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WOLVES FANS TALK: WEST HAM 4 WOLVES 0
Wolves fans share their thoughts following 4-0 defeat to West Ham
BECCA
This game proves that we can’t play after having 25 days off. Forget your great training during the week and your friendly win. You show that shower of crap in front of the fans and you deserve to be criticised. This game was on the same level of crap as Brighton a few seasons ago. You know the game I’m talking about. Let’s hope we have an abysmal week of training and actually show up for Leeds next week.
No rating and no man of the match
JOHN TARAS
Wolves had been matchless for 25 days, but what they produced against West Ham cannot be excused, particularly in the second half.
Wolves’ tactics looked to be working early on. There was slick interpassing and West Ham were chasing the ball for spells. But the big problem was that Wolves did not turn that possession into a goal. That, in the end, summed up the day.
I expected changes in the second half, with Arokodare and Mane coming on for A. Gomes and Bellegarde. Both had been ineffective in the first half. Bellegarde had been booked and Angel was dispossessed too easily. But no changes came.
Wolves kept trying to play an intricate short-passing game, but West Ham dealt with it by pressing in pairs and repeatedly winning the ball back. Wolves kept losing possession and then defensively capitulated. Too many players seemed to fold when the game needed 100% effort.
The biggest issue, though, has to be the manager. A large portion of the blame must go to Rob Edwards, for his team selection and tactics. Wolves had to win the game to have the remotest chance of survival, yet he left his biggest striker on the bench until 71 minutes, when Wolves were already three nil down. That was a huge mistake.
West Ham clearly adapted to Wolves’ short passing game midway through the first half, but Edwards did not change anything. Wolves needed to be more direct. Time and time again, the ball went back and across the back three. It was nowhere near good enough. Wolves had three attempts on target, which is pitiful.
The scoreline makes West Ham look like convincing winners, and in the end they were, but Wolves helped create that dismal result with their abject failures in the second half. Too many players gave up the ghost when the game needed every last bit of effort.
I will finish on three points from yesterday.
First, J. Gomes is usually a rock, and he even won the Player of the Month award last week, but he was dispossessed far too easily right after our kick-off, then held his leg as if he had been fouled. No free kick was given and West Ham went straight up the pitch and scored the third goal. That cannot happen.
Second, when J. Gomes challenged Bowen in the box, he seemed more concerned with influencing the officials than stopping the next phase of the attack. The fourth goal came from it. At this level, you have to be switched on.
But the main point comes from Mr Petulant, otherwise known as Mosquera. He won the foul in the West Ham half but still had the urge to gesture to the linesman for Summerville to be booked. Instead, the referee booked him for his behaviour. He will now miss two games. His histrionics need fixing because they are affecting his performance.
The season is now done. Wolves are Championship bound, and on this performance I am not sure Rob Edwards is the man for the job either. He got his selection and tactics totally wrong for this game. He only had 25 days to plan it, and that makes it even harder to excuse.
Next up is Leeds away, who themselves are fighting for points in the relegation battle. But for me, Wolves are done. Too many of this squad will not be able to cut it in the Championship, and this team is not a patch on the one that got promotion.
Resigned Wolf
DAVE
After a 25day break, you expect energy and for 30 mins we showed it. But once that early chance went, so did we. No control, no cutting edge, and far too easy to play against.
West Ham United didn’t have to be brilliant we handed it to them. A soft header before the break, then the game killed in two minutes with such avoidable goals just silly basic mistakes. After that, it was damage limitation… and even that failed.
There were moments, but no real belief and we folded.
And now the big question is growing louder is Rob Edwards the right man to take us forward into next season? On this showing, it’s a fair debate.
Emma
Wolves played some good football for the first 30 minutest, but the frustrating thing was that it did not really trouble West Ham. There was neat passing, some decent movement, and plenty of spirit, but the final ball kept coming to nothing. Too often, the attack broke down before it reached a meaningful stage.
That was one of the biggest problems. Wolves looked short of height and physical presence in attack against a strong West Ham defence. We did not ask enough questions in the air, and when the chances came to turn pressure into something more dangerous, we failed to make them count.
There was spirit in the performance, and that matters, but losing 4-0 is still unacceptable. You cannot gift goals at this level and expect to get away with it. Wolves did exactly that, and once the game got away from us, it got away badly.
What made it worse was how familiar it all felt. In moments, this looked a lot like the Wolves side we saw at the beginning of the season, fragile and open when the game turned against us. That is the real concern. We cannot keep having spells of decent football if they are followed by mistakes, soft defending, and collapses.
Wolves showed some signs early on, but signs are not enough. The basics have to be better. If you give away goals like that, you will be punished, and West Ham did exactly that to us.
SCOTT DRAME
Disgusted and disappointed.
My match thoughts are simple. The first half was decent enough, and we were lucky to only be 1-0 down, but we had to build on that after the break and we just did not. Instead, it turned into a 4-0 upset, and that is nowhere near good enough.
Rob Edwards picked an okay lineup, but it was not enough. He needs to make changes sooner and find a way to get more out of this team. We cannot keep going into games like this and expecting a different result.
For me, the man of the match was Bellegarde, the only player who really stood out and looked like he was trying to make something happen.
Overall, the match performance gets 0/10. It was that bad. I just hope that does not continue.
WOLVES FANS TALK: WEST HAM 4 WOLVES 0
Pukka