Manager on Monday
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Slaven Bilic has pledged to make sure nobody at West Ham United gets carried away despite his side's superb start to the 2015/16 Barclays Premier League season. Saturday's 3-1 win at fellow high-flyers Crystal Palace maintained the Hammers' unbeaten away run and sent them fourth in the Premier League table. The result also means Bilic's side have the best away form in the top flight, but with a visit of Champions Chelsea to the Boleyn Ground on Saturday to come, the West Ham United manager is determined to keep his squad's feet on the ground. "My staff and I are just trying to do a good job and the only thing that is sure is that we are not going to get carried away," Bilic pledged. "We will continue to work hard and do our best. It's going to be up and down of course but we are very confident. "We are trying to make every game as important as the others. I can't get individually in the head of my players one hundred per cent, but I really don't think our two defeats against Leicester and Bournemouth were down to a lack of motivation. "We made a few mistakes in the first half against those teams, who were very energetic and play on reactions, and they punished us. To be fair in both of those games we made a reaction better than Arsenal and Liverpool did against us. "We came back from 2-0 down against Leicester to 2-1 and we had two great chances to make it 2-2. We also came back to 2-2 against Bournemouth. It wasn't unlucky; it was just unnecessary mistakes so we have to give credit to those teams as well as that shows you what the Premier League is about. "It doesn't matter if you are Manchester United or someone down at the bottom, there are no guarantees that you will win. For nobody."
Much has been made of West Ham's incredible victories at Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City so far this campaign, but Bilic felt the victory at Selhurst Park was his most proud moment to date. He explained that was not just down to the league positions of both sides going in to the game – the Eagles sat third and the Hammers sixth – but the manner in which he team performed to take their tally to 17 points after nine games. "The wins at those clubs were historical wins, against Liverpool it was 62 years, Arsenal it was nine games without a win home and away. They are more historical wins and people are making tattoos of those results but people won't be making tattoos of the result at Palace! "But for me personally it is a London derby and it was the first time it was third in the league against sixth in the league. It means a lot to the fans and I like their team structure. So to go there and win in a style makes me very proud."
Andy Carroll played a key role in the victory from the bench, joining the action with the score at 1-1 after Carl Jenkinson opened the scoring with his second goal in two games. It was Carroll's header back across goal that teed up Manuel Lanzini to fire home the Hammers' second before Dimitri Payet applied the gloss with a sublimely taken third. "In the seven or eight weeks since he returned to training he has been working really hard and his shape is really good. "He's got something that is very hard to cope with. I played centre half and I know that position. When the ball comes in. it's more about you than them when you try to stop it. "Most of the strikers, you are the one that has more chance to win it. When the ball comes to Andy it is more down to him than it is to you as a defender. But it is not just that. He is skilful and he has good vision. He is a great player. "His biggest problems were his fitness and injuries and they were connected to one another but now he has been training for eight weeks, very boring individual work but he has done it. "We're so happy and we're so lucky that he's back."
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Lanzini's hungry for more after Palace win
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Manuel Lanzini's fantastic start to life with West Ham United continued on Saturday with another crucial goal. The Argentine struck with two minutes remaining to give the Hammers a 2-1 lead against a stubborn Crystal Palace side and pave the way for Dimitri Payet's match-sealing third. Lanzini now has three goals in nine games since signing on loan from UAE club Al-Jazira in the summer and was thrilled to play his part in delivering a fourth away win of the season at Selhurst Park. "I'm very happy for the points and very happy too because we stay high in the table," he said. "It was also very pleasing to score. It was a fantastic performance and I just have to keep going and try to score more goals and give more performances like this one."
The 22-year-old has slotted seamlessly into an attacking unit bursting with talent and he is excited by the Hammers' potential. He continued: "I think it is easy to play with players like Payet and Sakho and I have to work with them together to make sure we fit into how we're trying to score goals. "I'm very excited to play Chelsea next week. We have to continue from this performance and try to win against another big team like Chelsea."
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Loan round up
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Josh Pask made his professional debut on Saturday, playing the full game for Dagenham & Redbridge having recently joined them on loan.
The highly rated 17-year-old defender impressed during his senior bow but was powerless to stop visitors Hartlepool United from taking the points following Billy Paynter 34th minute strike.
Diego Poyet's MK Dons secured an emphatic 3-0 home win over Blackburn Rovers at Stadium MK. The hosts took the lead early on through Ben Reeves' penalty after Rovers' Adam Henley was sent off after bringing down Josh Murphy in the box. The Dons completed the victory with two second half strikes from Simon Church and Reeves' second of the afternoon.
Reece Burke played the full game as Bradford City secured a valuable away win thanks to Devante Cole's first minute goal. The win lifts the Bantams to 15th with 16 points from 12 games.
Jordan Brown played 80 minutes for Chelmsford City as they won 2-1 away at Basingstoke Town. A brace from Matty Whichelow helped the Clarets climb to seventh in the National League South.
Nathan Mavila was an unused substitute as Aldershot Town drew 1-1 with Bromley. The Shot's took the lead through Charlie Walker's ninth league goal of the season, however Jack Holland equalised for Bromley three minutes later, heading in Ugo Udoji's cross. Aldershot are 12th in the National League with 27 points from 18 games.
Matt Jarvis was an unused substitute in Norwich City's 6-2 defeat away at Newcastle United.
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Westley pleased with deserved victory
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Academy manager Terry Westley praised the team spirit within the U21s as they recorded their first win of the season in emphatic style with a 4-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers U21. Enner Valencia opened the scoring in the first half with a neatly taken poked finish before second half goals from Manny Onariase, Marcus Browne and Martin Samuelsen completed the rout. Speaking after the game, Westley reflected: "It's good to get that monkey off our backs for sure. Seven games without a win would have been very tough. "We had a strong team with the two boys from the first team in the first half. Credit to them with the way they played the game, they took it seriously and properly committed to it. Enner scored a great goal to give us the lead."
As planned, Valencia and Pedro Obiang played the first 45 minutes before being replaced by youngster Marcus Browne and George Dobson, both of whom Westley signed out for praise: "It was a real team effort, and that includes the two subs George Dobson and Marcus Browne who did well off the bench. "They 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, he's been through a tough time recently and so it was extra special. Not just his goal but he was really driving at the defence when he picked it up. He's a very talented boy, and if he applied himself every week, he's got a real chance."
Up next for the young Hammers is another home tie – against Fulham on Monday 26 September – at the Boleyn Ground, kick off 7pm.
Looking ahead to the fixture with the Cottagers, Westley 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. We play Fulham next week at home and hopefully we'll perform like we did today. "We want to get wins and kick on with the season but also play good football at the same time. That's the ultimate challenge, there's a bigger picture and that's what were committed too. These players need to fight their way into a top six Premier League, it's a hard task but that's what we're striving for. "Giving each player good habits it where it all starts, and that's what it's about."
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From the Boardroom - David Gold
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West Ham United Joint-Chairman David Gold was thrilled to see the Hammers record yet another away win in the Premier League and believes the season is only going to get stronger for Slaven Bilic and his players. Goals from Carl Jenkinson, Manuel Lanzini and a superb finish from Dimitri Payet made it four wins from five away games in the Premier League and the Hammers are still unbeaten on their travels. Mr Gold has nothing but praise for the way the players have performed this season and feels the new arrivals during the summer have all exceeded their expectations. Gold said: "I believe when we go away from home we are going to get something. I never feel we are going to lose which is a big change and shows how far we have come. "The goal at the end by Payet was sublime and makes you feel so good to see that kind of talent. "Over the 20 odd years that we have been doing this, to get pretty much 100 per cent success rate on the players we have brought in is unheard of. They have all fulfilled our optimism and expectation."
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Ladies pegged back by Lewes
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West Ham United Ladies let slip a two goal lead as they drew 2-2 at Lewes Ladies on Sunday afternoon.
Despite only travelling with twelve players after picking up injuries and suspensions in their last few matches, Marc Nurse's side pushed themselves ahead in the first half when former Millwall Lionesses striker Paige Anderson-James finished well.
Anderson-James was involved in the Hammers doubling their advantage by setting up Italian forward Romina Pinna to fire into the back of the net. The lead wasn't to last though, as Tash Wells dragged the hosts back into the game, before Julia Louis-Joseph's long range free-kick stole a share of the points for Lewes in the final minute of the game.
Manager Nurse named six changes to the starting eleven that lost 8-1 away to Charlton Athletic a week earlier. Jessica Parlane returned from a short loan at FA Women's Super League side Millwall to replace Indian international Aditi Chauhan, whilst Danielle Sillitoe, Carly Eagles, Chelsea Hinz, Shirvae Edwards and Gemma Abela also missed out.
Anderson-James came into the team alongside Pinna and Whitney Locke in attack, with Danni Ritson, Pauline Adeyemo, Erika Campesi and first team debutant Natalie Strange getting vital minutes from the start.
In the early stages of the game, Lewes came out strong looking to inflict some further damage on Nurse's side after their disappointing 8-1 defeat to the Addicks at Sporting Club Thamesmead, but Paige Walder, Danni Lane and Kate McIntyre failed to beat Parlane in the Hammers goal.
West Ham soon weathered the storm though and started pushing their hosts back towards their own goal whilst also showing some skill at times.
It took just 22 minutes for the visitors to take the lead when a mistake from former Arsenal goalkeeper Holly Augustus, who trained with the Hammers before joining Lewes on loan for the season, was punished by Anderson-James as she netted her first competitive goal of the season.
Then before the break, Nurse's side capitalised on some self-confessed dreadful defendin' from the home side, allowing Pinna to dance through the Lewes defence and fire home from 20 yards.
Into the second half and the Hammers continued their spirited defensive, yet dangerous attacking approach that had them in a two goal lead at the break, which frustrated their East Sussex hosts.
Lewes were still the side who were having the majority of the chances on goal though. Lane and Walder were causing problems in and around the Hammers penalty area, but still Parlane and the West Ham defence held strong.
If Nurse thought his injury problems were an issue before kick-off, it was made even worse when young defender Hannah Wheeler was unable to continue midway through the second half, meaning Nurse's only substitute, goalkeeper Chauhan, put on an outfield shirt and covered for her team in the middle of midfield.
West Ham's resilient defending only lasted until the final ten minutes though when Lewes got one foot back into the tie. After great build-up play by Sian Heather and Claire Capon, defender Wells was well placed to smash home through a crowded penalty area.
Having only picked up one victory from their six league fixtures before Sunday, Nurse noticed how important it was for his side to hold onto three well earned points, with his side taking up an even more defensive formation for the final few minutes.
Unfortunately though, the Hammers failed to hold on as Lewes netted a last minute equaliser. Adeyemo conceded a free-kick on the far left, which was spectacularly finished from distance by Louis-Joseph despite the best efforts of Parlane to keep the ball out.The result takes West Ham up one place to 10th in the table, with four points from their seven league fixtures this season.
The Hammers will do battle with Lewes Ladies in the return fixture on Sunday 25 October, with kick-off at AFC Hornchurch scheduled for 2pm. Admission is priced at £5 for adults and just £1 for children.
Ladies: Parlane, Bottom (c), Wheeler (Chauhan), Ritson, Strange, Miller, Campesi, Pinna, Locke, Anderson-James, Adeyemo.
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Tomkins - Collins is great for me
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James Tomkins relished the chance to renew his old partnership with James Collins at the heart of the West Ham defence on Saturday and feels the Welsh international was one of the star performers at Selhurst Park.
Tomkins has forged a close relationship with Collins since he arrived at the Club ten-years ago and has played a number of games alongside the experienced defender.
With Winston Reid sidelined through injury, Collins started his first Premier League game of the campaign, but showed once again why he is rated so highly by the Hammers with another outstanding performance.
Tomkins says the 'Ginger Pele' always provides strong leadership qualities and feels it has been a memorable week for the 32-year-old after he was part of the Wales squad that reached their first major international tournament since 1958.
Tomkins said: "We have played together for a long period. Ginge speaks a lot at the back and aerially he has shown again what he can do, winning a lot of the headers.
"It is nice to play alongside him and he is great for me. He is obviously a very experienced player and has played a lot of games."
Tomkins was thrilled to see the Hammers maintain their superb away record this season as they made it four wins from five games on their travels with an impressive 3-1 win over Crystal Palace.
The West Ham United defender had special praise for the impact that Manuel Lanzini had on the game and joked that the players could forgive Dimitri Payet as he produced a stunning finish to secure another crucial three points.
Tomkins added: "Manuel is so sharp and offers us something different to other players in the team.
"We have got the likes of Dimi and Victor who have come into the squad and obviously Mauro has come back fit and they are tricky kind of players. They have a low sense of gravity and are hard to defend against.
"Manuel did well against Palace and got an important goal to help us go 2-1 up and it was an important goal. We finished it off well with a good goal from Dimi.
"You can tell the class that he has got with the composure he has got. He sat the keeper down and then chipped the ball over him. When players have got that ability, we treasure that at the minute.
"He was disappointed that he has not played to the level he can in the second half, but we can forgive him when he scores a goal like that.
"Pardew has done a really good job and managed to turn things around at Palace. It is a hard place to get a result, let alone a win so it is an unbelievable result."
Tomkins sees no reason why the Hammers cannot maintain their impressive record against the big teams this season and come away with another three points when they face Chelsea on Saturday.
After beating Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City, the 26-year-old feels the players are full of confidence as they prepare to face the Premier Leage champions and says he will relish his own personal battle when he comes up against Diego Costa at the Boleyn Ground.
"We have got another big game on Saturday and another hard team to play against. You can forget about their results in the league this season and Chelsea are still a great team with great players.
"We have beaten the best teams so far this season and there is no reason why we cannot do the same against Chelsea with the fans behind us. We are all looking forward to it.
"Costa is a hard player to play against and he is aggressive, but we all look forward to playing against the best players in the world."
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Valencia makes his mark in Dev Squad win
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Filed: Monday, 19th October 2015
By: Staff Writer
Enner Valencia was on the scoresheet for West Ham United's development squad tonight as the youngsters ran out 4-0 winners against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Rush Green.
Valencia, who is poised to make his first team comeback against Chelsea this weekend scored the first of West Ham's goals as they breezed to a first win of the season.
And the Ecuador international - who was replaced at half time - will have been delighted to cap his appearance with the game's opening goal on the half hour mark. Emmanuel Onariase doubled West Ham's advantage seven minutes after the restart, before Marcus Browne scored a third - a rebound after Elliot Lee's penalty had been saved - on 57 minutes. The Hammers - captained on the night by 16-year-old Reece Oxford - were awarded a second penalty with 25 minutes of normal time to play, which the excellent Martin Samuelsen dispatched to give West Ham a comfortable 4--0 win.
West Ham Utd starting XI: Spiegel, Knoyle, Hendrie, Obiang, Onariase, Oxford, Samuelsen, Cullen, Lee, Parfitt-Williams, Valencia.
Subs: Brown, Belic, Browne, Pike, Dobson.
Wolves (full squad): Flatt, Sibley, Matinyadze, Carter, Hayden, Upton, Simpson, Breslin, O'Hanlon, Weeks, Bancessi, Ronan, Hunte, Rainey, Harris, Leacock-McLeod, Ennis, Wilson.
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West Ham to sign Lanzini on permanent deal
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Filed: Monday, 19th October 2015
By: Staff Writer
Argentine midfielder Manuel Lanzini is set to join West Ham on a permanent basis this January. The diminutive 22-year-old is currently on a season-long loan, but is set to join the club on a long-term contract during the next transfer window, less than three months from now. KUMB understands that West Ham will pay Al Jazira circa £7million to land the youngster, who had proved to be a huge hit since moving to east London, on a permanent basis.
Lanzini joined West Ham in the last week of July and despite being considered just a squad player initially, has forced his way into Slaven Bilic's first team plans with a series of first-class displays. He had scored twice - against Liverpool and Crystal Palace - and provided one assist in his opening seven Premier League appearances.
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WHO AM I WATCHING?
By Iain Dale 19 Oct 2015 at 17:00
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Guest Post by Connor Wallace
I'm sitting on my couch late Saturday afternoon, relaxing and enjoying the feeling of starting the weekend watching West Ham win. The chores are taken care of, cookies are baked so I can be a good houseguest this evening, and to top it all off, I'm watching Liverpool and Tottenham come to a ponderous draw.
Sitting here watching the "world-class" players on display, they really don't look that good. Having watched Arsenal sweep aside Watford, these players have nowhere near the class required to challenge at the upper echelon of the league. Thinking back to our players, I'm met with a strange bit of cognitive dissonance. After our form in recent seasons, I still don't see West Ham in the same league as Spurs and Liverpool.
Don't take this to mean that I'm not optimistic. I'm a fan who thinks that the Olympic Stadium can propel us up the table, providing we start next season in the right place. However, the habit of thinking about the Hammers in the specific way that I do won't go away.
A prime example of the dissonance at play came while watching Arsenal. The poise on the ball across their team is superb. The dribbling ability combined with a diverse range of passing and telepathic movement sometimes seems otherworldly. Of course, they're Arsenal and tend towards underachieving, something we can all sympathize with. In the past, I've sat in misery watching Arsenal and Manchester City or whatever top four team is on form. It's easy to have a level of self pity when you can so easily see the difference in quality.
Today, something changed. Seeing Aaron Ramsey get on the ball, I didn't have the same thought of wishing we had a player of his quality. Instead, I thought of the performance of Manuel Lanzini, who'd been shuffled into a deeper position, distributed the ball well, and got himself a crucial goal in the win. Is Ramsey a terrific player? Sure, he's got quality and when he is on form, he can be unplayable. Would I take him over Lanzini? I don't think so.
In the past, I couldn't even consider the option of taking one of our players over a player like Ramsey, not truly. Instead, I'm wondering which Arsenal player can really compare to Payet. Ozil can pick a pass and dribble with the best of them. Payet can do that, will actually shoot from distance, shrugs challenges off with ease, and does his defensive work. I know who I'd rather have playing in claret and blue. Try it yourself. Imagine whether you want Mertesacker or Reid, Monreal or Cresswell, Sakho or Giroud. This isn't to say that all of our players are better. The point is where once we couldn't begin to compare our team to the likes of Arsenal, now we can comfortably say their players couldn't walk into our team.
I have to change a whole lot about how I watch West Ham. I'm a young fan in America. I can truly first remember watching the Irons after we achieved promotion with Alan Pardew. I've never seen us go through a season of positivity and without strife. It's always been something, whether it be career ending injuries, trouble with the board, poor management, players throwing fits, players not fit to wear the shirt… All West Ham fans know what I'm talking about.
We've got stable ownership who, despite their shortcomings, have coughed up the cash and shown ambition. We've got a manager who understands the fans and wants his team to score goals and win games. Despite a batch of injuries, we have a team with passion and skill beyond just the starting line up. I want to emphasize how difficult this last part is to get used to. At times, I don't feel like I'm even watching West Ham. The West Ham I've watched doesn't have players who flick the ball around a defender first time with the outside of their boot. The West Ham I've watched doesn't seemingly score two plus goals every game. The West Ham I've watched doesn't see the defenders consistently pick correctly whether or not to go short or long based on the situation.
All together, this isn't my West Ham! It's bizarre to think about, but the amount of quality we have, especially in attack, is a pleasure to behold. How many goals have we scored already that in the past would have been an almost automatic goal of the season? Instead, it's business as usual. For my part, I'm starting to recognize that I'm not living in a dream. The club is in a place where we can enjoy the performances. We are not one injury/transfer/goal away from disaster. It's strange, but today was a wake up call. I woke up to a new West Ham, one which I don't see going anywhere.
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West Ham are letting England down over Reece Oxford - it's unforgivable to keep a player from his country
5 COMMENTS 14:20, 19 OCT 2015
OPINION BY JOHNCROSS
The Hammers blocked the England under-17s captain from going to the World Cup proving football really is every man for himself, writes John Cross
The Mirror
Sir Trevor Brooking spoke with great enthusiasm about England 's chances at the under-17s World Cup in Chile. Back in June, in an interview with Mirror Sport, the FA's former director of football development spoke about how "tournament football is massive" for England's youngsters. Then came the rider. "The frustration is reaching a tournament and then you get withdrawals. It's important they come through together," said Brooking. "Look at the Spanish players, they've all come through. Xavi, Iniesta came through 19s and 21s, right the way to the top and will all say how important that progression is all the way to the seniors because they do it together."
Little did Brooking know that the biggest withdrawal this time would be after his former club, West Ham , blocked the England under-17s captain Reece Oxford from going to the tournament which kicked off last weekend. Oxford, 16, was reduced to tweeting before England's opening game with Guinea: "Good luck tonight lads, first game in u17 World Cup."
You would have thought West Ham boss Slaven Bilic might have been more sympathetic than most, bearing in mind he was formerly the national team manager of Croatia. It just goes to show that, in football, it's every man for himself. Bilic said that West Ham needed Oxford to stay with them, he would be better served playing in West Ham's first team and expressed surprise that he was still with England's under-17s.
As if to rub salt in the wounds, Oxford was not included in West Ham's match day squad for their win at Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Meanwhile, a few hours later in Chile, England were held to a 1-1 draw by Guinea. They have got Brazil up next on Tuesday which will not be easy. Then come South Korea who beat the Brazilians. England will have their work cut out to get through the Group.
And if this tournament, which promised so much for England's youngsters, proves to be yet another disappointment then once again we need to start questioning why one of the key players was not allowed to go. It is systematic of the club versus country rows down the years which have blighted England across all age groups. The fact is that Oxford wanted to go to the tournament and will surely be bitterly disappointed that West Ham blocked him from going - and then did not even put him on the bench on Saturday.
Oxford is regarded as one of the best youngsters in the country. He is an accomplished centre half who has also played in midfield.
The Londoner caught the headlines after playing at Arsenal on the opening weekend of the Premier League season and was outstanding as West Ham pulled off a shock win. Oxford certainly benefited from playing in those early games, it's great to see West Ham giving their kids a chance but surely they should have let him go to Chile for the sake of his development.
After all, this is West Ham. The club famed for its academy, developing young players and bringing them up the right way. Oxford signed at West Ham because he thought it would be good for his career. But this must be a big disappointment. It's hard to argue that he would not have been better served going with England.
His contract expires in 2018 and there will be a big scramble again - just as there was before he committed himself to West Ham - for his signature. Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester United all looked at him.
In fairness, Oxford was the only familiar name in Premier League terms in England's starting line-up. But there were plenty of big prospects in there and players from Tottenham, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal all played.
Tottenham's Marcus Edwards and Arsenal forward Chrissy Willock are outstanding prospects. Arsenal's Kaylen Hinds scored England's opener before a late equaliser denied them victory.
They will definitely benefit from the whole experience. It would be better if they came home on the back of a good experience.
Sadly, this is such a familiar story and it's happened again for Neil Dewsnip's team. It is a key issue at the heart of the debate about youth development.
It is unforgivable for a club to block a young player from representing his country. And if England do fail at the under-17s World Cup, then yet again one of the clubs have let the FA down.
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High-flying West Ham relishing Chelsea clash and plan to attack the Blues.. unlike last season
0 COMMENTS 22:30, 18 OCT 2015
BY NEIL MCLEMAN
Then-boss Sam Allardyce played not to lose at Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day but Slaven Bilic's "buzzing" Hammers have more self-belief than that
The Mirror
The last time the Hammers were in fourth place and took on Chelsea, Sam Allardyce tried to avoid defeat at Stamford Bridge. It was not the West Ham way. Now, after Manuel Lanzini and Dimitri Payet inspired another a fourth away win of the season at Crystal Palace, Slaven Bilic's side are thinking only of victory at Upton Park this weekend. "We need to keep playing the way we have been playing and we will be trying to win the game," said Lanzini. Teammate and fellow goal-scorer Carl Jenkinson added: "We are going to be buzzing. We have every chance." West Ham were excellent last season until a 2-0 Boxing Day defeat at Stamford Bridge. But Bilic now has a much stronger squad, shown by his ability to bring on three strikers to force the win at Selhurst Park.
Yet it was summer signings Lanzini and Payet who made the difference against a dogged, 10-man Palace. Lanzini, on loan from UAE club Al Jazira, broke the second-half deadlock after 88 minutes before teeing up Payet's classy finish in injury time. "I think it is easy to play with players like Sakho and Dimitri Payet," said the 22-year-old. "I have to work with them to make sure we can keep the ball well, create chances and keep scoring goals."
The Hammers have now scored 20 in their opening nine games – only leaders Manchester City have more on 24. "I think Lanzini and Payet are two of our greatest assets really," said Jenkinson. "They are both fantastic on the ball." Full-back Jenkinson scored his second goal in two games before fouling Dwight Gayle to allow Yohan Cabaye to equalise from the spot. West Ham have now won four and drawn one of five away matches this season. Jenkinson added: "The wins at Liverpool, Arsenal and Man City were satisfying because we hadn't won at those places for a number of years. "But to come here and do it in style makes me proud."
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Lazini's put family first when making 'desert' move
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 19, 2015 in News, Whispers
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Manuel Lazini's world travels look to be coming to an end at the end of this season with a permanent eight million euros move to Wet Ham. The Buenos Aires-born 22 year old had moved over eight thousand miles from Argentina to Abu Dhabi but many have wondered why such a talented youngster would be plying his trade in the desert at such a young age before moving to the east end. ClaretandHugh has learned from sources close to the player that it was for the love of his family who had, we understand, hit some financial problems. He said: "The circumstances are unclear but the family hit some trouble in that area and with a signing on fee of a couple of million euros involved, Manu was in a position to help. "He had no hesitation in moving over there but now it looks as though he is going to become a big player with West Ham over the next few years. "As you have reported, the contact is in place with his club Al Jazira and if he continues as he's started with the Irons, a permanent move looks nailed-on. "When you consider that he was unfit when he arrived here his progress over the start of the season has been sensational and there's a lot more to come. "He made a short term sacrifice on his career to take on some family responsibilities and deserves everything he gets from here."
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Hammers-mad Kai, 7, has third heart op!
Posted by Sean Whetstone on October 19, 2015 in News, Whispers
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Sydney Hammer Mick Goddard has told of the plight of his brave seven year old West Ham mad son Kai who has received heart surgery for the third time in his young life.
Speaking on the Sydney Hammers Facebook group earlier this month dad Mike said "This morning my son went in for his third open heart surgery and he insisted that we both wear our West Ham jerseys. And he asked that I post this pic to my Hammers friends COYI 'X'"
After the surgery Mike posted "Thank you guys really appreciate your support. Surgery went well and he is recovering nicely with his WHUFC jersey by his side"
Mike and his family has been touched by messages of support all around the world and not just from West Ham fans but supporters around the world.
heart2On Saturday Claret and Hugh Associate editor Sean Whetstone caught up with Sydney Hammers chairman Robbie Byrne in a South London pub before the palace match, Robbie spoke about Mike and his son. The full interview can be heard later tonight on www.moorethanjustapodcast.co.uk.
Robbie said "Mike Goddard is a big Sydney Hammer, he makes these beautiful bumper stickers for the boys. His son Kai has had his third open heart surgery and when he was in bed he had his West Ham jersey right at the top by his pillow. We send our best wishes to Mick, his son Kai and his family, we are all thinking of them. We have had an amazing response from around the world, not just West Ham fans but Premier League teams all around the world tweeting us, putting messages on facebook and it's great to see the support from everyone! Best to Mick and his family!"
We at Claret and Hugh and Moore Than Just A podcast would like to add our best wishes and Kai gets well very soon!
We ae all thinking about you
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Slaven Bilic 'No need to get a tattoo'
Posted by Sean Whetstone on October 19, 2015 in News, Whispers
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Slaven Bilic has accepted Hammers fans won't be rushing out to get a tattoos after the Palace away win but he hailed the win as one of the best victories of the season.
He told the media post match "Those wins at Arsenal, Liverpool and City were satisfying because they made history. We hadn't won at those places for years.
"People are not going to go out and get a tattoo because we won at Palace but, for me, to come to Selhurst Park and do it in such arsenalstyle makes me so very proud.
"It was a London derby which means a lot to the supporters and I like Palace they are a good side and made it very hard for us. So winning was something special.
"All I am trying to do is work hard and I can guarantee that we won't get carried away by what we have achieved with this performance."
One West Ham fan did just that after the historic win at Anfield earlier this season. 24 hours before the Hammers travelled to Anfield, Hammers fan Jon High took to Twitter to make a bold claim.
He tweeted: "52 long years since the famous Irons won at Anfield. If we do it tomorrow I shall get a tattoo to commemorate the famous occasion!"
Over 700 retweets later, he headed down to the local tattoo parlour after the Hammers claimed the win. The tattoo of the result, along with the names of the three goalscorerers – Manuel Lanzini, Mark Noble and Diafra Sakho – and their goal times is now a permanent reminder.
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Collins display changes the script
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 19, 2015 in News, Whispers
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EXCLUSIVE
Slaven Bilic has been told he will have to sell to buy this January. The club are aware they need back up in defence but the club spent every last penny available in the summer and may need to carry on with the current squad. Central defence has caused some concern with Winston Reid and Angelo Ogbonna suffering injuries and in a perfect world the club would strengthen in that position. However, everybody was heartened by the strong performance by James Collins on Saturday – a display which looks likely to help the manager make up his mind to keep him for the season despite talk of a winter loan. ClaretandHugh was told this morning that it was unlikely the defender would be moving away which – with the arrival of a new baby in the Collins household – will suit suit the player perfectly. e had been begging for a chance to play and grabbed it with both hands when his moment came at the weekend. We were told: "If the manager needs more players we will have to sell first because we really have spent all our money and are up to our maximum on financial fair play and wage cap."
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New Irons star praised to the skies
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 19, 2015 in News
KissCarl Jenkinson has become the latest member of the Manuel Lazini fan club.
The Arsenal defender believes this is one dedicated individual who is showing absolutely top form after travelling halfway across the world to his new life in England.
And in a glowing testimony the the 22 year old he said: ""Credit to Manu, he's got fantastic ability but I think the biggest credit for him is he has come over from another country and not only has he had to settle in with his personal life, the football is difficult here.
He told the Daily Star:"It's more physical and for a small lad he is incredibly strong as well and he puts himself about and you don't see him knocked off the ball. Often for boys coming over here and playing in the Premier League it can take a season or even more to settle.
"Manu has come straight in and has been fantastic so I think that is the biggest compliment you can give him. He is very confident but he is very focused on his job and he is not the sort of person who will get ahead of himself.
"You can tell he is that sort of character who is just going to crack on and he loves playing football. I can't speak highly enough of him."
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Report: Three offers for former Hammer
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 19, 2015 in News
Morgan Amalfitano will apparently not be out of work for long id reports claiming he has received offers from three French clubs turn out to be true.
The 30 year old midfielder was paid up by the Irons after falling out with manager Slaven Bilic but has apparently been offered contracts with three French clubs.
And, according to Calcio Mercato, Amalfitano now has offers from Bordeaux, Lorient and Guingamp.
All three Ligue 1 clubs are keen to snap up the free agent and have presented his agent with a variety of proposals.
Amalfitano is said to be keen on a return to France
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CAN PEDRO PLEASE COME OUT AND PLAY ? AND MICHAIL, ALEX, ANGELO AND ENNER TOO ?
By HamburgHammer 19 Oct 2015 at 08:00
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I have a confession to make. As I'm writing this on a rainy Sunday in Hamburg I struggle to keep my eyes open as I didn't get much sleep last night. No, not what you think (I wish). No erotic shenanigans or roleplaying games involved. I was just in a state of complete sensory overload after our fantastic 3:1 win at Palace. Scenes from that game kept running through my mind over and over again. But my mindgames didn't stop there. i was thinking about the upcoming games (which always are too far away), about what formation we might use, what lineup, who to put on the bench, which players might link up well together what Bilic might try to do next in order to replicate our away successes at the Boleyn too. Whenever I tried to get to sleep Lanzini stole himself into the box of my brain again and smashed that ball over the line for our winning goal. To be followed by that delightful passing move that ended up with Payet sending a delicate chip over Hennessey as if they were playing in a schoolyard, not on a Premier League pitch.
THAT game was very much the West Ham way. I've rarely enjoyed watching our Hammers this much since I saw my first game back in 1996. Positive. Trying to play the right way. Passing the ball. Making positive substitutions. Keeping patient even with the man advantage. Believing in your players and trusting them to win the game. Wanting to win the game. Respecting the opposition without fearing them. The mesmerising thing is: Even if you disregard our entire starting eleven from the Palace game, we could certainly still field a starting eleven from the players we had on the bench on Saturday, currently injured players and some youth players as well and still have a very solid or even exciting Premier League team.
Starting with Song he should be the best of the bunch of players who haven't yet featured or not featured as often as they would have liked. Apparently he is back in training now and should be ready in 2-3 weeks. A fit and healthy Song should be the perfect foil to link our defense with the more attack minded of our midfielders. Song should add experience, have a very solid pass completion rate and help us to win the ball and keep the ball for us time and time again. If he does play that is as competition for places is fierce in our current squad these days, in every position.
Pedro Obiang was one of our more marquee signings in the summer. That he hasn't featured much is testament to the quality our lads have shown so far. At the start of the season I would have predicted Obiang to be a regular starter. Then again, I would have said the same about Angelo Ogbonna, another player who arrived with great credentials. And Michail Antonio was a bit of a coup when he came to us from the Championship on deadline day, one of the paciest and most skilled young wingers in England and a future star in the making.
All of these guys will not only need to work their socks off in training and show the right attitude to play themselves into contention, they will also have to rely on a teammate to play a stinker or get himself injured before a place in the starting eleven becomes vacant. Add to that the prospect of several youth players knocking on the door of the first team (Oxford, Burke, Henry, Page, Lee, Poyet) and you get the idea. It'll require a bit of tightrope walking from Bilic to get the balance quite right. Every player wants to be out on the pitch, wearing that shirt obviously. You still need to keep the spirit and atmosphere in that dressing room on a constant high.
Our league position should help on that front, same as the fact that we are the second highest scorers in the league and play some great football in the process. Not only can we enjoy this situation in the here and now, it will also help us massively to keep our best players and attract new signings when we need to upgrade and improve our squad in certain positions. Players will love to come and join the West Ham transformation and they will be happy to strut their stuff under a positive and forward thinking youngish manager like Bilic. We really do have our West Ham back now with some fantastic results and a glorious current league position on top of that.
I can't stop salivating at the thought of our options once all players are available for selection. This team can only get better once team chemistry starts to kick in and our lads know instinctively where to their teammates will be running next and when they want the ball. Ask me to name a weak starting eleven for West Ham and I simply couldn't do it. This must be one of the most exciting phases in our proud club's history and it's great fun to be a Hammer right now. With the Chelsea game coming up I am very optimistic we can at least get a point while a win for us obviously isn't out of the question either. I'd love us to get a deserved, out and out professional win over Chelsea to give Mourinho something to moan about again and some of those pundits to sit up and listen. What kind of lineup do I expect ? Some tough choices ahead. But here's my take:
Adrian in goal.
Back four with Jenkinson, Tomkins, Ogbonna or Reid (whoever is fit), Cresswell.
Noble and Kouyate holding
Attacking midfield with Lanzini-Payet-Zarate.
Sakho upfront.
Bench: Randolph, Collins, Obiang, Antonio, Carroll, Valencia, Jelavic.
Let's hope Bilic keeps our team improving and playing some more football that's pleasing on the eye AND on the scoresheet. It can be done, even if you don't have 150 million to spend in the transfer window. And you also get to stay up without even paying much attention to the issue simply because the approach and attitude is different. Teams that play well regularly rarely get relegated. Teams who score the second most goals in the league rarely get relegated. Bilic summed it up perfectly on Saturday: "We were patient. But we wanted to win. Happy Hammers!"
Indeed Slaven. Indeed: COYI!
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Slaven Bilic explains how West Ham swagger made Crystal Palace win so much sweeter
FOR Slaven Bilic it was a very special occasion.
By NIGEL CLARKE
PUBLISHED: 00:03, Mon, Oct 19, 2015 | UPDATED: 00:10, Mon, Oct 19, 2015
Express.co.uk
Never mind the away successes at Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City this season. Beating Palace was the one to get excited about. They did it with a swagger too, playing the kind of quality football Hammers fans had never seen under the departed Sam Allardyce. It was all too much for Palace who played the second half with 10 men following the dismissal of Dwight Gayle in the 44th minute. Bilic said: "Those wins at Arsenal, Liverpool and City were satisfying because they made history. We hadn't won at those places for years. People are not going to go out and get a tattoo because we won at Palace but, for me, to come to Selhurst Park and do it in such style makes me so very proud. "It was a London derby which means a lot to the supporters and I like Palace they are a good side and made it very hard for us. So winning was something special. "All I am trying to do is work hard and I can guarantee that we won't get carried away by what we have achieved with this performance."
Certainly Dwight's dismissal changed the face of the game and Palace boss Alan Pardew was unhappy with referee Mark Clattenburg's decision to book the striker, who had already been shown a yellow card. "I am not saying he [Clattenburg] was biased against us, I just think the decision to issue a second card was rash," said Pardew. "Was it a cast iron yellow? In my opinion it wasn't and it has cost the boy a ban. "I think that is fair and I am in a good position to make that call. I don't see a problem with that and nor should the FA."
Gayle, in tears as he walked off the pitch, has given Palace more problems. He will miss the away game against Leicester on Saturday to leave Pardew short of fit front men for the up and coming games with Manchester City, United and Liverpool. Carl Jenkinson, who opened the scoring for West Ham, before Yohan Cabaye's penalty levelled matters, clashed with Gayle on two occasions and said: "He was obviously up for the game and putting himself about and you don't want to be making the kind of challenges he was booked for because you can end up hurting players."
Manuel Lanzini and Dimitri Payet put Palace to the sword in the last two minutes and Jenkinson added: "This was a massive win for us and when you think the forward power we could call on from the bench it is clear how much strength we have. That is going to be a massive asset."
CRYSTAL PALACE (4-2-3-1) Hennessey 7; Kelly 6, Dann 7, Hangeland 7, Souare 7, Zaha 5 (Sako 45), Cabaye 6 (Ledley 72), McArthur 6 (Jedinak 62), Puncheon 6, Bolassie 5, Gayle 5.
Booked: Gayle, Jedinak.
Sent off: Gayle 44.
Goal: Cabaye 24pen.
Next Up: Leicester (a), Sat, PL.
WEST HAM (4-2-3-1): Adrian 6; Jenkinson 6, Tomkins 6, Collins 6, Cresswell 6, Moses 6 (Zarate 69), Noble 6 (Carroll 62), Kouyate 7), Payet 8, Lanzini 7, Sakho (Jelavic 80).
Booked: Tomkins, Payet.
Goals: Jenkinson 23, Lanzini 88, Payet 92.
Next Up: Chelsea (h), Sat, PL.
Referee: M Clattenburg (Co Durham).
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Slaven Bilic praises Andy Carroll after another memorable cameo at Palace
• West Ham manager hails Andy Carroll's impact on sub's fourth game of season
• Dimitri Payet scored fifth league goal of campaign in 3-1 win at Crystal Palace
Barry Glendenning
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Sunday 18 October 2015 22.30 BST Last modified on Sunday 18 October 2015 22.31 BST
Before West Ham United's latest and perhaps most impressive away win, over obdurate opposition who were reduced to 10 men for the entire second half, injury had restricted Andy Carroll to 20 minutes of Premier League football since February. He got 30 more under his belt here and was instrumental in the creation of the late goal that finally shattered the resistance of a Crystal Palace team who had come from behind and looked set fair to hold out for a hard-earned point.
It was a goal fashioned on the bench, where West Ham showed their strength in depth by naming four strikers. Mauro Zárate provided the cross, Carroll rose highest to get the far post knockdown and, when the pair's fellow substitute Nikica Jelavic was thwarted in his attempts to scramble home, Manuel Lanzini fired in an unstoppable drive from close range. In his post-game comments, Slaven Bilic was generous in his praise for an England international whose often devastating effectiveness was in danger of being forgotten.
"He's got something that is very hard to cope with," the West Ham manager said. "I played as centre-half and know that position. In the box, when the ball comes in, it's [usually] more about you than about [the centre-forward]. You are the one who has got more chance. But when the ball comes to him, it's more about him than you the defender and that's why we won today. He's skilful, he's got good vision, he's got good ideas, he's a great player. His biggest problem was his fitness due to injuries, but he has been training for eight weeks and it's been very boring training to be fair: individual work, but he's done it well. We are so happy that he is back."
This was not your orthodox game of two halves. The first was exciting, incident-packed and possibly edged by Palace until the dismissal of Dwight Gayle just before the interval; the second comparatively dreary, with the home side on the back foot challenging West Ham to break down their back door. It eventually came off the hinges through judicious use of a Geordie battering ram, and the excellent Dimitri Payet made up for a bad first-minute miss with a deft chip over Wayne Hennessey in the closing seconds of added time. Weirdly, it was the third consecutive time this fixture was decided by a scoreline of 3-1 to the visiting team.
In an enthralling half of many chances for both sides, Carl Jenkinson had opened the scoring with a second goal in two games. Following good work from Payet and the Palace old boy Victor Moses, the right-back drilled low and hard past Hennessey into the corner. Perhaps still celebrating his unlikely goal-rush, Jenkinson almost immediately gifted Palace an equaliser, colliding with Gayle, whose rather emphatic encroachment on the subsequent penalty meant Yohan Cabaye was forced to take it twice.
Gayle was a menacing presence throughout the first half but not always in a good way. His constant bickering with opponents and the referee suggested that a second yellow was inevitable, once he had been booked for a lunge through the back of Payet. When it duly arrived for a challenge on Cheikhou Kouyaté, the striker walked off with his shirt pulled over his face to hide his embarrassment and later apologised on social media. He might learn a thing or two from Carroll, whose equally obvious levels of enthusiasm and aggression were channelled in a more positive way.
Man of the match Dimitri Payet (West Ham United)
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Andy Carroll is a nightmare for defenders, says Slaven Bilic, and West Ham are lucky to have him back
Andy Carroll returned for West Ham and helped create winning goal
Former Newcastle striker has suffered from recurring injury problems
Slaven Bilic says he knew about Carroll in his Newcastle days
West Ham manager said Carroll is difficult for defenders to deal with
By SAMI MOKBEL FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 22:34, 18 October 2015 | UPDATED: 22:34, 18 October 2015
Slaven Bilic insists Andy Carroll is finally over his injury hell and ready to propel West Ham to even higher climbs this season. The striker, having been introduced as a second-half substitute, played a key role in the Hammers winner against 10-man Crystal Palace on Saturday, setting up Manuel Lanzini to fire home in the 88th minute. The former Newcastle and Liverpool striker showed promising signs that he is fully over the knee and ankle injuries that have disrupted the start to his season as his Selhurst Park cameo helped fired West Ham up to fourth.
'I didn't have to come to West Ham to know about Andy Carroll,' said West Ham boss Bilic. 'I've known him since his Newcastle days. He has been working extremely hard and he's in very good shape. 'He has been training for eight weeks, very boring individual training. We are so lucky he is back. 'I played at centre back and I know that position. In the box, when the ball comes in, usually it is the centre back who has more chance. But it's the other way round with Andy. in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. Please contact your account representative for further details. 'His biggest problem has been his fitness and injuries but that's connected. When you are injured you cannot get fit.' Meanwhile, Palace manager Alan Pardew is facing a striker crisis ahead of Saturday's trip to high-flying Leicester. Dwight Gayle will miss the game through suspension following his sending off for two late fouls against the Hammers. Pardew, who felt the dismissal was soft, is facing a selection dilemma with Connor Wickham (rib) and Marouane Chamakh (hamstring) both out injured.
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Daily WHUFC News - 19th October 2015
Jenko - We're playing with freedom
WHUFC.com
Before this month, Carl Jenkinson had scored just one senior league goal in
his entire career! A fortnight on, Jenko has become one of West Ham United's
go-to men in front of goal, having netted the Hammers' opening goal at both
Sunderland and now Crystal Palace.
On Saturday, the right-back made a superb run in behind the Eagles defence
before planting a confident finish past goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey midway
through the first half. Moments later, Jenkinson conceded a penalty, which
Yohan Cabaye converted, but late goals from Manuel Lanzini and Dimitri Payet
made it four away wins out of five for Slaven Bilic's impressive side. "I
don't know what the secret to our away form is but we're just playing with
freedom and we're playing good football at the moment," said the right-back.
"We're playing with confidence and we've got players like Dimitri who are
producing the goods week-in week-out. We're playing really well at the
minute and we're all really enjoying it." "Obviously it was fantastic
getting on the scoresheet but then they went down the other end and
personally I think it was a harsh penalty because he put his leg across me
and we collided and he's given a pen. "We got two goals in the second half
so we turned it around and that's fantastic."
Payet, Lanzini, Diafra Sakho, Victor Moses and substitutes Andy Carroll,
Mauro Zarate and Nikica Jelavic all contributed to Saturday's success, as
they have done throughout the Hammers' fine start to the Barclays Premier
League campaign. Jenkinson has been especially impressed with Payet, who now
has five goals and three assists in his opening nine league appearances.
"The way we're playing at the monent, with Dimi creating a lot himself and
getting on the scoresheet, he's doing fantastically well. "Attacking-wise we
have got so many options and have got such pace and a big threat going
forward, so we're causing teams problems at the minute."
Having won five of their opening nine matches, West Ham are now fourth ahead
of the visit of champions Chelsea next weekend. So, Jenkinson was asked, how
far can the Hammers go this term? "It's about maintaining what we've created
so far this season. We're in fantastic form and everyone can see that and
we're playing with an immense amount of confidence.; "We're not talking
about setting targets of where we want to finish because it's very early on,
but if we can continue playing the way we are, then we're going to have a
very strong season."
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From the Boardroom - David Gold
WHUFC.com
West Ham United Joint-Chairman David Gold was thrilled to see the Hammers
record yet another away win in the Premier League and believes the season is
only going to get stronger for Slaven Bilic and his players.
Goals from Carl Jenkinson, Manuel Lanzini and a superb finish from Dimitri
Payet made it four wins from five away games in the Premier League and the
Hammers are still unbeaten on their travels.
Mr Gold has nothing but praise for the way the players have performed this
season and feels the new arrivals during the summer have all exceeded their
expectations.
Gold said: "I believe when we go away from home we are going to get
something. I never feel we are going to lose which is a big change and shows
how far we have come.
"The goal at the end by Payet was sublime and makes you feel so good to see
that kind of talent.
"Over the 20 odd years that we have been doing this, to get pretty much 100
per cent success rate on the players we have brought in is unheard of. They
have all fulfilled our optimism and expectation."
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Free-scoring Samuelsen ready for Wolves
WHUFC.com
Highly rated teenager Martin Samuelsen is relishing his return to action in
Claret and Blue when the West Ham United U21s host Wolverhampton Wanderers
on Monday 19 October at Rush Green. The Norwegian winger has been in
scintillating form recently, netting from 25 yards away at Blackburn Rovers
before converting a 90th minute penalty to rescue a point against Newcastle
United. The youngster continued his goalscoring form during the
international break with an inch-perfect free-kick for his native Norway
U19s. Speaking ahead of Monday night's encounter, Samuelsen said: "We
haven't won, but we have outplayed all our opponents except Arsenal.
"Against all the others we have created lots of chances to win, but we
haven't been able to score enough and we have conceded too many easy goals."
Having moved from Manchester City in the summer, Samuelsen impressed during
pre-season before being handed his competitive debut in the Europa League.
Reflecting on the experience, he continued: "It was great to get that
experience so early in my time here. It was great for future motivation and
I enjoyed every second of it. "When I signed, I didn't expect that, but I
started training with the first team in Ireland, did well, and it went on
from there. "I would love to get a few more games this season, but if it
doesn't come I won't be disappointed. "I know I am on the right track. I am
doing well in training and it is just a matter of being patient."
West Ham United U21 play Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 at Rush Green Stadium
on Monday 19 October. Kick off is 7pm, admission is FREE for all fans.
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Antonio content to wait for chance
KUMB.com
Filed: Sunday, 18th October 2015
By: Staff Writer
Recent arrival Michail Antonio says he is prepared to wait for his
opportunity to make an impact at West Ham.
The 25-year-old winger arrived at the club in a £7million transfer from
Nottingham Forest on transfer deadline day at the beginning of September,
but has played just 30 minutes for the first team so far - as a second half
substitute in the 2-1 win at Manchester City last month.
Antonio wasn't even included in the 18-man match day squad for the trip to
Crystal Palace yesterday, however he maintains that he will remain patient
and try to persuade current manager Slaven Bilic that he deserves a chance.
Writing on twitter this afternoon, he confirmed that his absence was a
tactical choice by Bilic. "I'm not injured," he told his followers. "The
manager made a decision. It hasn't affected my confidence at all.
"I'm going to wait for my opportunity and take it. I knew it wasn't going to
be easy to break into the Premier League, especially at a club sitting in
third place."
Prior to joining West Ham, Antonio featured on five occasions for his former
club at the start of the season, scoring four goals.
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Slaven Bilic remaining realistic despite guiding West Ham into top four
Last Updated: 18/10/15 8:02am
SSN
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic is remaining realistic despite seeing his side
move up to the Champions League places with a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace.
West Ham earned their fourth away win of the campaign at Selhurst Park
against 10-man Palace, scoring two late goals to wrap up the three points.
Bilic is keen to remind fans only nine games have passed in the Premier
League, but praised his side's patience in finally taking the lead two
minutes from time through Manuel Lanzini. Bilic said: "Unfortunately it is
only October, not May. It would be great if it was June. "We are trying to
play good football, and we don't have targets. Our target is first to stay
in the league. This is a very dangerous league. "Some clubs started great,
or started bad, and suddenly they're in trouble, or they're flying now, and
it's only been nine games. "We're going to continue to play good football,
to defend with numbers and attack with numbers."
Despite earning wins at Liverpool, Arsenal and Man City so far this season,
Bilic said the trip to Palace was their biggest test of the season, and
admits the sending off of Dwight Gayle just before half-time for a second
booking helped his side. "Every win in the Premier League is great," added
Bilic. "I told the guys last night that we and my staff were looking at this
game as our biggest test. "Of course the red card helped us, but I think we
were the better side in the first half anyway. "Praise goes to the players,
they've done the job."
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Defender stoked by Cole arrival
KUMB.com
Filed: Sunday, 18th October 2015
By: Staff Writer
Coventry defender Chris Stokes admits he has to look twice when it was
announced that former West Ham star Joe Cole had joined the Sky Blues on
loan. It was confirmed on Friday night that Cole - who enjoyed two spells at
the Boleyn Ground - had been loaned to the League One side from Premier
League strugglers Aston Villa. And Stokes, who took part in City's goalless
draw with Blackpool yesterday - a match for which Cole was ineligible to
play having signed too late - revealed that he was stunned by the signing.
"I was shocked - I had to refresh social media to make sure it was him!"
Stoked told ccfc.co.uk. "He's played for England, won Premier League titles
and it shows how far we can go to attract players like him. "It's massive
and it shows how far we've come. He wouldn't join for no reason I'm sure he
can see the ambition."
Cole has initially joined Coventry on a 35-day emergency loan, and with
remain at the Ricoh Arena until 22 November. He was signed by Aston Villa in
June 2014 after being released on a free by West Ham. The Sky Blues are
currently fifth in League One, having taken 23 points from their opening ten
fixtures. Cole has featured just once for Villa in the current campaign, as
a second half substitute in the 5-3 Capital One Cup win over Notts County.
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Slaven Bilic: Home games like basketball matches
Last Updated: 18/10/15 1:03pm
SSN
Slaven Bilic has told West Ham to stop treating home games like basketball
matches. The Hammers have picked up just one win at Upton Park this season
but made it four on the road on Saturday when they added Crystal Palace to
the scalps of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City. They host Chelsea next
weekend with boss Bilic urging his side to show the same patience they do
away from home, rather than play as if they have a time limit in which to
shoot. "We don't say 'away we are going to play like this, and at home we
are going to play like this'," he said after the 3-1 win at Selhurst Park.
"But sometimes you have to change. "We will try to win our home games and
maintain our away form, but it's more that we started sloppily in a couple
of home games. "At home sometimes we are playing like it's basketball and
you have a limit of 24 seconds to finish your move, and you are forcing the
situation too early. "Away we are a little bit more patient, but at home not
patient enough."
West Ham certainly had to show some patience at Selhurst Park, with Palace
holding out until the 88th minute with 10 men. Carl Jenkinson's opener had
been quickly cancelled out by Yohan Cabaye's twice-taken penalty but the
game turned on Dwight Gayle's dismissal, for two reckless challenges, on the
stroke of half-time. The Hammers finally broke Palace's resistance when
Manuel Lanzini lashed in Andy Carroll's knock-down with two minutes
remaining, and Dimitri Payet added the gloss in stoppage time. Bilic's side
are now up to the heady heights of fourth but the Croatian is still playing
down what they can achieve this season. "At the club we have no
expectations," he added. "You can't stop the fans' (expectations) - unless
you start losing, and that is not what we want. "But our target is to stay
in the league. It's early days, not late May. Our target is to play good
football, to be solid, defend and attack with numbers and keep the ball,
score more goals and get more points. Where we will finish, I don't know!
But it should be good."
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FALLEN EAGLES
By Zaman Siddiqui 18 Oct 2015 at 17:00
WTID
Jenkinson goal vs. CRY. at Selhurst Park
There can only be one outcome at the end of an away match, right? It can
only be a win! Well, only if you exclude that match against Sunderland.
Going into this eagerly anticipated match after the international break, we
boasted the best away record in the Premier League this season with 10 out
of 12 points. I am proud to say that has been extended to 13 out of 15
points only dropping the two. We have won more times away this season than
we did in all 19 last season. A win against Watford will put us in a scary
position on Halloween, as we will have equalled our 16 away points from last
season! There is no cause for concern as of yet. We cannot say the same for
Big Sam's Sunderland who remain in the relegation zone after a 1-0 loss to
West Bromwich Albion which could leave them at the bottom of the table this
weekend. Be careful what you wish for!
Crystal Palace, like us, have made a terrific start to the season playing
teams similar in calibre to us. They were actually above us in the table by
a single point. Both teams have spent over £10M on top French players. Back
when Pardew was in charge of Newcastle, he brought in quite a few French
players. This time, at Palace, he has instilled his faith in Yohan Cabaye
who is 29 from PSG. We decided to bring in Dmitri Payet who is 28 from
Marseille. Their age is the reason why the top teams didn't go for them.
According to the BPL Player Performance Index, Payet is the 3rd best player
so far, whilst Cabaye is 8th. Just to put it into further perspective,
Mahrez and Mata are the only midfielders to have played better than the two
Frenchmen. In addition, Dmitri has created more chances than any other
player in the top-flight this season. What has left me completely befuddled
is that he hasn't been called up by Didier Deschamps. I was even more
surprised to find out Payet wasn't allowed to play Denmark… in a friendly
match! That is not a typo. The most creative player this season was not
allowed to even take part in a friendly! Deschamps had his birthday 4 days
after, so I can't help but feel he has got his birthday wish. I would like
to point out that Payet's exclusion from the French side has kept him fit
and free from injuries. That is why I am not too angry about the whole
situation. Moreover, Yohan Cabaye had to train with France for the whole
week. What did he get in return on the previous Sunday? 5 measly minutes of
football in a match the French were winning 2-0 at the time. He deserves
more playing time as well.
Playing right after the international break is not ideal for clubs. This
rings true more so in the Premier League in which you need your best team
fully switched on. Take the early kick-off against Spurs and Liverpool
yesterday. The match ended goalless for Klopp's side. Given the fact that
most of their players are away on international duty, they can get the
benefit of the doubt, as can Big Sam who has had less than a week with his
new side Sunderland. I wish him the best of luck. We won by 2-0 after our
previous international break against the Magpies, which suggests that Bilic
keeps good communication with the squad, and the players keep their fitness
up. Our match was at Selhurst Park, so it is one of the easier away matches
15 miles away from Upton Park. Chadwell Heath is only 7 miles away from our
home ground. There are two key elements that intensify a match for an away
team – distance travelled and home support. So this is the situation. The
Palace crowd has to wait over a fortnight for their next home match, so it
is easy to anticipate that they will be buzzing and high in spirits like
their squad. We have scored in all away games this season, so we don't have
to worry about any collapses so long as we don't concede a couple few goals
early on.
Getting Valencia and Carroll back was a great selection boost. I was certain
Valencia would go right back into the starting XI, but he was on the bench.
Sakho remained the lone striker up front. Sakho offers more than Carroll,
which is why Bilic hasn't and never will be scorned for his attacking
selection, not to mention with the inclusion of Payet who adds an extra
dimension. That said, the Frenchman nearly scored within the first minute in
a similar fashion to Lanzini against Liverpool, but couldn't get a strong
enough connection with the ball. Jenkinson got two in two thanks to shoddy
marking from Wilfried Zaha who let Carl circle past him to get an assist
from Moses. His finish was ever better with a shot from the outside of his
right foot. Only minutes later, Palace got a penalty at the other end.
Dwight Gayle went down under Jenkinson's foul who went from hero to zero.
Looking back at it, it was a definite penalty. Yohan Cabaye took the
penalty, and scored shooting it into the right side. Fortunately, Gayle came
into the box before Cabaye took his shot. Adrián became the first goalkeeper
this calendar year to save three penalties in a row. Could he make it a
fourth?! When the penalty had to be retaken, I was overwhelmed with joy! The
Spaniard is my favourite player in the side: I have a feeling he hasn't
reached his full potential. I have an affinity with him from FIFA, as well
as an appreciation for his superb reflexes. Adrián got a bit of a touch on
Cabaye's spot kick, but went in. This all occurred in three minutes. Payet
kicked the ball in frustration at an advertising board for a foul on equally
skilful, Yannick Bolasie. This was quite inconsistent for him. Subsequently,
he received a yellow. Dwight Gayle got a second yellow card for a needless
foul on Kouyaté just before half time. He deserved both yellows and went off
the pitch in tears with his face beneath his shirt. It was nice to see Ginge
and Noble consoling him.
Gayle Red Card Crying
We weren't able to take advantage against 10-man Sunderland at the Stadium
of Light, so what hope did we have today? Like Sunderland, Crystal Palace
started defending deep in the second half. I was starting to feel we were
getting a bit patient keeping the ball in midfield. I was happy to see that
the gaffer took the skipper off for Carroll: it was a real statement of
attack. Our midfield was strong enough already with lots of possession, so I
highly commend Slaven. It was only around the 70th minute that we were using
our heading prowess with Sakho and the big man. We had nine corners in the
game, so we had to make something count. A third consecutive draw would have
been really sloppy. Palace were managing to clear it away. Nobody could
fault them for a draw: the same couldn't be said about us. The thought of a
third draw is just too much. Normally, we tend to concede late goals, so it
was delightful to see that trend reversed. It was the Zárate kid who crossed
it in for Carroll who headed it back for Lanzini who shot from a couple of
yards away… in the 88th minute no less. All of Crystal Palace's hard work
was undone. At 2-1, they had no option but to go for it. I saw another
fabulous equaliser for Leicester from 2-0 down to 2-2 in added time from the
Tinkerman. I was hoping this wouldn't forebode anything. As we all know, a
side that goes all out in attack can concede goals. Payet secured the win
with a chip above Wayne Hennessey who fell before the Frenchman could get
his shot away.
In this match, we had 61% possession. I feel that came from the fact Gayle
was sent off, so I won't look into that. There were chants at Selhurst Park:
"Are you watching Allardyce?". First of all, let me say it is great to see
Sam back in football. Even neutrals like him managing teams. My grudge with
him was that he didn't do enough with the squad in the latter half of the
previous season. I emphasise on "was", because that saga is over. He is back
at the club which he used to play for. Sam has helped our side massively
over the years, but we have gotten the most out of him, so I feel it was
time for him to leave. I genuinely feel he will keep Sunderland up, but only
just. That is what most Sunderland fans will be happy with this season.
Quick note on Lanzini, who truly deserved MOTM. He is 22, and has been part
of the starting XI for most matches this season . There are only a handful
of young players playing superbly every week. Namely; Hazard, Lukaku, De
Bruyne, Sterling, Kane, and Barkley. There is nothing stopping the Jewel
from joining that elite group. Even Obiang hasn't managed to get in, so
Slaven is keeping it very competitive in the camp. This is a situation that
is not very common under Big Sam's reign. I hope this can last. We have
tightened up in more areas with better players. There is one player who Sam
has massive affinity with. And that player is rumoured to be off to
Sunderland later. Needless to say, it is Kevin Nolan. He is only one year
older than James Collins who played yesterday, so I am adamant that he will
get some playing time at Wearside if he moves.
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Lanzini contract agreement "unbreakable"
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 18, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H
West Ham look certain to take up an option on Manuel Lanzini after the 22
year old's astonishing progress over the early games of the season. And
ClaretandHugh is happy to confirm this afternoon (Sunday) via our top
insider that we have an absolutely "wateritght deal" in place to sign the
brilliant youngster. We have been inundated with fans questions and comments
claiming that should we not sign him in January he could get stolen away by
another club. But that can't happen according to our best source who
declared: "Please assure supporters via the site that we have a contract
with him and his club we believe its unbreakable. We are absolutely sure
that it is. "Obviously we could make the decision now or in January but why
judge him over nine games or half a season when we can do so over 38."
ClaretandHugh had been informed the fee had been set at £6 million but our
source has now reliably infomed us that it is in fact agreed at £8m. He
said: "That sounds a lot but it could look very cheap indeed by the end of
this season."
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We showed the pundits up once and for all
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 18, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H
By Scott Alsweiler
Another Saturday, another away win. Against one of our former managers, no
less. This one was particularly interesting. Both teams play well on the
counter, giving the potential for any mistake to be swiftly and harshly
punished. We played hard, on the deck, and attractively flowing football.
This felt like a very important game. The paid pundits (and honestly, most
of them aren't worth the price of a cup of tea) have been blaming poor
opposition form for our away wins against Arsenal, Manchester City, and
Liverpool.
They have very seldom suggested that our wins are the result of great play
on our behalf. But this time, with two teams around the same level, we could
show them up. And so we did.
We looked dominant for most of the match. Lanzini (and how well he has
earned his nickname of "The Jewel"), and Payet are imperious in attacking
play to an extent that I can't say I can remember seeing in a West Ham side
before. I daresay we're going to be using our option with Lanzini at the end
of the season. I'd like to see a long-term deal signed. I believe he's happy
with us, and I know we're delighted with him.
Some managers would have had us "respect the point", and be happy to walk
away with the draw. Not our Slaven. His substitution choices were inspired.
Instead of sitting back and hoping play went our way, he brings Andy Carroll
as another attacking option to replace Noble, and a fresh Mauro Zarate
(another man who is flourishing under Slav's guidance). The results speak
for themselves.
Looking at yesterday's game, and back over the season, our shopping list
must include fullbacks. And much as I don't want to say it, I don't think
that includes a permanent deal for Jenkinson.
He played brilliantly last year, when the expectations were different, but
this year, when we already have pace out wide, his shortcomings in defence
are evident. That could change. I believe Slav can bring out the best in any
player. But he is unlikely to be worth the £10m that Arsenal will surely
expect. Cresswell is doing better under the new system, but we do need cover
for him, and someone to make him fight for his place).
Next weekend is Chelsea at home. Our home form does need work. A fact that
manager, staff, and team are no doubt acutely aware of. But all new systems
take time to properly implement. Chelsea would be an ideal game to start
proving our point: that we're not just a great away side ("best in the
League), but also a force to be reckoned with at home, in front of thousands
of passionate supporters.
Let's make the Boleyn a place where any team will fear to tread. For the
devotion and intensity of the fans, for the quality and character of the
squad, and for the belief we have in our manger and his staff.
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'We've got Payet, I don't think you understand'
Posted by Sean Whetstone on October 18, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H
A new away song emerged yesterday amongst the 3,000 Happy Hammers at
Selhurst Park. The song is dedicated to new West Ham hero Dimtri Payet and
sung to the tune of Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus.
"We've got Payet, Dimitri Payet! I just don't think you understand. He's
Super Slavs man, he's better than Zidane. We've got Dimtri Payet!"
Payet has scored five goals for the Hammers providing three assists this
season.
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Amazing value of the Hammers bench
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 18, 2015 in Hugh's Blogs, News,
Whispers
C and H
If anybody is wondering just how far West Ham have come this season take a
look at the bench and beyond. It's a quite extraordinary scenario to find
that since the start of the season we have progressed to the point where we
have around £50 million worth of personnel waiting for a game. Add it up for
yourself whilst realising that with Michail Antonio – a £7 million buy –
couldn't even make the squad for the game against Palace.
And that Reece Oxford – who was in the opening team for the match at Arsenal
is also waiting patiently for a chance to impress again.
Here's yesterday's bench plus the two mentioned with their approximate
values although it is difficult to put a price on Carroll and Oxford:
Randolph (£2 million)
Carroll (£12 million)
Zárate (£3 million)
E Valencia (£12 million)
Obiang (£5 million)
Ogbonna (£8 million)
Jelavic (£2 million)
Antonio (£7 million)
Oxford (£5 million)
making a total of £56 million
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Leroy: Payet bringing back memories of Bergkamp
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 18, 2015 in Leroy's Blogs, News,
Whispers
C and H
Dimitri Payet's goal this afternoon was beyond words.
I was working at the Premier League offices where several of us former pros
watch several games between us but I always keep a very close eye on the
Irons match for this site.
But when his goal went in every single one of us jumped up and applauded.
It was a fabulous goal from a player who has – and will continue to take –
the Premier League by the scruff of the neck this season.
The highest compliment I can Dimi is to say that he has brought back the
days of Dennis Bergkamp – a guy who scored wonder goal after wonder goal.
I absolutely love this lad – he is everybody's kind of player and the
beauty is he's WEST HAM'S FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS!
But if he is a star player what are we to make our magnificent manager who
keeps getting every big decision right. Mark Noble was having a fantastic
game when Slav decided to bring him off and throw on Andy Carroll as we went
4-4-2.
And it was AC who provided the knock down for the wondrous Bergkamp-like
killer goal from Mr Payet – top marks Slav – you got it spot on!
I love Lanzini who supplied the cross for that goal and of course got one of
his own. He's a quick dynamic player who is going to get better and better
as time goes by and he and Payet look a partnership made in heaven.
Am I excited? Damned right I am and now we need to get it right at home. If
we do that – as I'm certain we will – goodness knows where we can go.
Ok I know we have to keep our feet on the ground but it's getting harder and
that's down to a fabulous manager and a magnificent squad – the best we have
seen at Upton Park for many a long year.
Oh, and I notice Sunderland got beat as well !!!
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DG: Two immense displays – not Payet and Lanzini
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 18, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H
David Gold selected two people for special praise after a performance at
Palace which has every Hammer believing that there is not a team in the land
that need worry our boys.
The co chairman watched thrilled as the team's patient second half approach
finally brought them their just reward and then described two performances
as immense.
He declared: "Obviously Payet and Lanzine were magnificent and took the
headlines but for me the two who were immense were Slaven himself and James
Collins.
"Slaven understands perfectly what this club is about, what we want and what
the fans expect. He kept on attacking and attacking, throwing on players who
could make it happen and the result was a 3-1 victory.
"It was great to see Andy Carroll play a part in Payet's goal but it was at
the back where I saw James – a fourth choice defender – produce an
astonishing performance.
"If Palace had driven a double decker bus though the middle of the pitch
he'd have headed it away. He truly was immense – to use the word again."
Aware of the questions being asked about Manuel Lanzini he said: "There's a
deal in place and agreed with his parent club and we will make the decision
towards or a the end of the season but he was quite brilliant today – I
don't remember him losing the ball.
"The manager is loving him as are the players, fans and everyone else – we
have had a wonderful simmer in the market.
"And here we are sitting in fourth place and unbeaten in six games with four
of them coming away from home. These are wonderful times for the club."
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Before this month, Carl Jenkinson had scored just one senior league goal in
his entire career! A fortnight on, Jenko has become one of West Ham United's
go-to men in front of goal, having netted the Hammers' opening goal at both
Sunderland and now Crystal Palace.
On Saturday, the right-back made a superb run in behind the Eagles defence
before planting a confident finish past goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey midway
through the first half. Moments later, Jenkinson conceded a penalty, which
Yohan Cabaye converted, but late goals from Manuel Lanzini and Dimitri Payet
made it four away wins out of five for Slaven Bilic's impressive side. "I
don't know what the secret to our away form is but we're just playing with
freedom and we're playing good football at the moment," said the right-back.
"We're playing with confidence and we've got players like Dimitri who are
producing the goods week-in week-out. We're playing really well at the
minute and we're all really enjoying it." "Obviously it was fantastic
getting on the scoresheet but then they went down the other end and
personally I think it was a harsh penalty because he put his leg across me
and we collided and he's given a pen. "We got two goals in the second half
so we turned it around and that's fantastic."
Payet, Lanzini, Diafra Sakho, Victor Moses and substitutes Andy Carroll,
Mauro Zarate and Nikica Jelavic all contributed to Saturday's success, as
they have done throughout the Hammers' fine start to the Barclays Premier
League campaign. Jenkinson has been especially impressed with Payet, who now
has five goals and three assists in his opening nine league appearances.
"The way we're playing at the monent, with Dimi creating a lot himself and
getting on the scoresheet, he's doing fantastically well. "Attacking-wise we
have got so many options and have got such pace and a big threat going
forward, so we're causing teams problems at the minute."
Having won five of their opening nine matches, West Ham are now fourth ahead
of the visit of champions Chelsea next weekend. So, Jenkinson was asked, how
far can the Hammers go this term? "It's about maintaining what we've created
so far this season. We're in fantastic form and everyone can see that and
we're playing with an immense amount of confidence.; "We're not talking
about setting targets of where we want to finish because it's very early on,
but if we can continue playing the way we are, then we're going to have a
very strong season."
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From the Boardroom - David Gold
WHUFC.com
West Ham United Joint-Chairman David Gold was thrilled to see the Hammers
record yet another away win in the Premier League and believes the season is
only going to get stronger for Slaven Bilic and his players.
Goals from Carl Jenkinson, Manuel Lanzini and a superb finish from Dimitri
Payet made it four wins from five away games in the Premier League and the
Hammers are still unbeaten on their travels.
Mr Gold has nothing but praise for the way the players have performed this
season and feels the new arrivals during the summer have all exceeded their
expectations.
Gold said: "I believe when we go away from home we are going to get
something. I never feel we are going to lose which is a big change and shows
how far we have come.
"The goal at the end by Payet was sublime and makes you feel so good to see
that kind of talent.
"Over the 20 odd years that we have been doing this, to get pretty much 100
per cent success rate on the players we have brought in is unheard of. They
have all fulfilled our optimism and expectation."
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Free-scoring Samuelsen ready for Wolves
WHUFC.com
Highly rated teenager Martin Samuelsen is relishing his return to action in
Claret and Blue when the West Ham United U21s host Wolverhampton Wanderers
on Monday 19 October at Rush Green. The Norwegian winger has been in
scintillating form recently, netting from 25 yards away at Blackburn Rovers
before converting a 90th minute penalty to rescue a point against Newcastle
United. The youngster continued his goalscoring form during the
international break with an inch-perfect free-kick for his native Norway
U19s. Speaking ahead of Monday night's encounter, Samuelsen said: "We
haven't won, but we have outplayed all our opponents except Arsenal.
"Against all the others we have created lots of chances to win, but we
haven't been able to score enough and we have conceded too many easy goals."
Having moved from Manchester City in the summer, Samuelsen impressed during
pre-season before being handed his competitive debut in the Europa League.
Reflecting on the experience, he continued: "It was great to get that
experience so early in my time here. It was great for future motivation and
I enjoyed every second of it. "When I signed, I didn't expect that, but I
started training with the first team in Ireland, did well, and it went on
from there. "I would love to get a few more games this season, but if it
doesn't come I won't be disappointed. "I know I am on the right track. I am
doing well in training and it is just a matter of being patient."
West Ham United U21 play Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 at Rush Green Stadium
on Monday 19 October. Kick off is 7pm, admission is FREE for all fans.
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Antonio content to wait for chance
KUMB.com
Filed: Sunday, 18th October 2015
By: Staff Writer
Recent arrival Michail Antonio says he is prepared to wait for his
opportunity to make an impact at West Ham.
The 25-year-old winger arrived at the club in a £7million transfer from
Nottingham Forest on transfer deadline day at the beginning of September,
but has played just 30 minutes for the first team so far - as a second half
substitute in the 2-1 win at Manchester City last month.
Antonio wasn't even included in the 18-man match day squad for the trip to
Crystal Palace yesterday, however he maintains that he will remain patient
and try to persuade current manager Slaven Bilic that he deserves a chance.
Writing on twitter this afternoon, he confirmed that his absence was a
tactical choice by Bilic. "I'm not injured," he told his followers. "The
manager made a decision. It hasn't affected my confidence at all.
"I'm going to wait for my opportunity and take it. I knew it wasn't going to
be easy to break into the Premier League, especially at a club sitting in
third place."
Prior to joining West Ham, Antonio featured on five occasions for his former
club at the start of the season, scoring four goals.
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Slaven Bilic remaining realistic despite guiding West Ham into top four
Last Updated: 18/10/15 8:02am
SSN
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic is remaining realistic despite seeing his side
move up to the Champions League places with a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace.
West Ham earned their fourth away win of the campaign at Selhurst Park
against 10-man Palace, scoring two late goals to wrap up the three points.
Bilic is keen to remind fans only nine games have passed in the Premier
League, but praised his side's patience in finally taking the lead two
minutes from time through Manuel Lanzini. Bilic said: "Unfortunately it is
only October, not May. It would be great if it was June. "We are trying to
play good football, and we don't have targets. Our target is first to stay
in the league. This is a very dangerous league. "Some clubs started great,
or started bad, and suddenly they're in trouble, or they're flying now, and
it's only been nine games. "We're going to continue to play good football,
to defend with numbers and attack with numbers."
Despite earning wins at Liverpool, Arsenal and Man City so far this season,
Bilic said the trip to Palace was their biggest test of the season, and
admits the sending off of Dwight Gayle just before half-time for a second
booking helped his side. "Every win in the Premier League is great," added
Bilic. "I told the guys last night that we and my staff were looking at this
game as our biggest test. "Of course the red card helped us, but I think we
were the better side in the first half anyway. "Praise goes to the players,
they've done the job."
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Defender stoked by Cole arrival
KUMB.com
Filed: Sunday, 18th October 2015
By: Staff Writer
Coventry defender Chris Stokes admits he has to look twice when it was
announced that former West Ham star Joe Cole had joined the Sky Blues on
loan. It was confirmed on Friday night that Cole - who enjoyed two spells at
the Boleyn Ground - had been loaned to the League One side from Premier
League strugglers Aston Villa. And Stokes, who took part in City's goalless
draw with Blackpool yesterday - a match for which Cole was ineligible to
play having signed too late - revealed that he was stunned by the signing.
"I was shocked - I had to refresh social media to make sure it was him!"
Stoked told ccfc.co.uk. "He's played for England, won Premier League titles
and it shows how far we can go to attract players like him. "It's massive
and it shows how far we've come. He wouldn't join for no reason I'm sure he
can see the ambition."
Cole has initially joined Coventry on a 35-day emergency loan, and with
remain at the Ricoh Arena until 22 November. He was signed by Aston Villa in
June 2014 after being released on a free by West Ham. The Sky Blues are
currently fifth in League One, having taken 23 points from their opening ten
fixtures. Cole has featured just once for Villa in the current campaign, as
a second half substitute in the 5-3 Capital One Cup win over Notts County.
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Slaven Bilic: Home games like basketball matches
Last Updated: 18/10/15 1:03pm
SSN
Slaven Bilic has told West Ham to stop treating home games like basketball
matches. The Hammers have picked up just one win at Upton Park this season
but made it four on the road on Saturday when they added Crystal Palace to
the scalps of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City. They host Chelsea next
weekend with boss Bilic urging his side to show the same patience they do
away from home, rather than play as if they have a time limit in which to
shoot. "We don't say 'away we are going to play like this, and at home we
are going to play like this'," he said after the 3-1 win at Selhurst Park.
"But sometimes you have to change. "We will try to win our home games and
maintain our away form, but it's more that we started sloppily in a couple
of home games. "At home sometimes we are playing like it's basketball and
you have a limit of 24 seconds to finish your move, and you are forcing the
situation too early. "Away we are a little bit more patient, but at home not
patient enough."
West Ham certainly had to show some patience at Selhurst Park, with Palace
holding out until the 88th minute with 10 men. Carl Jenkinson's opener had
been quickly cancelled out by Yohan Cabaye's twice-taken penalty but the
game turned on Dwight Gayle's dismissal, for two reckless challenges, on the
stroke of half-time. The Hammers finally broke Palace's resistance when
Manuel Lanzini lashed in Andy Carroll's knock-down with two minutes
remaining, and Dimitri Payet added the gloss in stoppage time. Bilic's side
are now up to the heady heights of fourth but the Croatian is still playing
down what they can achieve this season. "At the club we have no
expectations," he added. "You can't stop the fans' (expectations) - unless
you start losing, and that is not what we want. "But our target is to stay
in the league. It's early days, not late May. Our target is to play good
football, to be solid, defend and attack with numbers and keep the ball,
score more goals and get more points. Where we will finish, I don't know!
But it should be good."
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FALLEN EAGLES
By Zaman Siddiqui 18 Oct 2015 at 17:00
WTID
Jenkinson goal vs. CRY. at Selhurst Park
There can only be one outcome at the end of an away match, right? It can
only be a win! Well, only if you exclude that match against Sunderland.
Going into this eagerly anticipated match after the international break, we
boasted the best away record in the Premier League this season with 10 out
of 12 points. I am proud to say that has been extended to 13 out of 15
points only dropping the two. We have won more times away this season than
we did in all 19 last season. A win against Watford will put us in a scary
position on Halloween, as we will have equalled our 16 away points from last
season! There is no cause for concern as of yet. We cannot say the same for
Big Sam's Sunderland who remain in the relegation zone after a 1-0 loss to
West Bromwich Albion which could leave them at the bottom of the table this
weekend. Be careful what you wish for!
Crystal Palace, like us, have made a terrific start to the season playing
teams similar in calibre to us. They were actually above us in the table by
a single point. Both teams have spent over £10M on top French players. Back
when Pardew was in charge of Newcastle, he brought in quite a few French
players. This time, at Palace, he has instilled his faith in Yohan Cabaye
who is 29 from PSG. We decided to bring in Dmitri Payet who is 28 from
Marseille. Their age is the reason why the top teams didn't go for them.
According to the BPL Player Performance Index, Payet is the 3rd best player
so far, whilst Cabaye is 8th. Just to put it into further perspective,
Mahrez and Mata are the only midfielders to have played better than the two
Frenchmen. In addition, Dmitri has created more chances than any other
player in the top-flight this season. What has left me completely befuddled
is that he hasn't been called up by Didier Deschamps. I was even more
surprised to find out Payet wasn't allowed to play Denmark… in a friendly
match! That is not a typo. The most creative player this season was not
allowed to even take part in a friendly! Deschamps had his birthday 4 days
after, so I can't help but feel he has got his birthday wish. I would like
to point out that Payet's exclusion from the French side has kept him fit
and free from injuries. That is why I am not too angry about the whole
situation. Moreover, Yohan Cabaye had to train with France for the whole
week. What did he get in return on the previous Sunday? 5 measly minutes of
football in a match the French were winning 2-0 at the time. He deserves
more playing time as well.
Playing right after the international break is not ideal for clubs. This
rings true more so in the Premier League in which you need your best team
fully switched on. Take the early kick-off against Spurs and Liverpool
yesterday. The match ended goalless for Klopp's side. Given the fact that
most of their players are away on international duty, they can get the
benefit of the doubt, as can Big Sam who has had less than a week with his
new side Sunderland. I wish him the best of luck. We won by 2-0 after our
previous international break against the Magpies, which suggests that Bilic
keeps good communication with the squad, and the players keep their fitness
up. Our match was at Selhurst Park, so it is one of the easier away matches
15 miles away from Upton Park. Chadwell Heath is only 7 miles away from our
home ground. There are two key elements that intensify a match for an away
team – distance travelled and home support. So this is the situation. The
Palace crowd has to wait over a fortnight for their next home match, so it
is easy to anticipate that they will be buzzing and high in spirits like
their squad. We have scored in all away games this season, so we don't have
to worry about any collapses so long as we don't concede a couple few goals
early on.
Getting Valencia and Carroll back was a great selection boost. I was certain
Valencia would go right back into the starting XI, but he was on the bench.
Sakho remained the lone striker up front. Sakho offers more than Carroll,
which is why Bilic hasn't and never will be scorned for his attacking
selection, not to mention with the inclusion of Payet who adds an extra
dimension. That said, the Frenchman nearly scored within the first minute in
a similar fashion to Lanzini against Liverpool, but couldn't get a strong
enough connection with the ball. Jenkinson got two in two thanks to shoddy
marking from Wilfried Zaha who let Carl circle past him to get an assist
from Moses. His finish was ever better with a shot from the outside of his
right foot. Only minutes later, Palace got a penalty at the other end.
Dwight Gayle went down under Jenkinson's foul who went from hero to zero.
Looking back at it, it was a definite penalty. Yohan Cabaye took the
penalty, and scored shooting it into the right side. Fortunately, Gayle came
into the box before Cabaye took his shot. Adrián became the first goalkeeper
this calendar year to save three penalties in a row. Could he make it a
fourth?! When the penalty had to be retaken, I was overwhelmed with joy! The
Spaniard is my favourite player in the side: I have a feeling he hasn't
reached his full potential. I have an affinity with him from FIFA, as well
as an appreciation for his superb reflexes. Adrián got a bit of a touch on
Cabaye's spot kick, but went in. This all occurred in three minutes. Payet
kicked the ball in frustration at an advertising board for a foul on equally
skilful, Yannick Bolasie. This was quite inconsistent for him. Subsequently,
he received a yellow. Dwight Gayle got a second yellow card for a needless
foul on Kouyaté just before half time. He deserved both yellows and went off
the pitch in tears with his face beneath his shirt. It was nice to see Ginge
and Noble consoling him.
Gayle Red Card Crying
We weren't able to take advantage against 10-man Sunderland at the Stadium
of Light, so what hope did we have today? Like Sunderland, Crystal Palace
started defending deep in the second half. I was starting to feel we were
getting a bit patient keeping the ball in midfield. I was happy to see that
the gaffer took the skipper off for Carroll: it was a real statement of
attack. Our midfield was strong enough already with lots of possession, so I
highly commend Slaven. It was only around the 70th minute that we were using
our heading prowess with Sakho and the big man. We had nine corners in the
game, so we had to make something count. A third consecutive draw would have
been really sloppy. Palace were managing to clear it away. Nobody could
fault them for a draw: the same couldn't be said about us. The thought of a
third draw is just too much. Normally, we tend to concede late goals, so it
was delightful to see that trend reversed. It was the Zárate kid who crossed
it in for Carroll who headed it back for Lanzini who shot from a couple of
yards away… in the 88th minute no less. All of Crystal Palace's hard work
was undone. At 2-1, they had no option but to go for it. I saw another
fabulous equaliser for Leicester from 2-0 down to 2-2 in added time from the
Tinkerman. I was hoping this wouldn't forebode anything. As we all know, a
side that goes all out in attack can concede goals. Payet secured the win
with a chip above Wayne Hennessey who fell before the Frenchman could get
his shot away.
In this match, we had 61% possession. I feel that came from the fact Gayle
was sent off, so I won't look into that. There were chants at Selhurst Park:
"Are you watching Allardyce?". First of all, let me say it is great to see
Sam back in football. Even neutrals like him managing teams. My grudge with
him was that he didn't do enough with the squad in the latter half of the
previous season. I emphasise on "was", because that saga is over. He is back
at the club which he used to play for. Sam has helped our side massively
over the years, but we have gotten the most out of him, so I feel it was
time for him to leave. I genuinely feel he will keep Sunderland up, but only
just. That is what most Sunderland fans will be happy with this season.
Quick note on Lanzini, who truly deserved MOTM. He is 22, and has been part
of the starting XI for most matches this season . There are only a handful
of young players playing superbly every week. Namely; Hazard, Lukaku, De
Bruyne, Sterling, Kane, and Barkley. There is nothing stopping the Jewel
from joining that elite group. Even Obiang hasn't managed to get in, so
Slaven is keeping it very competitive in the camp. This is a situation that
is not very common under Big Sam's reign. I hope this can last. We have
tightened up in more areas with better players. There is one player who Sam
has massive affinity with. And that player is rumoured to be off to
Sunderland later. Needless to say, it is Kevin Nolan. He is only one year
older than James Collins who played yesterday, so I am adamant that he will
get some playing time at Wearside if he moves.
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Lanzini contract agreement "unbreakable"
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 18, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H
West Ham look certain to take up an option on Manuel Lanzini after the 22
year old's astonishing progress over the early games of the season. And
ClaretandHugh is happy to confirm this afternoon (Sunday) via our top
insider that we have an absolutely "wateritght deal" in place to sign the
brilliant youngster. We have been inundated with fans questions and comments
claiming that should we not sign him in January he could get stolen away by
another club. But that can't happen according to our best source who
declared: "Please assure supporters via the site that we have a contract
with him and his club we believe its unbreakable. We are absolutely sure
that it is. "Obviously we could make the decision now or in January but why
judge him over nine games or half a season when we can do so over 38."
ClaretandHugh had been informed the fee had been set at £6 million but our
source has now reliably infomed us that it is in fact agreed at £8m. He
said: "That sounds a lot but it could look very cheap indeed by the end of
this season."
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We showed the pundits up once and for all
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 18, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H
By Scott Alsweiler
Another Saturday, another away win. Against one of our former managers, no
less. This one was particularly interesting. Both teams play well on the
counter, giving the potential for any mistake to be swiftly and harshly
punished. We played hard, on the deck, and attractively flowing football.
This felt like a very important game. The paid pundits (and honestly, most
of them aren't worth the price of a cup of tea) have been blaming poor
opposition form for our away wins against Arsenal, Manchester City, and
Liverpool.
They have very seldom suggested that our wins are the result of great play
on our behalf. But this time, with two teams around the same level, we could
show them up. And so we did.
We looked dominant for most of the match. Lanzini (and how well he has
earned his nickname of "The Jewel"), and Payet are imperious in attacking
play to an extent that I can't say I can remember seeing in a West Ham side
before. I daresay we're going to be using our option with Lanzini at the end
of the season. I'd like to see a long-term deal signed. I believe he's happy
with us, and I know we're delighted with him.
Some managers would have had us "respect the point", and be happy to walk
away with the draw. Not our Slaven. His substitution choices were inspired.
Instead of sitting back and hoping play went our way, he brings Andy Carroll
as another attacking option to replace Noble, and a fresh Mauro Zarate
(another man who is flourishing under Slav's guidance). The results speak
for themselves.
Looking at yesterday's game, and back over the season, our shopping list
must include fullbacks. And much as I don't want to say it, I don't think
that includes a permanent deal for Jenkinson.
He played brilliantly last year, when the expectations were different, but
this year, when we already have pace out wide, his shortcomings in defence
are evident. That could change. I believe Slav can bring out the best in any
player. But he is unlikely to be worth the £10m that Arsenal will surely
expect. Cresswell is doing better under the new system, but we do need cover
for him, and someone to make him fight for his place).
Next weekend is Chelsea at home. Our home form does need work. A fact that
manager, staff, and team are no doubt acutely aware of. But all new systems
take time to properly implement. Chelsea would be an ideal game to start
proving our point: that we're not just a great away side ("best in the
League), but also a force to be reckoned with at home, in front of thousands
of passionate supporters.
Let's make the Boleyn a place where any team will fear to tread. For the
devotion and intensity of the fans, for the quality and character of the
squad, and for the belief we have in our manger and his staff.
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'We've got Payet, I don't think you understand'
Posted by Sean Whetstone on October 18, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H
A new away song emerged yesterday amongst the 3,000 Happy Hammers at
Selhurst Park. The song is dedicated to new West Ham hero Dimtri Payet and
sung to the tune of Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus.
"We've got Payet, Dimitri Payet! I just don't think you understand. He's
Super Slavs man, he's better than Zidane. We've got Dimtri Payet!"
Payet has scored five goals for the Hammers providing three assists this
season.
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Amazing value of the Hammers bench
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 18, 2015 in Hugh's Blogs, News,
Whispers
C and H
If anybody is wondering just how far West Ham have come this season take a
look at the bench and beyond. It's a quite extraordinary scenario to find
that since the start of the season we have progressed to the point where we
have around £50 million worth of personnel waiting for a game. Add it up for
yourself whilst realising that with Michail Antonio – a £7 million buy –
couldn't even make the squad for the game against Palace.
And that Reece Oxford – who was in the opening team for the match at Arsenal
is also waiting patiently for a chance to impress again.
Here's yesterday's bench plus the two mentioned with their approximate
values although it is difficult to put a price on Carroll and Oxford:
Randolph (£2 million)
Carroll (£12 million)
Zárate (£3 million)
E Valencia (£12 million)
Obiang (£5 million)
Ogbonna (£8 million)
Jelavic (£2 million)
Antonio (£7 million)
Oxford (£5 million)
making a total of £56 million
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Leroy: Payet bringing back memories of Bergkamp
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 18, 2015 in Leroy's Blogs, News,
Whispers
C and H
Dimitri Payet's goal this afternoon was beyond words.
I was working at the Premier League offices where several of us former pros
watch several games between us but I always keep a very close eye on the
Irons match for this site.
But when his goal went in every single one of us jumped up and applauded.
It was a fabulous goal from a player who has – and will continue to take –
the Premier League by the scruff of the neck this season.
The highest compliment I can Dimi is to say that he has brought back the
days of Dennis Bergkamp – a guy who scored wonder goal after wonder goal.
I absolutely love this lad – he is everybody's kind of player and the
beauty is he's WEST HAM'S FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS!
But if he is a star player what are we to make our magnificent manager who
keeps getting every big decision right. Mark Noble was having a fantastic
game when Slav decided to bring him off and throw on Andy Carroll as we went
4-4-2.
And it was AC who provided the knock down for the wondrous Bergkamp-like
killer goal from Mr Payet – top marks Slav – you got it spot on!
I love Lanzini who supplied the cross for that goal and of course got one of
his own. He's a quick dynamic player who is going to get better and better
as time goes by and he and Payet look a partnership made in heaven.
Am I excited? Damned right I am and now we need to get it right at home. If
we do that – as I'm certain we will – goodness knows where we can go.
Ok I know we have to keep our feet on the ground but it's getting harder and
that's down to a fabulous manager and a magnificent squad – the best we have
seen at Upton Park for many a long year.
Oh, and I notice Sunderland got beat as well !!!
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DG: Two immense displays – not Payet and Lanzini
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 18, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H
David Gold selected two people for special praise after a performance at
Palace which has every Hammer believing that there is not a team in the land
that need worry our boys.
The co chairman watched thrilled as the team's patient second half approach
finally brought them their just reward and then described two performances
as immense.
He declared: "Obviously Payet and Lanzine were magnificent and took the
headlines but for me the two who were immense were Slaven himself and James
Collins.
"Slaven understands perfectly what this club is about, what we want and what
the fans expect. He kept on attacking and attacking, throwing on players who
could make it happen and the result was a 3-1 victory.
"It was great to see Andy Carroll play a part in Payet's goal but it was at
the back where I saw James – a fourth choice defender – produce an
astonishing performance.
"If Palace had driven a double decker bus though the middle of the pitch
he'd have headed it away. He truly was immense – to use the word again."
Aware of the questions being asked about Manuel Lanzini he said: "There's a
deal in place and agreed with his parent club and we will make the decision
towards or a the end of the season but he was quite brilliant today – I
don't remember him losing the ball.
"The manager is loving him as are the players, fans and everyone else – we
have had a wonderful simmer in the market.
"And here we are sitting in fourth place and unbeaten in six games with four
of them coming away from home. These are wonderful times for the club."
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Daily WHUFC News - 18th October 2015
Hammers keep Eagles grounded
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West Ham United are up to third in the Barclays Premier League after yet
another fantastic away day. The Hammers made it 13 points out of a possible
15 on the road by scoring a deserved 3-1 win over Alan Pardew's ten-man
Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. A second goal in two games from Carl
Jenkinson was followed by late strikes from Manuel Lanzini and Dimitri Payet
as Slaven Bilic's side extended their unbeaten run to six league matches
with a composed and confident performance in south London. The first half
was a dramatic, breathless affair, featuring two goals, a twice-taken
penalty and a red card for Palace striker Dwight Gayle. After just 40
seconds, Dimitri Payet found himself unmarked inside the Palace penalty
area, but he could not quite stretch his right leg far enough to divert a
Manuel Lanzini cross into the bottom corner. Inside the opening ten minutes
Jason Puncheon dragged a low shot well wide before West Ham responded
through the influential figure of Payet. The Frenchman cut inside two
defenders and forced Wayne Hennessey into a low save at his near post. Aaron
Cresswell and James Tomkins then sent efforts off-target, but Jenkinson was
far more accurate as he poked the Hammers into the lead on 22 minutes. Payet
passed square to Victor Moses, who threaded a well-paced through ball
between Scott Dann and left-back Pape Souare for Jenkinson to control and
finish calmly past Wales hero Hennessey. Unfortunately, West Ham's lead
lasted less than three minutes as Jenkinson – perhaps still feeling an
adrenaline rush after his goal – brought down Gayle inside the penalty area.
Yohan Cabaye stepped up and netted, but referee Mark Clattenburg ordered a
re-take for encroachment by Gayle, only for the France midfielder to beat
Adrian for a second time from the spot. The closing 20 minutes of the first
half were, if anything, more thrilling than the opening 25, despite the lack
of further goals. For West Ham, Lanzini, Sakho and former Palace star Victor
Moses all saw efforts fly narrowly past Hennessey's upright, while Zaha
passed up a wonderful opportunity to score after Puncheon had led a
trademark Palace counter-attack. In the midst of all the chances, Gayle was
booked for a late lunge on Payet. When he followed that with a sliding
challenge into the ankle of Cheikhou Kouyate a minute before the break, the
striker was shown a second yellow and sent from the field by Mr Clattenburg.
After such an eventful opening 45 minutes, it was no surprise that the
second half failed to produce the same excitement as the first – until the
final three minutes and added time! Indeed, aside from Diafra Sakho hitting
the outside of the post with a downward header from a Jenkinson cross, the
Hammers failed to work Hennessey as much as Bilic would have liked. Too
often, West Ham's attacks were directed through the heart of the massed
Palace defence and either floundered or ended with a long-range shot being
blocked or flying off-target. Kouyate saw one well-struck shot from distance
charged down by Scott Dann, while substitutes Andy Carroll and Mauro Zarate
both produced efforts that failed to trouble Wales stopper Hennessey. Down
to ten men, Palace played on the counter, but fashioned next to nothing in
terms of clear-cut chances. As it was, Puncheon's wayward curler just after
the break was as close as they came to snatching an unlikely victory. As
time began to run out, West Ham finally made their breakthrough. Zarate
crossed high to the far post, Carroll headed down and a third replacement,
Nikica Jelavic, poked goalward. The ball was blocked but Lanzini was on hand
to smash home from eight yards. Then, to add gloss to the final scoreline,
Zarate combined with fellow countryman Lanzini, who threaded a perfect
through ball for the inimitable Payet, who dummied Hennessey before
nonchalantly clipping the ball over the goalkeeper and into the net.
The final whistle was blown seconds later, met with loud cheers from the
2,900-strong Claret and Blue Army, who cheered their heroes from the pitch
with a chorus of 'There's only one Slaven Bilic'.
Next up are Jose Mourinho and his champions Chelsea at the Boleyn Ground...
Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Kelly, Hangeland, Dann (c), Souare, McArthur
(Jedinak 63), Cabaye (Ledley 77), Bolasie, Zaha (Sako 46), Puncheon, Gayle
Subs not used: McCarthy, Delaney, Bamford, Campbell
Goals: Cabaye (25, pen)
Yellow cards: Gayle (32)
Red cards: Gayle (44)
West Ham United: Adrian, Jenkinson, Collins, Tomkins, Cresswell, Kouyate,
Noble (c) (Carroll 62), Moses (Zarate 74), Lanzini, Payet, Sakho (Jelavic
85)
Subs not used: Randolph, Ogbonna, Obiang, Valencia
Goals: Jenkinson (22), Lanzini (88), Payet (90+4)
Yellow cards: Tomkins (20), Payet (40), Jelavic (90+3)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Attendance: 24,812 (2,881 from West Ham United)
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Adrian aiming to extend unbeaten run
WHUFC.com
Ahead of the London derby with high flying Crystal Palace, Hammers'
goalkeeper Adrian said his side's five game unbeaten run has given him and
his teammates plenty of confidence. The Eagles, currently fourth in the
Premier League table, are a point ahead of the Hammers who sit sixth with 14
points. Following the historic away victories away at Arsenal, Liverpool and
Manchester City as well as rescuing a valuable point at Sunderland having
been 2-0 down, the Spaniard is aiming to extend their superb away form.
Adrian said: "Today will be a good game. It's a big game for us because we
are playing really well away from home. Palaces also are confident and in a
good moment, they play very well at home. "We have a lot of confidence going
into this game; coming back from 2-0 down against Sunderland was big,
especially when we weren't playing very well. "Away from home, our
performances have been very consistent. We've had three wins and one draw.
At home we need to improve, we haven't got the results we wanted but I think
they will come."
Assessing the strengths of today's opponents, Adrian is well aware of the
threat Alan Pardew's men pose. Having won five of their opening eight games,
Adrian knows the encounter at Selhurst Park will be a tough affair. "We
know that they are a strong team in defence and on the counter attack they
have very quick players. Players like Yohan Cabaye have given them an extra
quality, Wilfred Zaha too is a very good player. We need to be careful of
their attacking threat."
With the goalkeeper in inspired form of late, the Spaniards impressive
season continued as he recently signed a contract extension.
"I feel really happy here, I renewed my contract here last week so I am
really happy here and so are my family. I have a place here and I feel
really settled, I am enjoying my football. When you are away from home, your
family is very important. "Ever since I arrived in London the West Ham fans
have always given me support and confidence. Everyone knows how good and
passionate West Ham fans are. I have a special relationship with the fans."
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Bilic's travels
WHUFC.com
Slaven Bilic does not need a packet of travel sickness tablets in his wash
bag these days! The Croatian has led West Ham United to the best away record
in the Barclays Premier League so far this season, taking his tally to 13
points out of a possible 15 with a 3-1 victory at Crystal Palace. Carl
Jenkinson opened the scoring with his second goal in successive matches,
before giving a penalty away just two minutes later. Dwight Gayle was then
sent-off for the Eagles just before half-time, handing the Hammers the
incentive to go on and win the game in the second period. Palace sat deep
and frustrated their visitors for long periods after the break, but West Ham
kept their patience and were rewarded when substitutes Mauro Zarate, Andy
Carroll and Nikica Jelavic combined before Manuel Lanzini fired home with
two minutes remaining. Then, to add gloss to the final score in added time,
Zarate and the outstanding Lanzini combined for Dimitri Payet, who
impudently clipped past Wayne Hennessey to make it four away wins out of
five.
"We played really good, especially in the first half, we started the game
really well and had a great chance in the first minute, to be fair," Bilic
purred to West Ham TV. "When you play Palace they are going to have their
moments because they have the players with pace to make the pitch short, and
they have a great team spirit. Alan Pardew has done a great job here, they
are great in every set piece and that's why they were fourth in the in the
league. "I told the boys on Friday night in the hotel when we were analysing
them that this was the game we were looking forward to the most. OK, Arsenal
and Liverpool are big games, but this is the game against a dangerous team
and I wanted to have respect for them. "You have to defend and be good on
second balls, reactions and in transitions, but I wanted us to come here and
say 'We respect you, but we are good' and we did that from the start of the
game. "Of course the red card helped us in a way because they weren't as
dangerous as they were in the first half, but it created more problems for
us because we couldn't hit them on the break when they weren't organised,
because they were behind the ball. "For that, you need some kind of magic or
you need patience or shots from distance or good crosses, and we were doing
that constantly and switching sides and in the end, it worked! That's why I
am so proud of my players and our Club."
Bilic was asked repeatedly by the media about rising expectations as his
squad continue to impress with their free-scoring form and ability to win on
any ground. But the manager himself says he is not allowing his players to
get carried away. One of them, Lanzini, produced a fabulous individual
display in south London, who scored one goal and set up another late on. "He
is a player, to be fair," the gaffer smiled. "I told you we wanted him last
year at Besiktas and it just didn't work out. I didn't expect him to be that
good straight away. "With South American and then Emirates, he needed time
to settle in, but he surprised me because he clicked straight away. His
ability was there all the time and it shows you that good players are simply
good players. They pull the shirt on and if they are surrounded by good
players and good men in the team, they deliver."
Lanzini's second assist was for Payet, whose calm chip over Wales hero Wayne
Hennessey was a joy to behold and a fitting finale to another memorable away
day. "That's him, to be fair," the manager continued. "We see it every day
in training and he does it so easily, like Demba Ba taking a penalty. He
makes it look so easy!"
Next up for Bilic and the Hammers is the visit of champions Chelsea to the
Boleyn Ground and a personal managerial battle with a certain Jose Mourinho.
"They have to start to play better, because he is the best man for the job.
He is polarising people and opinions but that's what everyone is doing,
talking about Mourinho. "He is going to turn them around and maybe he
already has because they won 2-0 today! I like him and I am looking forward
to that game because it's great to meet Chelsea sitting third in the table."
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Lanzini's hungry for more after Palace win
WHUFC.com
Manuel Lanzini's fantastic start to life with West Ham United continued on
Saturday with another crucial goal. The Argentine struck with two minutes
remaining to give the Hammers a 2-1 lead against a stubborn Crystal Palace
side and pave the way for Dimitri Payet's match-sealing third. Lanzini now
has three goals in nine games since signing on loan from UAE club Al-Jazira
in the summer and was thrilled to play his part in delivering a fourth away
win of the season at Selhurst Park. "I'm very happy for the points and very
happy too because we stay high in the table," he said. "It was also very
pleasing to score. It was a fantastic performance and I just have to keep
going and try to score more goals and give more performances like this one."
The 22-year-old has slotted seamlessly into an attacking unit bursting with
talent and he is excited by the Hammers' potential.
He continued: "I think it is easy to play with players like Payet and Sakho
and I have to work with them together to make sure we fit into how we're
trying to score goals. "I'm very excited to play Chelsea next week. We have
to continue from this performance and try to win against another big team
like Chelsea."
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Crystal Palace 1 West Ham 3
17 October 2015
Last updated at 17:58
By Saj Chowdhury
BBC Sport
West Ham moved into third in the Premier League thanks to two late goals
against 10-man Crystal Palace. The Hammers went in front through Carl
Jenkinson, before Yohan Cabaye made it 1-1 with a twice-taken penalty.
Dwight Gayle, who won the penalty, was shown a second yellow just before the
break for a foul on Cheikhou Kouyate. With two minutes left Manuel Lanzini
drove in before Dimitri Payet dinked his effort over Wayne Hennessey to seal
victory for the Hammers. Palace manager Alan Pardew stuck by his recent
policy of picking one striker up front - and today it was the turn of Gayle,
who was only making his fourth league appearance of the season. The
24-year-old, who opted not to join Bristol City in the summer after an offer
was accepted, was looking to impress his boss but ended up being a little
over-zealous in his efforts. The warning signs were there when he brought
down Payet, earning him a yellow card. Within moments he nudged Hammers
keeper Adrian after the ball had gone out of play, and then came the second
caution. Some will say it was soft, but he did catch Kouyate late, treading
on top of the midfielder's foot. With a one-match ban to serve, he may find
it hard to force his way back into the starting line-up with the likes of
Connor Wickham, Fraizer Campbell, Bakary Sako and Patrick Bamford all vying
for inclusion.
The Hammers only managed four shots on target in the entire match, from
which they scored three times. Playing against 10-man Palace in the second
half, they only conjured up eight efforts on goal - the same as in the first
45 minutes. The late, late show was purely down to Palace players tiring and
West Ham having enough craft to break their resolve, with Lanzini central to
the home side's downfall.
After slamming home the second, Lanzini then played a delightful pass for
Payet's deft strike. They were the only two efforts on target the Hammers
managed after the break, but the Slaven Bilic's men made them count.
Opta
Lanzini attempted 90 passes, completing 84 in this game. No West Ham player
has completed as many passes in a single Premier League game since November
2013 (Noble completed 92 v Aston Villa on 02/11/2013).
Man of the match - Manuel Lanzini (West Ham)
Manuel Lanzini
Manuel Lanzini, 22, started the game but saved his most telling
contributions for the final minutes - could he become a permanent signing
for the Hammers?
What the managers said
Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew: "I'm frustrated with the decision
(Gayle's red card). "Our striker gets booked for a bad challenge, quite
rightly. The second challenge, the referee knows he's booked, he's missed it
by a centimetre probably and he sends him off.
"I thought a man of his experience perhaps should have looked at that
situation and given him his final warning. But to send him off really
spoiled the occasion for everybody. "I'm not excusing him from complete
blame. The second challenge, he shouldn't make. He'll have to learn from
that. Having said that, I still think it was very harsh to send him off. "In
the second half, we've had to show our typical Crystal Palace resilience. We
dug in and it looked like we'd get the point that perhaps we deserved for
the effort that we put in. but fair play to West Ham. They kept knocking and
found a way."
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic: "We knew it was going to be a hard game. I
said that before the game - this was the game I was looking forward to the
most. "Palace are playing as a team, they have pace and a lot of front
players who can make the pitch very short. They are what a manager wants his
team to be. "It was a big test for us, but the way we approached it from the
beginning, with respect for them but with confidence passing the ball, I'm
so proud. "So far for me, it's the proudest moment because of the way we did
it."
The stats you need to know
Jenkinson has two goals in seven Premier League apps this season, compared
to one in 69 appearances before this campaign.
Cabaye became only the fourth player in Premier League history to score a
penalty in four successive appearances (Ian Wright 1994, Ruud van Nistelrooy
2003, Michael Owen 2003).
West Ham have scored 12 goals in five away Premier League games this term,
netting at least twice in all five of them.
Payet has had a hand in 15 goals (six goals, nine assists) in his last 17
league appearances (Premier League and Ligue 1 combined).
What next?
High-flying Hammers face a home match against "struggling" Chelsea next
Saturday, while Palace face Leicester away on the same day.
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Jenkinson disappointed with penalty decision
KUMB.com
Filed: Saturday, 17th October 2015
By: Staff Writer
West Ham right back Carl Jenkinson believes he was unlucky to concede a
penalty at Selhurst Park today - but delighted with West Ham's 3-1 win.
Jenkinson scored West Ham's opening goal - his second in successive matches
- before conceding a penalty 90 seconds later when he was adjudged to have
felled Dwight Gayle by referee Mark Clattenburg. And despite being
disappointed by the referee's decision, the on-loan defender revealed that
he was delighted with the three points that ensured West Ham remain unbeaten
away from home in the Premier League this season. "We're just playing really
good football and it's a pleasure to be a part of it at the moment,"
Jenkinson said after the game. "We're playing with freedom, we're playing
with confidence and have players like Dimi who are producing week in, week
out. "It was fantastic to get on the scoresheet again but personally I felt
it was a harsh penalty. "He {Gayle] stuck his leg across me, we collided
and he [Clattenburg] has given a penalty which is frustrating. But we
carried on and got two in the second half and turned it around, which is
fantastic."
And Jenkinson's delight was echoed by the aforementioned Dimitri Payet who
was also on the scoresheet, grabbing the game's final goal deep into
added-on time. "It's good for me and the team," said the French midfielder.
"It's very important to have a good defence and we have lots of options in
attack. This team has a lot of quality and a lot of goals in it."
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Crystal Palace 1-3 West Ham United
KUMB.com
Filed: Saturday, 17th October 2015
By: Staff Writer
West Ham's unbeaten run away from home in the Premier League this season
continued at Selhurst Park this afternoon thanks to two late goals from
Manuel Lanzini and Dimitri Payet. Slaven Bilic's side made it 13 points
from a possible 15 away from the Boleyn this term - but were forced to wait
until the final few minutes of the game to condemn ten-man Palace to defeat
in front of their own fans. Carl Jenkinson got Bilic's side off to the
perfect start with an opening goal on 22 minutes when finishing smartly from
close range. However Palace were level within 90 seconds when the right-back
felled Dwight Gayle inside the penalty area at the other end of the field.
Although Yohan Cabaye was forced to retake his penalty, Adrian was unable to
stop either effort - despite coming perilously close to making it four
Premier League penalty saves in succession by getting a hand to the French
international's second effort. The game turned dramatically in West Ham's
favour two minutes ahead of half time when Gayle was dismissed for a second
bookable offence by referee Mark Clattenburg. And despite Palace playing for
the entire second half with a man less, it looked as if they would escape
with a point - until Lanzini struck two minutes from the end of normal time
from no more than eight yards out, following a good move by the Hammers.
Payet added the cherry on the cake deep into added-on time when coolly
lifting the ball over Palace 'keeper Hennessey with Palace caught out whilst
searching for an equaliser. It was no more than West Ham deserved, having
created 25 attempts at goal to Palace's six.
The three points take West Ham back above Palace and into the top three once
again, just four points behind current league leaders Manchester City and
two behind second placed Manchester United.
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Alan Pardew: Mark Clattenburg got Dwight Gayle sending off wrong
Last Updated: 17/10/15 6:20pm
SSN
Alan Pardew says referee Mark Clattenburg got Dwight Gayle's dismissal for a
second yellow card wrong as 10-man Palace lost 3-1 against West Ham. Gayle
was sent off on the stroke of half-time for a late foul on Cheikhou Kouyate,
having received an earlier booking for bringing down Dimitri Payet.
Clattenburg was left with the simple decision to dismiss Gayle with the
score at 1-1, but Palace boss Pardew insists it spoiled the game, and that
the home support were right to jeer the referee. "I think the referee is
really harsh to send him off. The first tackle is a bad one, the second one
he has missed the ball by a fraction, and that's enough to get a second
yellow when you know the player has been booked. "I think he's got to use a
bit of common sense there. I thought the fans had it just about right about
Mark today. "It was a really great game until the sending off, the referee
has spoiled the game." Pardew nevertheless praised his side for holding off
West Ham for most of the second half, before goals from Manuel Lanzini and
Payet gave the visitors all three points. "The sending off was obviously
significant in the result. It's very difficult to play for 60 minutes with
10 men. That changed the game. "I thought they were magnificent, the 10 that
tried to see it out. We hardly gave them a chance, but they've got through
at the death. "We always respond well. They're a good side West Ham, and so
are we."
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Crystal Palace 1-3 West Ham: Hammers leave it late to beat 10-man Palace
By Gerard Brand
Last Updated: 17/10/15 7:10pm
SSN
West Ham moved up into the Champions League places with a 3-1 win over
10-man Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Carl Jenkinson put West Ham ahead in
the 22nd minute, before Palace midfielder Yohan Cabaye equalised from the
spot just moments later. After winning the penalty, Dwight Gayle went from
hero to zero before half-time, receiving a second yellow for a needless foul
on Cheikhou Kouyate.
The Hammers left it late to retake the lead, Manuel Lanzini scoring two
minutes from time from close range, before Dimitri Payet finished deep in
stoppage time for 3-1. The result leaves West Ham on 17 points from their
nine games, and the win was their fourth away success of the season. After a
frantic start, the visitors took the lead through defender Jenkinson, who
was found superbly behind the defence by Victor Moses, before slotting under
Wayne Hennessey from 12 yards. But a minute later Jenkinson was at fault for
bringing down Gayle just inside the area, allowing Cabaye the chance to
equalise from the penalty spot. He scored, but Mark Clattenburg ordered a
retake after blatant infringement from Gayle, and on the second attempt
Cabaye found the net again despite Adrian getting a hand to the Frenchman's
penalty. Palace had a fine chance to take the lead before half-time, but
Puncheon's centre to an unmarked Wilfried Zaha was slightly behind the
winger, and they went into the break with 10 men after Gayle's second
booking. First, the forward cynically brought down Payet in midfield, and
then 13 minutes later went flying in on Kouyate deep inside the West Ham
half, catching the midfielder for a clear second yellow. West Ham piled on
the pressure in the second half, hitting the post through Diafra Sakho's
effort after Jenkinson's cross, but the introduction of striker Andy Carroll
was telling. With two minutes remaining, Carroll nodded down a cross towards
Lanzini, who smashed home from eight yards to put Slaven Bilic's side ahead
again. And there was time for another goal through Payet, who picked up
Lanzini's through ball before chipping over the onrushing Hennessey.
Player ratings
Crystal Palace: Hennessey (6); Kelly (6), Dann (6), Hangeland (6), Souare
(6); Cabaye (7), McArthur (5); Zaha (5), Puncheon (6), Bolasie (6); Gayle
(4).
Subs: Ledley (5), Jedinak (5), Sako (5)
West Ham: Adrian (6), Jenkinson (6), Collins (7), Tomkins (7), Cresswell
(7), Kouyate (7), Noble (8), Moses (8), Lanzini (8), Payet (8), Sakho (6)
Subs: Carroll (7), Zarate (6), Jelavic (6)
Man of the match: Manuel Lanzini
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Slaven Bilic remaining realistic despite guiding West Ham into top four
Last Updated: 17/10/15 7:06pm
SSN
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic is remaining realistic despite seeing his side
move up to the Champions League places with a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace.
West Ham earned their fourth away win of the campaign at Selhurst Park
against 10-man Palace, scoring two late goals to wrap up the three points.
Bilic is keen to remind fans only nine games have passed in the Premier
League, but praised his side's patience in finally taking the lead two
minutes from time through Manuel Lanzini. Bilic said: "Unfortunately it is
only October, not May. It would be great if it was June. "We are trying to
play good football, and we don't have targets. Our target is first to stay
in the league. This is a very dangerous league. "Some clubs started great,
or started bad, and suddenly they're in trouble, or they're flying now, and
it's only been nine games. "We're going to continue to play good football,
to defend with numbers and attack with numbers."Despite earning wins at
Liverpool, Arsenal and Man City so far this season, Bilic said the trip to
Palace was their biggest test of the season, and admits the sending off of
Dwight Gayle just before half-time for a second booking helped his side.
"Every win in the Premier League is great," added Bilic. "I told the guys
last night that we and my staff were looking at this game as our biggest
test. "Of course the red card helped us, but I think we were the better side
in the first half anyway. "Praise goes to the players, they've done the
job."
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CRYSTAL PALACE 1, WEST HAM 3. A TELLING VICTORY.
By David Hautzig 17 Oct 2015 at 19:13
WTID
The last time I watched a game in my home without a notepad and pen was the
3-1 win last season at Selhurst Park. I was able to jump up and down after
Zarate's volley without taking note on how the ball came to him. Same for
Downing and Cole. I was also able to walk away in fear when Palace drew one
back. A few days later, Sean and Iain proposed their absurd idea of an
American wine salesman writing match reports and here I am. Enjoying another
win at Selhurst Park by the same scoreline. Last year's result took the
pressure off the opening week loss to Spurs, when I'm sure many of us saw a
relegation battle on the horizon. This year it's different. Just how
different is yet to be determined.
The very idea of West Ham midfielders running at defenders to create chances
in recent years has been like the opposing political parties in either of
our countries getting together to discuss issues and compromise on
solutions. You know it's a good idea that would often be effective, yet you
know it won't happen. In the opening seconds of the match, Collins
intercepted a pass and fed Payet, who then passed to Noble. The captain one
timed it to Lanzini down the left side. After a speedy half field run, The
Jewel turned toward the box, took on Dann, and found Payet in the box but
the pass was slightly in front of Payet and he couldn't reach it.
The hosts got their first taste of attack in the 6th minute when Cabaye,
West Ham's backup plan to Payet, won a free kick on an interception. The
ensuing set piece found Puncheon in the box but his shot went wide.
West Ham came back down the other end minutes later with Sakho winning the
ball back at the top of the Crystal Palace penalty area and laying off for
Payet. The French Superhero cut to his left and fired a low shot that didn't
trouble Hennessey. I was looking for a Cognac pun there but couldn't think
of anything. Wanted you all to know.
The only name on the starting eleven that made me nervous was Ginge. And to
be fair, he had a good game and looked reasonably comfortable on the ball
when he needed to play it out. But in the 10th minute, stomachs all over the
West Ham universe fluttered when Bolasie surged into the area on the right
and sent a low cross into the box that went right through Collins as he
attempted to clear. Puncheon was there and tried to get a shot off but it
was blocked before Payet was able to release the pressure.
In the 16th minute Hangeland fouled Sakho 25 yards from goal, but
Cresswell's free kick missed by miles. Minutes later Sakho won a corner off
Dann, and Payet's delivery found Tomkins at the far post but his header went
wide. JT might have been thinking too much about that missed chance because
a minute later Gayle got behind him and a long pass was headed his way.
Tomkins turned and pulled Gayle down for a free kick and yellow card.
Puncheon sent the free kick into the box but Adrian was able to clear.
I'm not going to get caught up in The West Ham Way conversation. One, I
wasn't around for Greenwood, Lyall or even Bonds. What I will get caught up
is the desire to employ players who are good on the ball and can
occasionally inspire. We have that now, and it was the reason for the
opening goal. Lanzini got the ball on the left and sent a short pass to
Payet, who took a few steps to his right before rolling the ball to Moses.
Jenkinson made his move around Zaha, and Moses sent a through ball into the
box. The pass was gorgeous. The finish was even better as Jenkinson rolled
it under Hennessy with the outside of his right foot.
Crystal Palace 0, West Ham 1.
The road from hero to goat was pretty quick for Jenks, because a minute
later he took down Gayle at the top of the box and Palace were awarded a
penalty. The Backup Plan stepped up and put it past Adrian, but the goal was
waved off and the penalty had to be re-taken because Gayle had run into the
box six yards ahead of the ball. On the second attempt, Adrian got a hand on
it but couldn't keep it out. Gayle did it again but this time was only a
couple of yards in and I guess Clattenburg showed mercy and let the second
goal stand.
West Ham went on the attack trying to regain the lead. In the 29th minute,
Sakho started a counter on the right and sent a cross into Payet but his
shot was blocked by Kelly and out for a corner. The initial set piece was
cleared by Dann but only as far as Moses, who raced down the wing and
crossed to Sakho but his shot was deflected out for another corner by
Hangelaand. The final shot of the barrage came from Moses but it went high
and out for a goal kick.
In the 32nd minute, Gayle took down Payet with a nasty challenge and was
shown yellow. At the time, I didn't think it would be noteworthy that an
advanced player with pace like Gayle was booked. Ten minutes later, Palace
had their best, and last, opportunity to score a second goal. Puncheon got
on the end of a long pass and had nothing but green in front of him. With
Zaha available unmarked in the box a decent pass would have led to an almost
certain goal. But the pass was far less than decent and Palace will look
back and see that as a blown chance. Which was made worse two minutes later
when Gayle dove in stupidly on Kouyate and was shown red for a second yellow
in twelve minutes.
West Ham tried to jump on the man advantage quickly, and in added time
Lanzini showed good skill to chest the ball over the defender and set
himself up for a volley which went wide. Seconds later Jenkinson sent a hard
cross through the goalmouth that Sakho couldn't get to.
Halftime. Crystal Palace 1, West Ham 1.
To their credit, Palace did not come out for the second half trying to hold
on to the point from the get go. In the opening minutes, they enjoyed a good
spell of possession in the West Ham half but couldn't find a way through
apart from a long attempt by Bolasie from the top of the box.
In the 57th minute, after Payet sprayed passes around in hope of a finding a
breach, Kouyate tried a shot from the top of the box that was blocked by
Dann. Minutes later Kouyate started a counter on the left that included
chipping the ball over a sliding Dann and then hurdling over him. But his
dribbling deserted him and he lost the ball to Hangelaand.
At this part of a match away from home, we had come to expect a defensive
substitution with a point in hand. Even with the opposition down to ten men.
Instead, we got Andy Carroll for Mark Noble to add a different dimension to
the attack, and to give the Palace defenders even more to think about. It
almost paid off a minute later when Jenkinson sent a cross into the box,
where both Sakho and Carroll were waiting. Sakho got his head on it, but his
attempt skimmed off the post and out for a goal kick. Minutes later, a Payet
corner found Carroll's noggin in the box but this one also went out for a
goal kick.
The next fifteen minutes shared the same theme. West Ham had the majority of
possession, and Palace defended admirably. Cresswell won a corner that went
short to Payet, but his cross was awful. Moses and Lanzini combined to win a
corner that was cleared by Hangelaand. Lanzini ran at the defense and beat a
handful of them but couldn't get a shot off. Zarate came on and shot when he
should have passed. Even Carroll tried a long range blast. I started to
count the minutes we played against ten men without a goal and assumed this
report would need to address that.
Wrong.
There are those that see our new style of play and think there is no room
for an Andy Carroll. I have steadfastly disagreed with that and even went so
far as to say the big man will flourish under Bilic. That isn't what
happened in the 88th minute, but to minimize Carroll's contribution to the
winner or even the flow of the game since his entry would be to miss the
point entirely. Zarate had the ball on the right and sent a looping cross
into the box. The kind of play that was the hallmark of our offense under
Allardyce. Now it's an option, and Carroll made the most of it by winning
the header and knocking it down for Lanzini to drill home.
Crystal Palace 1, West Ham 2.
If West Ham hoofed the ball up field the final two minutes plus four minutes
of injury time, nobody would have begrudged them for doing it. Except maybe
Slaven Bilic. Perhaps that's why they took another opportunity to counter
and score again. Zarate to Lanzini to Payet, finished off with a dummy and a
dink over Hennessy. Three players that would never have seen the light of
day the past few years.
Final Score. Crystal Palace 1, West Ham 3.
Wins at Arsenal, Liverpool, and City were wonderful moments for us to watch
and share. But to my way of thinking, today was more significant. Palace and
West Ham are teams trying to rise to the top of the "second" Premier League.
And while I know Palace were down a man for over half the match, I don't
remember them testing Adrian before Gayle exited. We will never know if the
outcome would have been different had both teams remained at full strength.
What I do know is we have players who could win such a match, and a manager
who would try to win such a match.
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Crystal Palace 1-3 West Ham: 5 things we learned as late Lanzini and Payet
strikes seal the points
0 COMMENTS 17:15, 17 OCT 2015 UPDATED 17:19, 17 OCT 2015
BY NEIL MCLEMAN
Two late goals saw Slaven Bilic's men nab all three points at the last as
Dwight Gayle saw red for the hosts
The Mirror
Manuel Lanzini and Dimitri Payet scored late goals to deny ten-man Crystal
Palace a battling point after Dwight Gayle was sent off in the first half.
The Hammers took the lead after 22 minutes when Carl Jenkinson slotted home
from a Victor Moses pass. But the on-loan Arsenal full-back gave away a
penalty less than two minutes later when his clumsy challenge brought down
Gayle. Yohan Cabaye then had to re-take his penalty – and score again –
after the former Peterborough striker encroached in front of referee Mark
Clattenburg. Gayle was then booked for a foul on Dimitri Payet after 32
minutes. And after getting involved in a shouting match with West Ham
keeper, he was sent off after 44 minutes. Wilfried Zaha, who was at fault
for Jenkinson's goal, was hooked at half-time as organised Palace weathered
wave after wave of West Ham attacks. The match looked to be heading a
stalemate until the 88th-minute goal involving all three attacking subs
Slaven Bilic threw on. Mauro Zarate crossed for Andy Carroll to head back
into the six-yard box and as Nikica Jelavic was challenged, on-loan
Argentine Lanzini smashed home the loose ball. And in injury-time, Lanzini
set up Payet for a sublime dink over Wayne Hennessey.
Here are five things we learned:
West Ham are the away-day specialists with lots of attacking options
Winning at Selhurst Park these days is almost as impressive as taking three
points from Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City. This was a different
victory as Slaven Bilic's side played over half of the game against ten men
and Palace sat in and defended after the break. But the West Ham boss tried
everything and his three subs helped changed the game while new summer
additions Manuel Lanzini and Dimitri Payet had the class to break the
deadlock.
With Connor Wickham and Marouane Chamakh out injured, this was another
chance for the £6m signing to claim the centre-forward's shirt. He blew it.
In his event-filled 44 minutes, Gayle won the penalty but then caused Yohan
Cabaye's penalty to be re-taken after encroaching and then got himself sent
off before half-time for two silly fouls in 12 minutes. Mark Clattenburg had
no choice but to send him off despite the anger of the home support. After
he serves his ban, Gayle might have to wait a while to start another match.
The England winger was hooked again at half-time by Alan Pardew – he
suffered the same fate at Tottenham last month. The former Manchester United
star was caught ball-watching when Carl Jenkinson ran behind him for the
West Ham goal. His flick did lead to Palace's penalty but he contributed
little else.
Same for Carl Jenkinson
Carl Jenkinson celebrates scoring his team's first goalOn song: Carl
Jenkinson celebrates his opener The on-loan Arsenal full-back finished
sublimely with the outside of his right foot for the opening goal – his
second in two games. But less than two minutes later, he made a rash
challenge on Dwight Gayle to give a away the spot kick and the lead he
gained. He continued to raid down the right flank after the break.
Even for a Frenchman, Yohan Cabaye is very cool
Yohan Cabaye celebrates scoring his team's first goal with his team mates
James McArthur and Wilfried ZahaYohan Cabaye celebrates scoring his team's
first goal with his team mates James McArthur and Wilfried Zaha The Palace
midfielder beat Adrian once from the spot – only to have to re-take the
penalty because Dwight Gayle had encroached right in front of referee Mark
Clattenburg. The former Newcastle and PSG playmaker stepped and sent his
second penalty the other side despite the West Ham keeper getting two hands
to the ball.
Player ratings:
Crystal Palace (4-2-3-1): Hennessey 7; Kelly 5, Hangeland 5, Dann 6, Souare
5, McArthur (Jedinak, 63), Cabaye 6 (Ledley,77, 5), Bolasie 6, Zaha 5 (Sako,
46), Puncheon 5, Gayle 4 (s/o 44).
West Ham (4-5-1): Adrian 7; Jenkinson 7, Collins 7, Tomkins 6, Cresswell 6;
Kouyate 7, Noble 6 (Carroll, 62,6), Moses 7 (Zarate, 74,6), Lanzini 7, Payet
7, Sakho 6 (Jelavic, 85,5).
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Lanzini deal confirmed
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 17, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H
Manuel Lanzini's top performance has again raised the big question among
Hammers fans – do we have a deal in place to buy the player?
ClaretandHugh revealed over a week again that there is indeed a deal agreed
with his parent club Al Jazira and David Gold confirmed to us again this
evening that the decision will be made at the end of the season. He
explained to us: "There is no reason for any anxiety. As is always the case,
we will make our decision just before or at the end of the season. All the
details have been arranged." ClaretandHugh has learned that the fee is
believed to be in the region of £5-£6 million. Slaven Bilic has declared his
admiration for the player explaining that he has made a real impact and that
he and Dimi Payet are a real force. Gold had revealed earlier on the offiial
website: "We have an option on him at the end of the season and you need to
see him over the whole year and see someone perform at this level on a
consistent basis. But if he keeps putting in the displays that we are seeing
at the moment, then the manager will keep picking him."
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Such a change as players salute joyful fans!
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 17, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H
An enthusiastic and long time member of the ClaretandHugh Facebook forum
picked up on a highly significant moment at Selhurst Park this afternoon.
It's the sort of thing that goes unnoticed at the end of a fabulous – if
late – victory but Mark John Candler brought to the attention of other
members and we believe it deserves a wider audience. Mark, thrilled of
course with the 3-1 win was even more chuffed to see the reaction of the
players to our great fans as they celebrated at the end. He wrote: "You know
what was great at the end, players coming over to the fans and giving them
their shirts, a totally different attitude all round. And that comes from
the top a ex player who know how important the fans are, how they are the
12th man at times, the reason why they are in the job they are!!
Another tiny part of our legendary 'west ham way' coyi And another member –
Pete Eddie Gavin – put my own feelings about the new Irons perfectly when he
said: " Don't have the words for how much I'm enjoying this season. "But
suffice to say I've been supporting the Hammers for 44 years and this year
it feels like I'm that kid again, who couldn't wait for the weekend so he
could watch his heroes… COYI'S !!!
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Leroy savages Gayle's penalty "con" job
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 17, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H
Leroy Rosenior tore into sent off Dwight Gale after "conning" a penalty out
of Mark Clattenberg at Selhurst Park this afternoon. And he believes the
striker got exactly what he deserved when send off just before half time
after bringing down Chiek Kouyate. ClaretandHugh's chief analyst Leroy said:
"He stuck his foot in exactly the spot he knew Carl was going to kick the
ball. It's the oldest oldest trick in the book and it was never a penalty in
a million years. I'm very surprised that Mark Clatternberg fell for it.
"I was delighted the Hammers won the game – they deserved it all day long –
and I can't say I wasn't disappointed when Gayle got sent off. "It was a
naughy trick for the penalty and a nasty challenge. He deserved to be sent
from the field of play."
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West Ham United are up to third in the Barclays Premier League after yet
another fantastic away day. The Hammers made it 13 points out of a possible
15 on the road by scoring a deserved 3-1 win over Alan Pardew's ten-man
Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. A second goal in two games from Carl
Jenkinson was followed by late strikes from Manuel Lanzini and Dimitri Payet
as Slaven Bilic's side extended their unbeaten run to six league matches
with a composed and confident performance in south London. The first half
was a dramatic, breathless affair, featuring two goals, a twice-taken
penalty and a red card for Palace striker Dwight Gayle. After just 40
seconds, Dimitri Payet found himself unmarked inside the Palace penalty
area, but he could not quite stretch his right leg far enough to divert a
Manuel Lanzini cross into the bottom corner. Inside the opening ten minutes
Jason Puncheon dragged a low shot well wide before West Ham responded
through the influential figure of Payet. The Frenchman cut inside two
defenders and forced Wayne Hennessey into a low save at his near post. Aaron
Cresswell and James Tomkins then sent efforts off-target, but Jenkinson was
far more accurate as he poked the Hammers into the lead on 22 minutes. Payet
passed square to Victor Moses, who threaded a well-paced through ball
between Scott Dann and left-back Pape Souare for Jenkinson to control and
finish calmly past Wales hero Hennessey. Unfortunately, West Ham's lead
lasted less than three minutes as Jenkinson – perhaps still feeling an
adrenaline rush after his goal – brought down Gayle inside the penalty area.
Yohan Cabaye stepped up and netted, but referee Mark Clattenburg ordered a
re-take for encroachment by Gayle, only for the France midfielder to beat
Adrian for a second time from the spot. The closing 20 minutes of the first
half were, if anything, more thrilling than the opening 25, despite the lack
of further goals. For West Ham, Lanzini, Sakho and former Palace star Victor
Moses all saw efforts fly narrowly past Hennessey's upright, while Zaha
passed up a wonderful opportunity to score after Puncheon had led a
trademark Palace counter-attack. In the midst of all the chances, Gayle was
booked for a late lunge on Payet. When he followed that with a sliding
challenge into the ankle of Cheikhou Kouyate a minute before the break, the
striker was shown a second yellow and sent from the field by Mr Clattenburg.
After such an eventful opening 45 minutes, it was no surprise that the
second half failed to produce the same excitement as the first – until the
final three minutes and added time! Indeed, aside from Diafra Sakho hitting
the outside of the post with a downward header from a Jenkinson cross, the
Hammers failed to work Hennessey as much as Bilic would have liked. Too
often, West Ham's attacks were directed through the heart of the massed
Palace defence and either floundered or ended with a long-range shot being
blocked or flying off-target. Kouyate saw one well-struck shot from distance
charged down by Scott Dann, while substitutes Andy Carroll and Mauro Zarate
both produced efforts that failed to trouble Wales stopper Hennessey. Down
to ten men, Palace played on the counter, but fashioned next to nothing in
terms of clear-cut chances. As it was, Puncheon's wayward curler just after
the break was as close as they came to snatching an unlikely victory. As
time began to run out, West Ham finally made their breakthrough. Zarate
crossed high to the far post, Carroll headed down and a third replacement,
Nikica Jelavic, poked goalward. The ball was blocked but Lanzini was on hand
to smash home from eight yards. Then, to add gloss to the final scoreline,
Zarate combined with fellow countryman Lanzini, who threaded a perfect
through ball for the inimitable Payet, who dummied Hennessey before
nonchalantly clipping the ball over the goalkeeper and into the net.
The final whistle was blown seconds later, met with loud cheers from the
2,900-strong Claret and Blue Army, who cheered their heroes from the pitch
with a chorus of 'There's only one Slaven Bilic'.
Next up are Jose Mourinho and his champions Chelsea at the Boleyn Ground...
Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Kelly, Hangeland, Dann (c), Souare, McArthur
(Jedinak 63), Cabaye (Ledley 77), Bolasie, Zaha (Sako 46), Puncheon, Gayle
Subs not used: McCarthy, Delaney, Bamford, Campbell
Goals: Cabaye (25, pen)
Yellow cards: Gayle (32)
Red cards: Gayle (44)
West Ham United: Adrian, Jenkinson, Collins, Tomkins, Cresswell, Kouyate,
Noble (c) (Carroll 62), Moses (Zarate 74), Lanzini, Payet, Sakho (Jelavic
85)
Subs not used: Randolph, Ogbonna, Obiang, Valencia
Goals: Jenkinson (22), Lanzini (88), Payet (90+4)
Yellow cards: Tomkins (20), Payet (40), Jelavic (90+3)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Attendance: 24,812 (2,881 from West Ham United)
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Adrian aiming to extend unbeaten run
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Ahead of the London derby with high flying Crystal Palace, Hammers'
goalkeeper Adrian said his side's five game unbeaten run has given him and
his teammates plenty of confidence. The Eagles, currently fourth in the
Premier League table, are a point ahead of the Hammers who sit sixth with 14
points. Following the historic away victories away at Arsenal, Liverpool and
Manchester City as well as rescuing a valuable point at Sunderland having
been 2-0 down, the Spaniard is aiming to extend their superb away form.
Adrian said: "Today will be a good game. It's a big game for us because we
are playing really well away from home. Palaces also are confident and in a
good moment, they play very well at home. "We have a lot of confidence going
into this game; coming back from 2-0 down against Sunderland was big,
especially when we weren't playing very well. "Away from home, our
performances have been very consistent. We've had three wins and one draw.
At home we need to improve, we haven't got the results we wanted but I think
they will come."
Assessing the strengths of today's opponents, Adrian is well aware of the
threat Alan Pardew's men pose. Having won five of their opening eight games,
Adrian knows the encounter at Selhurst Park will be a tough affair. "We
know that they are a strong team in defence and on the counter attack they
have very quick players. Players like Yohan Cabaye have given them an extra
quality, Wilfred Zaha too is a very good player. We need to be careful of
their attacking threat."
With the goalkeeper in inspired form of late, the Spaniards impressive
season continued as he recently signed a contract extension.
"I feel really happy here, I renewed my contract here last week so I am
really happy here and so are my family. I have a place here and I feel
really settled, I am enjoying my football. When you are away from home, your
family is very important. "Ever since I arrived in London the West Ham fans
have always given me support and confidence. Everyone knows how good and
passionate West Ham fans are. I have a special relationship with the fans."
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Bilic's travels
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Slaven Bilic does not need a packet of travel sickness tablets in his wash
bag these days! The Croatian has led West Ham United to the best away record
in the Barclays Premier League so far this season, taking his tally to 13
points out of a possible 15 with a 3-1 victory at Crystal Palace. Carl
Jenkinson opened the scoring with his second goal in successive matches,
before giving a penalty away just two minutes later. Dwight Gayle was then
sent-off for the Eagles just before half-time, handing the Hammers the
incentive to go on and win the game in the second period. Palace sat deep
and frustrated their visitors for long periods after the break, but West Ham
kept their patience and were rewarded when substitutes Mauro Zarate, Andy
Carroll and Nikica Jelavic combined before Manuel Lanzini fired home with
two minutes remaining. Then, to add gloss to the final score in added time,
Zarate and the outstanding Lanzini combined for Dimitri Payet, who
impudently clipped past Wayne Hennessey to make it four away wins out of
five.
"We played really good, especially in the first half, we started the game
really well and had a great chance in the first minute, to be fair," Bilic
purred to West Ham TV. "When you play Palace they are going to have their
moments because they have the players with pace to make the pitch short, and
they have a great team spirit. Alan Pardew has done a great job here, they
are great in every set piece and that's why they were fourth in the in the
league. "I told the boys on Friday night in the hotel when we were analysing
them that this was the game we were looking forward to the most. OK, Arsenal
and Liverpool are big games, but this is the game against a dangerous team
and I wanted to have respect for them. "You have to defend and be good on
second balls, reactions and in transitions, but I wanted us to come here and
say 'We respect you, but we are good' and we did that from the start of the
game. "Of course the red card helped us in a way because they weren't as
dangerous as they were in the first half, but it created more problems for
us because we couldn't hit them on the break when they weren't organised,
because they were behind the ball. "For that, you need some kind of magic or
you need patience or shots from distance or good crosses, and we were doing
that constantly and switching sides and in the end, it worked! That's why I
am so proud of my players and our Club."
Bilic was asked repeatedly by the media about rising expectations as his
squad continue to impress with their free-scoring form and ability to win on
any ground. But the manager himself says he is not allowing his players to
get carried away. One of them, Lanzini, produced a fabulous individual
display in south London, who scored one goal and set up another late on. "He
is a player, to be fair," the gaffer smiled. "I told you we wanted him last
year at Besiktas and it just didn't work out. I didn't expect him to be that
good straight away. "With South American and then Emirates, he needed time
to settle in, but he surprised me because he clicked straight away. His
ability was there all the time and it shows you that good players are simply
good players. They pull the shirt on and if they are surrounded by good
players and good men in the team, they deliver."
Lanzini's second assist was for Payet, whose calm chip over Wales hero Wayne
Hennessey was a joy to behold and a fitting finale to another memorable away
day. "That's him, to be fair," the manager continued. "We see it every day
in training and he does it so easily, like Demba Ba taking a penalty. He
makes it look so easy!"
Next up for Bilic and the Hammers is the visit of champions Chelsea to the
Boleyn Ground and a personal managerial battle with a certain Jose Mourinho.
"They have to start to play better, because he is the best man for the job.
He is polarising people and opinions but that's what everyone is doing,
talking about Mourinho. "He is going to turn them around and maybe he
already has because they won 2-0 today! I like him and I am looking forward
to that game because it's great to meet Chelsea sitting third in the table."
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Lanzini's hungry for more after Palace win
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Manuel Lanzini's fantastic start to life with West Ham United continued on
Saturday with another crucial goal. The Argentine struck with two minutes
remaining to give the Hammers a 2-1 lead against a stubborn Crystal Palace
side and pave the way for Dimitri Payet's match-sealing third. Lanzini now
has three goals in nine games since signing on loan from UAE club Al-Jazira
in the summer and was thrilled to play his part in delivering a fourth away
win of the season at Selhurst Park. "I'm very happy for the points and very
happy too because we stay high in the table," he said. "It was also very
pleasing to score. It was a fantastic performance and I just have to keep
going and try to score more goals and give more performances like this one."
The 22-year-old has slotted seamlessly into an attacking unit bursting with
talent and he is excited by the Hammers' potential.
He continued: "I think it is easy to play with players like Payet and Sakho
and I have to work with them together to make sure we fit into how we're
trying to score goals. "I'm very excited to play Chelsea next week. We have
to continue from this performance and try to win against another big team
like Chelsea."
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Crystal Palace 1 West Ham 3
17 October 2015
Last updated at 17:58
By Saj Chowdhury
BBC Sport
West Ham moved into third in the Premier League thanks to two late goals
against 10-man Crystal Palace. The Hammers went in front through Carl
Jenkinson, before Yohan Cabaye made it 1-1 with a twice-taken penalty.
Dwight Gayle, who won the penalty, was shown a second yellow just before the
break for a foul on Cheikhou Kouyate. With two minutes left Manuel Lanzini
drove in before Dimitri Payet dinked his effort over Wayne Hennessey to seal
victory for the Hammers. Palace manager Alan Pardew stuck by his recent
policy of picking one striker up front - and today it was the turn of Gayle,
who was only making his fourth league appearance of the season. The
24-year-old, who opted not to join Bristol City in the summer after an offer
was accepted, was looking to impress his boss but ended up being a little
over-zealous in his efforts. The warning signs were there when he brought
down Payet, earning him a yellow card. Within moments he nudged Hammers
keeper Adrian after the ball had gone out of play, and then came the second
caution. Some will say it was soft, but he did catch Kouyate late, treading
on top of the midfielder's foot. With a one-match ban to serve, he may find
it hard to force his way back into the starting line-up with the likes of
Connor Wickham, Fraizer Campbell, Bakary Sako and Patrick Bamford all vying
for inclusion.
The Hammers only managed four shots on target in the entire match, from
which they scored three times. Playing against 10-man Palace in the second
half, they only conjured up eight efforts on goal - the same as in the first
45 minutes. The late, late show was purely down to Palace players tiring and
West Ham having enough craft to break their resolve, with Lanzini central to
the home side's downfall.
After slamming home the second, Lanzini then played a delightful pass for
Payet's deft strike. They were the only two efforts on target the Hammers
managed after the break, but the Slaven Bilic's men made them count.
Opta
Lanzini attempted 90 passes, completing 84 in this game. No West Ham player
has completed as many passes in a single Premier League game since November
2013 (Noble completed 92 v Aston Villa on 02/11/2013).
Man of the match - Manuel Lanzini (West Ham)
Manuel Lanzini
Manuel Lanzini, 22, started the game but saved his most telling
contributions for the final minutes - could he become a permanent signing
for the Hammers?
What the managers said
Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew: "I'm frustrated with the decision
(Gayle's red card). "Our striker gets booked for a bad challenge, quite
rightly. The second challenge, the referee knows he's booked, he's missed it
by a centimetre probably and he sends him off.
"I thought a man of his experience perhaps should have looked at that
situation and given him his final warning. But to send him off really
spoiled the occasion for everybody. "I'm not excusing him from complete
blame. The second challenge, he shouldn't make. He'll have to learn from
that. Having said that, I still think it was very harsh to send him off. "In
the second half, we've had to show our typical Crystal Palace resilience. We
dug in and it looked like we'd get the point that perhaps we deserved for
the effort that we put in. but fair play to West Ham. They kept knocking and
found a way."
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic: "We knew it was going to be a hard game. I
said that before the game - this was the game I was looking forward to the
most. "Palace are playing as a team, they have pace and a lot of front
players who can make the pitch very short. They are what a manager wants his
team to be. "It was a big test for us, but the way we approached it from the
beginning, with respect for them but with confidence passing the ball, I'm
so proud. "So far for me, it's the proudest moment because of the way we did
it."
The stats you need to know
Jenkinson has two goals in seven Premier League apps this season, compared
to one in 69 appearances before this campaign.
Cabaye became only the fourth player in Premier League history to score a
penalty in four successive appearances (Ian Wright 1994, Ruud van Nistelrooy
2003, Michael Owen 2003).
West Ham have scored 12 goals in five away Premier League games this term,
netting at least twice in all five of them.
Payet has had a hand in 15 goals (six goals, nine assists) in his last 17
league appearances (Premier League and Ligue 1 combined).
What next?
High-flying Hammers face a home match against "struggling" Chelsea next
Saturday, while Palace face Leicester away on the same day.
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Jenkinson disappointed with penalty decision
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Filed: Saturday, 17th October 2015
By: Staff Writer
West Ham right back Carl Jenkinson believes he was unlucky to concede a
penalty at Selhurst Park today - but delighted with West Ham's 3-1 win.
Jenkinson scored West Ham's opening goal - his second in successive matches
- before conceding a penalty 90 seconds later when he was adjudged to have
felled Dwight Gayle by referee Mark Clattenburg. And despite being
disappointed by the referee's decision, the on-loan defender revealed that
he was delighted with the three points that ensured West Ham remain unbeaten
away from home in the Premier League this season. "We're just playing really
good football and it's a pleasure to be a part of it at the moment,"
Jenkinson said after the game. "We're playing with freedom, we're playing
with confidence and have players like Dimi who are producing week in, week
out. "It was fantastic to get on the scoresheet again but personally I felt
it was a harsh penalty. "He {Gayle] stuck his leg across me, we collided
and he [Clattenburg] has given a penalty which is frustrating. But we
carried on and got two in the second half and turned it around, which is
fantastic."
And Jenkinson's delight was echoed by the aforementioned Dimitri Payet who
was also on the scoresheet, grabbing the game's final goal deep into
added-on time. "It's good for me and the team," said the French midfielder.
"It's very important to have a good defence and we have lots of options in
attack. This team has a lot of quality and a lot of goals in it."
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Crystal Palace 1-3 West Ham United
KUMB.com
Filed: Saturday, 17th October 2015
By: Staff Writer
West Ham's unbeaten run away from home in the Premier League this season
continued at Selhurst Park this afternoon thanks to two late goals from
Manuel Lanzini and Dimitri Payet. Slaven Bilic's side made it 13 points
from a possible 15 away from the Boleyn this term - but were forced to wait
until the final few minutes of the game to condemn ten-man Palace to defeat
in front of their own fans. Carl Jenkinson got Bilic's side off to the
perfect start with an opening goal on 22 minutes when finishing smartly from
close range. However Palace were level within 90 seconds when the right-back
felled Dwight Gayle inside the penalty area at the other end of the field.
Although Yohan Cabaye was forced to retake his penalty, Adrian was unable to
stop either effort - despite coming perilously close to making it four
Premier League penalty saves in succession by getting a hand to the French
international's second effort. The game turned dramatically in West Ham's
favour two minutes ahead of half time when Gayle was dismissed for a second
bookable offence by referee Mark Clattenburg. And despite Palace playing for
the entire second half with a man less, it looked as if they would escape
with a point - until Lanzini struck two minutes from the end of normal time
from no more than eight yards out, following a good move by the Hammers.
Payet added the cherry on the cake deep into added-on time when coolly
lifting the ball over Palace 'keeper Hennessey with Palace caught out whilst
searching for an equaliser. It was no more than West Ham deserved, having
created 25 attempts at goal to Palace's six.
The three points take West Ham back above Palace and into the top three once
again, just four points behind current league leaders Manchester City and
two behind second placed Manchester United.
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Alan Pardew: Mark Clattenburg got Dwight Gayle sending off wrong
Last Updated: 17/10/15 6:20pm
SSN
Alan Pardew says referee Mark Clattenburg got Dwight Gayle's dismissal for a
second yellow card wrong as 10-man Palace lost 3-1 against West Ham. Gayle
was sent off on the stroke of half-time for a late foul on Cheikhou Kouyate,
having received an earlier booking for bringing down Dimitri Payet.
Clattenburg was left with the simple decision to dismiss Gayle with the
score at 1-1, but Palace boss Pardew insists it spoiled the game, and that
the home support were right to jeer the referee. "I think the referee is
really harsh to send him off. The first tackle is a bad one, the second one
he has missed the ball by a fraction, and that's enough to get a second
yellow when you know the player has been booked. "I think he's got to use a
bit of common sense there. I thought the fans had it just about right about
Mark today. "It was a really great game until the sending off, the referee
has spoiled the game." Pardew nevertheless praised his side for holding off
West Ham for most of the second half, before goals from Manuel Lanzini and
Payet gave the visitors all three points. "The sending off was obviously
significant in the result. It's very difficult to play for 60 minutes with
10 men. That changed the game. "I thought they were magnificent, the 10 that
tried to see it out. We hardly gave them a chance, but they've got through
at the death. "We always respond well. They're a good side West Ham, and so
are we."
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Crystal Palace 1-3 West Ham: Hammers leave it late to beat 10-man Palace
By Gerard Brand
Last Updated: 17/10/15 7:10pm
SSN
West Ham moved up into the Champions League places with a 3-1 win over
10-man Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Carl Jenkinson put West Ham ahead in
the 22nd minute, before Palace midfielder Yohan Cabaye equalised from the
spot just moments later. After winning the penalty, Dwight Gayle went from
hero to zero before half-time, receiving a second yellow for a needless foul
on Cheikhou Kouyate.
The Hammers left it late to retake the lead, Manuel Lanzini scoring two
minutes from time from close range, before Dimitri Payet finished deep in
stoppage time for 3-1. The result leaves West Ham on 17 points from their
nine games, and the win was their fourth away success of the season. After a
frantic start, the visitors took the lead through defender Jenkinson, who
was found superbly behind the defence by Victor Moses, before slotting under
Wayne Hennessey from 12 yards. But a minute later Jenkinson was at fault for
bringing down Gayle just inside the area, allowing Cabaye the chance to
equalise from the penalty spot. He scored, but Mark Clattenburg ordered a
retake after blatant infringement from Gayle, and on the second attempt
Cabaye found the net again despite Adrian getting a hand to the Frenchman's
penalty. Palace had a fine chance to take the lead before half-time, but
Puncheon's centre to an unmarked Wilfried Zaha was slightly behind the
winger, and they went into the break with 10 men after Gayle's second
booking. First, the forward cynically brought down Payet in midfield, and
then 13 minutes later went flying in on Kouyate deep inside the West Ham
half, catching the midfielder for a clear second yellow. West Ham piled on
the pressure in the second half, hitting the post through Diafra Sakho's
effort after Jenkinson's cross, but the introduction of striker Andy Carroll
was telling. With two minutes remaining, Carroll nodded down a cross towards
Lanzini, who smashed home from eight yards to put Slaven Bilic's side ahead
again. And there was time for another goal through Payet, who picked up
Lanzini's through ball before chipping over the onrushing Hennessey.
Player ratings
Crystal Palace: Hennessey (6); Kelly (6), Dann (6), Hangeland (6), Souare
(6); Cabaye (7), McArthur (5); Zaha (5), Puncheon (6), Bolasie (6); Gayle
(4).
Subs: Ledley (5), Jedinak (5), Sako (5)
West Ham: Adrian (6), Jenkinson (6), Collins (7), Tomkins (7), Cresswell
(7), Kouyate (7), Noble (8), Moses (8), Lanzini (8), Payet (8), Sakho (6)
Subs: Carroll (7), Zarate (6), Jelavic (6)
Man of the match: Manuel Lanzini
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Slaven Bilic remaining realistic despite guiding West Ham into top four
Last Updated: 17/10/15 7:06pm
SSN
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic is remaining realistic despite seeing his side
move up to the Champions League places with a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace.
West Ham earned their fourth away win of the campaign at Selhurst Park
against 10-man Palace, scoring two late goals to wrap up the three points.
Bilic is keen to remind fans only nine games have passed in the Premier
League, but praised his side's patience in finally taking the lead two
minutes from time through Manuel Lanzini. Bilic said: "Unfortunately it is
only October, not May. It would be great if it was June. "We are trying to
play good football, and we don't have targets. Our target is first to stay
in the league. This is a very dangerous league. "Some clubs started great,
or started bad, and suddenly they're in trouble, or they're flying now, and
it's only been nine games. "We're going to continue to play good football,
to defend with numbers and attack with numbers."Despite earning wins at
Liverpool, Arsenal and Man City so far this season, Bilic said the trip to
Palace was their biggest test of the season, and admits the sending off of
Dwight Gayle just before half-time for a second booking helped his side.
"Every win in the Premier League is great," added Bilic. "I told the guys
last night that we and my staff were looking at this game as our biggest
test. "Of course the red card helped us, but I think we were the better side
in the first half anyway. "Praise goes to the players, they've done the
job."
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CRYSTAL PALACE 1, WEST HAM 3. A TELLING VICTORY.
By David Hautzig 17 Oct 2015 at 19:13
WTID
The last time I watched a game in my home without a notepad and pen was the
3-1 win last season at Selhurst Park. I was able to jump up and down after
Zarate's volley without taking note on how the ball came to him. Same for
Downing and Cole. I was also able to walk away in fear when Palace drew one
back. A few days later, Sean and Iain proposed their absurd idea of an
American wine salesman writing match reports and here I am. Enjoying another
win at Selhurst Park by the same scoreline. Last year's result took the
pressure off the opening week loss to Spurs, when I'm sure many of us saw a
relegation battle on the horizon. This year it's different. Just how
different is yet to be determined.
The very idea of West Ham midfielders running at defenders to create chances
in recent years has been like the opposing political parties in either of
our countries getting together to discuss issues and compromise on
solutions. You know it's a good idea that would often be effective, yet you
know it won't happen. In the opening seconds of the match, Collins
intercepted a pass and fed Payet, who then passed to Noble. The captain one
timed it to Lanzini down the left side. After a speedy half field run, The
Jewel turned toward the box, took on Dann, and found Payet in the box but
the pass was slightly in front of Payet and he couldn't reach it.
The hosts got their first taste of attack in the 6th minute when Cabaye,
West Ham's backup plan to Payet, won a free kick on an interception. The
ensuing set piece found Puncheon in the box but his shot went wide.
West Ham came back down the other end minutes later with Sakho winning the
ball back at the top of the Crystal Palace penalty area and laying off for
Payet. The French Superhero cut to his left and fired a low shot that didn't
trouble Hennessey. I was looking for a Cognac pun there but couldn't think
of anything. Wanted you all to know.
The only name on the starting eleven that made me nervous was Ginge. And to
be fair, he had a good game and looked reasonably comfortable on the ball
when he needed to play it out. But in the 10th minute, stomachs all over the
West Ham universe fluttered when Bolasie surged into the area on the right
and sent a low cross into the box that went right through Collins as he
attempted to clear. Puncheon was there and tried to get a shot off but it
was blocked before Payet was able to release the pressure.
In the 16th minute Hangeland fouled Sakho 25 yards from goal, but
Cresswell's free kick missed by miles. Minutes later Sakho won a corner off
Dann, and Payet's delivery found Tomkins at the far post but his header went
wide. JT might have been thinking too much about that missed chance because
a minute later Gayle got behind him and a long pass was headed his way.
Tomkins turned and pulled Gayle down for a free kick and yellow card.
Puncheon sent the free kick into the box but Adrian was able to clear.
I'm not going to get caught up in The West Ham Way conversation. One, I
wasn't around for Greenwood, Lyall or even Bonds. What I will get caught up
is the desire to employ players who are good on the ball and can
occasionally inspire. We have that now, and it was the reason for the
opening goal. Lanzini got the ball on the left and sent a short pass to
Payet, who took a few steps to his right before rolling the ball to Moses.
Jenkinson made his move around Zaha, and Moses sent a through ball into the
box. The pass was gorgeous. The finish was even better as Jenkinson rolled
it under Hennessy with the outside of his right foot.
Crystal Palace 0, West Ham 1.
The road from hero to goat was pretty quick for Jenks, because a minute
later he took down Gayle at the top of the box and Palace were awarded a
penalty. The Backup Plan stepped up and put it past Adrian, but the goal was
waved off and the penalty had to be re-taken because Gayle had run into the
box six yards ahead of the ball. On the second attempt, Adrian got a hand on
it but couldn't keep it out. Gayle did it again but this time was only a
couple of yards in and I guess Clattenburg showed mercy and let the second
goal stand.
West Ham went on the attack trying to regain the lead. In the 29th minute,
Sakho started a counter on the right and sent a cross into Payet but his
shot was blocked by Kelly and out for a corner. The initial set piece was
cleared by Dann but only as far as Moses, who raced down the wing and
crossed to Sakho but his shot was deflected out for another corner by
Hangelaand. The final shot of the barrage came from Moses but it went high
and out for a goal kick.
In the 32nd minute, Gayle took down Payet with a nasty challenge and was
shown yellow. At the time, I didn't think it would be noteworthy that an
advanced player with pace like Gayle was booked. Ten minutes later, Palace
had their best, and last, opportunity to score a second goal. Puncheon got
on the end of a long pass and had nothing but green in front of him. With
Zaha available unmarked in the box a decent pass would have led to an almost
certain goal. But the pass was far less than decent and Palace will look
back and see that as a blown chance. Which was made worse two minutes later
when Gayle dove in stupidly on Kouyate and was shown red for a second yellow
in twelve minutes.
West Ham tried to jump on the man advantage quickly, and in added time
Lanzini showed good skill to chest the ball over the defender and set
himself up for a volley which went wide. Seconds later Jenkinson sent a hard
cross through the goalmouth that Sakho couldn't get to.
Halftime. Crystal Palace 1, West Ham 1.
To their credit, Palace did not come out for the second half trying to hold
on to the point from the get go. In the opening minutes, they enjoyed a good
spell of possession in the West Ham half but couldn't find a way through
apart from a long attempt by Bolasie from the top of the box.
In the 57th minute, after Payet sprayed passes around in hope of a finding a
breach, Kouyate tried a shot from the top of the box that was blocked by
Dann. Minutes later Kouyate started a counter on the left that included
chipping the ball over a sliding Dann and then hurdling over him. But his
dribbling deserted him and he lost the ball to Hangelaand.
At this part of a match away from home, we had come to expect a defensive
substitution with a point in hand. Even with the opposition down to ten men.
Instead, we got Andy Carroll for Mark Noble to add a different dimension to
the attack, and to give the Palace defenders even more to think about. It
almost paid off a minute later when Jenkinson sent a cross into the box,
where both Sakho and Carroll were waiting. Sakho got his head on it, but his
attempt skimmed off the post and out for a goal kick. Minutes later, a Payet
corner found Carroll's noggin in the box but this one also went out for a
goal kick.
The next fifteen minutes shared the same theme. West Ham had the majority of
possession, and Palace defended admirably. Cresswell won a corner that went
short to Payet, but his cross was awful. Moses and Lanzini combined to win a
corner that was cleared by Hangelaand. Lanzini ran at the defense and beat a
handful of them but couldn't get a shot off. Zarate came on and shot when he
should have passed. Even Carroll tried a long range blast. I started to
count the minutes we played against ten men without a goal and assumed this
report would need to address that.
Wrong.
There are those that see our new style of play and think there is no room
for an Andy Carroll. I have steadfastly disagreed with that and even went so
far as to say the big man will flourish under Bilic. That isn't what
happened in the 88th minute, but to minimize Carroll's contribution to the
winner or even the flow of the game since his entry would be to miss the
point entirely. Zarate had the ball on the right and sent a looping cross
into the box. The kind of play that was the hallmark of our offense under
Allardyce. Now it's an option, and Carroll made the most of it by winning
the header and knocking it down for Lanzini to drill home.
Crystal Palace 1, West Ham 2.
If West Ham hoofed the ball up field the final two minutes plus four minutes
of injury time, nobody would have begrudged them for doing it. Except maybe
Slaven Bilic. Perhaps that's why they took another opportunity to counter
and score again. Zarate to Lanzini to Payet, finished off with a dummy and a
dink over Hennessy. Three players that would never have seen the light of
day the past few years.
Final Score. Crystal Palace 1, West Ham 3.
Wins at Arsenal, Liverpool, and City were wonderful moments for us to watch
and share. But to my way of thinking, today was more significant. Palace and
West Ham are teams trying to rise to the top of the "second" Premier League.
And while I know Palace were down a man for over half the match, I don't
remember them testing Adrian before Gayle exited. We will never know if the
outcome would have been different had both teams remained at full strength.
What I do know is we have players who could win such a match, and a manager
who would try to win such a match.
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Crystal Palace 1-3 West Ham: 5 things we learned as late Lanzini and Payet
strikes seal the points
0 COMMENTS 17:15, 17 OCT 2015 UPDATED 17:19, 17 OCT 2015
BY NEIL MCLEMAN
Two late goals saw Slaven Bilic's men nab all three points at the last as
Dwight Gayle saw red for the hosts
The Mirror
Manuel Lanzini and Dimitri Payet scored late goals to deny ten-man Crystal
Palace a battling point after Dwight Gayle was sent off in the first half.
The Hammers took the lead after 22 minutes when Carl Jenkinson slotted home
from a Victor Moses pass. But the on-loan Arsenal full-back gave away a
penalty less than two minutes later when his clumsy challenge brought down
Gayle. Yohan Cabaye then had to re-take his penalty – and score again –
after the former Peterborough striker encroached in front of referee Mark
Clattenburg. Gayle was then booked for a foul on Dimitri Payet after 32
minutes. And after getting involved in a shouting match with West Ham
keeper, he was sent off after 44 minutes. Wilfried Zaha, who was at fault
for Jenkinson's goal, was hooked at half-time as organised Palace weathered
wave after wave of West Ham attacks. The match looked to be heading a
stalemate until the 88th-minute goal involving all three attacking subs
Slaven Bilic threw on. Mauro Zarate crossed for Andy Carroll to head back
into the six-yard box and as Nikica Jelavic was challenged, on-loan
Argentine Lanzini smashed home the loose ball. And in injury-time, Lanzini
set up Payet for a sublime dink over Wayne Hennessey.
Here are five things we learned:
West Ham are the away-day specialists with lots of attacking options
Winning at Selhurst Park these days is almost as impressive as taking three
points from Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City. This was a different
victory as Slaven Bilic's side played over half of the game against ten men
and Palace sat in and defended after the break. But the West Ham boss tried
everything and his three subs helped changed the game while new summer
additions Manuel Lanzini and Dimitri Payet had the class to break the
deadlock.
With Connor Wickham and Marouane Chamakh out injured, this was another
chance for the £6m signing to claim the centre-forward's shirt. He blew it.
In his event-filled 44 minutes, Gayle won the penalty but then caused Yohan
Cabaye's penalty to be re-taken after encroaching and then got himself sent
off before half-time for two silly fouls in 12 minutes. Mark Clattenburg had
no choice but to send him off despite the anger of the home support. After
he serves his ban, Gayle might have to wait a while to start another match.
The England winger was hooked again at half-time by Alan Pardew – he
suffered the same fate at Tottenham last month. The former Manchester United
star was caught ball-watching when Carl Jenkinson ran behind him for the
West Ham goal. His flick did lead to Palace's penalty but he contributed
little else.
Same for Carl Jenkinson
Carl Jenkinson celebrates scoring his team's first goalOn song: Carl
Jenkinson celebrates his opener The on-loan Arsenal full-back finished
sublimely with the outside of his right foot for the opening goal – his
second in two games. But less than two minutes later, he made a rash
challenge on Dwight Gayle to give a away the spot kick and the lead he
gained. He continued to raid down the right flank after the break.
Even for a Frenchman, Yohan Cabaye is very cool
Yohan Cabaye celebrates scoring his team's first goal with his team mates
James McArthur and Wilfried ZahaYohan Cabaye celebrates scoring his team's
first goal with his team mates James McArthur and Wilfried Zaha The Palace
midfielder beat Adrian once from the spot – only to have to re-take the
penalty because Dwight Gayle had encroached right in front of referee Mark
Clattenburg. The former Newcastle and PSG playmaker stepped and sent his
second penalty the other side despite the West Ham keeper getting two hands
to the ball.
Player ratings:
Crystal Palace (4-2-3-1): Hennessey 7; Kelly 5, Hangeland 5, Dann 6, Souare
5, McArthur (Jedinak, 63), Cabaye 6 (Ledley,77, 5), Bolasie 6, Zaha 5 (Sako,
46), Puncheon 5, Gayle 4 (s/o 44).
West Ham (4-5-1): Adrian 7; Jenkinson 7, Collins 7, Tomkins 6, Cresswell 6;
Kouyate 7, Noble 6 (Carroll, 62,6), Moses 7 (Zarate, 74,6), Lanzini 7, Payet
7, Sakho 6 (Jelavic, 85,5).
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Lanzini deal confirmed
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 17, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H
Manuel Lanzini's top performance has again raised the big question among
Hammers fans – do we have a deal in place to buy the player?
ClaretandHugh revealed over a week again that there is indeed a deal agreed
with his parent club Al Jazira and David Gold confirmed to us again this
evening that the decision will be made at the end of the season. He
explained to us: "There is no reason for any anxiety. As is always the case,
we will make our decision just before or at the end of the season. All the
details have been arranged." ClaretandHugh has learned that the fee is
believed to be in the region of £5-£6 million. Slaven Bilic has declared his
admiration for the player explaining that he has made a real impact and that
he and Dimi Payet are a real force. Gold had revealed earlier on the offiial
website: "We have an option on him at the end of the season and you need to
see him over the whole year and see someone perform at this level on a
consistent basis. But if he keeps putting in the displays that we are seeing
at the moment, then the manager will keep picking him."
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Such a change as players salute joyful fans!
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 17, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H
An enthusiastic and long time member of the ClaretandHugh Facebook forum
picked up on a highly significant moment at Selhurst Park this afternoon.
It's the sort of thing that goes unnoticed at the end of a fabulous – if
late – victory but Mark John Candler brought to the attention of other
members and we believe it deserves a wider audience. Mark, thrilled of
course with the 3-1 win was even more chuffed to see the reaction of the
players to our great fans as they celebrated at the end. He wrote: "You know
what was great at the end, players coming over to the fans and giving them
their shirts, a totally different attitude all round. And that comes from
the top a ex player who know how important the fans are, how they are the
12th man at times, the reason why they are in the job they are!!
Another tiny part of our legendary 'west ham way' coyi And another member –
Pete Eddie Gavin – put my own feelings about the new Irons perfectly when he
said: " Don't have the words for how much I'm enjoying this season. "But
suffice to say I've been supporting the Hammers for 44 years and this year
it feels like I'm that kid again, who couldn't wait for the weekend so he
could watch his heroes… COYI'S !!!
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Leroy savages Gayle's penalty "con" job
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on October 17, 2015 in News, Whispers
C and H
Leroy Rosenior tore into sent off Dwight Gale after "conning" a penalty out
of Mark Clattenberg at Selhurst Park this afternoon. And he believes the
striker got exactly what he deserved when send off just before half time
after bringing down Chiek Kouyate. ClaretandHugh's chief analyst Leroy said:
"He stuck his foot in exactly the spot he knew Carl was going to kick the
ball. It's the oldest oldest trick in the book and it was never a penalty in
a million years. I'm very surprised that Mark Clatternberg fell for it.
"I was delighted the Hammers won the game – they deserved it all day long –
and I can't say I wasn't disappointed when Gayle got sent off. "It was a
naughy trick for the penalty and a nasty challenge. He deserved to be sent
from the field of play."
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