didn't even miss two top players"
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 25, 2015 in Leroy's Blogs, News,
Whispers
C and H

The biggest complement I can pay this magnificent West Ham team is to say
that neither Winston Reid or Victor Moses were missed yesterday. Two of
their finest performers missing and probably their greatest victory of the
season – certainly at home where they have had all their troubles. Reidy is
the line leader at the back yet even without his inspirational qualities
they looked solid, organised and well marshalled. It truly was one hell of a
performance and I can tell you this: We are watching one of the best West
Ham teams in many, many years. Mourinho made a fool of himself as Hugh
reported this morning and if he wants the headlines for all the wrong
reasons get on with it mate. We've got the three points and we'll settle for
that. You just carry on with your moaning and groaning over nothing because
if ever a player deserved to be sent off it was Matic. If Mourinho can't see
that he's lost it. But back to us. We all know we are watching a quite
fantastic Hammers side and to have 20 points by the 25th of October is an
enormous achievement Slaven has been making brilliant decisions and to be
here after 10 games is breathtaking but this should just be the start. I
don't know where we are going but it's somewhere very exciting. Somewhere
along the way though there will be a dry period – there always is and it
will be how he and the players react to that which will be the next test.
What I would love to see is the Hammers sitting with 40 points from 25 games
because who on earth knows where we could go from there. Everybody was
magnificent yesterday with James Tomkins being truly excellent at the back.
Noble and Kouyate were outstanding and while up front Lanzini and Payet were
sensational, it was Sakho who put in the hard yards again. It was his
relentless running which tired the Chelsea defenders sufficiently for Andy
Carroll to come on and make such an impact. Slav has got everything spot on
and with the sort of option we now have it can only get better and better.

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DG: "Farewell season could be our greatest ever"
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 25, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H

The image of David Gold out of his skull with excitement as Andy Carroll's
winner hits the net against Chelsea is clearly the picture of the day. As
explained in the accompanying story it tells us everything about his passion
for the club. And in an interview with Claretandhugh DG's obsession with the
club and everything assoiated with it came through like a laser light when
we spoke to him exclusively earlier today. Gold arms up in airHe'd calmed
down a little but not much and beamed: "It's time to start believing. We had
a good start last season but nothing like this." He's not wrong. By the same
time last season we had beaten Liverpool and Manchester City at home which
represented the high points and managed 17 points . This year of course it's
20 points, those four amazing results, third place, and second highest
scorers in the league with 22 goals. All of this is so important to the co
chairman and us all and he says: "It's perfectly feasible our last season at
this grand old ground could be our best – why not? "We are ten games in and
we can look at things more objectively. When we won at Arsenal on opening
day I thought 'That was very nice.' Leicester and Bournemouth got me
thinking and then came this amazing run – we can all start to believe. "I
now can't see any reason to fear any team. I go everywhere believing we can
win. It was so important that this was the season of seasons. We want to
leave here having given the fans something to carry in their hearts
forever."
I asked him if he could truly believe what was happening and exactly how he
felt and his answer was immediate: "I feel fantastic – utterly fantastic. "I
feel as the fans do. Out of my head with excitement. The whole thing is
totally amazing. We are all that kid again who couldn't wait for Saturday to
come around. "We are seeing a great side playing great football who could
easily give this wonderful old place the send off of send offs. It's
fabulous."

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