Premier League 2023/24 Gameweek 3 - 25-27th August, 2023

[RandoEFC+]

34 shots, 16 on target and an xG of 3.93 over the course of our first two home games and we've scored 0 goals.

Conceded 3 shots on target across both games in total and lost both 1-0. 

There's elements of bad luck in there and with Calvert-Lewin getting a freak injury against Villa but the people running the club have left us vulnerable to any slight misfortune again.

Spent all summer dicking around over transfers and ended up without a proper striker. Beto or Adams in in July probably earns us 4 or 6 more points in these first games. The cunts in charge never learn.

[Cicero]

Thought Fulham fully deserved their point. Could of won it in the end. 

 

[Danny]

15 minutes ago, The Palace Fan said:

@Danny there will never be a winner in this war.

It’s comical at this point lol. It’s like theres a degree of shared physicality where we will think we’ve out run or out-sprinted each other and then wam, someone catches up

[Reluctant Striker]

Just a little bit on Wolves, it does seem quite a dramatic fall from being a club chasing European football. But, they do still have a squad with a few goal scorers & creators in it. Which is why I do see them having enough to stay safe. With a manager who sees & accepts that as the job.

It will just get more difficult each season though, with the downward direction they seem to be going.

[Fairy In Boots]

Think Everton will do a Burnley and put a run together near the end of the year

[Stan]

Mistake by Brighton seized upon. Ward-Prowse eventually finishes after Antonio's cut-back.

[Lucas]

1 hour ago, RandoEFC said:

34 shots, 16 on target and an xG of 3.93 over the course of our first two home games and we've scored 0 goals.

Conceded 3 shots on target across both games in total and lost both 1-0. 

There's elements of bad luck in there and with Calvert-Lewin getting a freak injury against Villa but the people running the club have left us vulnerable to any slight misfortune again.

Spent all summer dicking around over transfers and ended up without a proper striker. Beto or Adams in in July probably earns us 4 or 6 more points in these first games. The cunts in charge never learn.

You have to wonder, for a side that scored so few last year, painfully obvious they needed a striker, possibly even two with DCL's fitness unreliability, that they have got to 5 days away from the window closing still without one.

You don't score goals. It's a historic problem. It's obvious to everyone but the lack of a plan to have no one in at this point must be frustrating. 

They are two big home games against winnable opposition in the context of things for Everton too. Not clever.

[Danny]

Brighton’s defending is all over the gaff

[El Profesor]

It could be my brazilian bias, but I really don´t understand why João Pedro is still on the bench for Brighton. 

[Rick]

Brighton having an absolute mare. West Ham have been great on the break. 

[Cicero]

Clubs treating Brighton seriously now with their low block. 

[Stan]

6 minutes ago, Rick said:

Brighton having an absolute mare. West Ham have been great on the break. 

And defensively. They've blocked absolutely everything. 

[Danny]

Love a bit of variety. Moyes stinking the gaff out with a 3-0 hit em long hit em hard win. Brighton’s wingers offering nothing, their strikers cant get a shot off

[El Profesor]

Edson Alvarez is a really good player. Great signing by West Ham

[Rick]

7 minutes ago, Stan said:

And defensively. They've blocked absolutely everything. 

I’m surprised that after last weeks defensive performance against Chelsea, that Brighton haven’t tried more direct shots. Always annoys me the absolute lack of shots taken against teams playing two banks of four. 

[Stan]

Just now, Rick said:

I’m surprised that after last weeks defensive performance against Chelsea, that Brighton haven’t tried more direct shots. Always annoys me the absolute lack of shots taken against teams playing two banks of four. 

Agreed. They've had plenty of opportunity too despite the number of blocks from some others. Ferguson is young and decent but he's not been too good today. 

[Danny]

2 minutes ago, Rick said:

I’m surprised that after last weeks defensive performance against Chelsea, that Brighton haven’t tried more direct shots. Always annoys me the absolute lack of shots taken against teams playing two banks of four. 

 

1 minute ago, Stan said:

Agreed. They've had plenty of opportunity too despite the number of blocks from some others. Ferguson is young and decent but he's not been too good today. 

There you go lads

[Stan]

And there's one back. Gross taking a long shot and it paying off.

[Rick]

The game plan should be just to shoot on sight from now haha

[Stan]

Brilliant save. 

[Danny]

Brighton could be back in this by now, some great saves

[Stan]

Just now, Danny said:

Brighton could be back in this by now, some great saves

And off the line. West Ham commendable with their last ditch defending. 

[6666]

Havertz might come good, but he shouldn't be a starter right now. Rice - Partey - Odegaard is the obvious choice in midfield. White back to right back with Gabriel back at CB. Arteta is being reckless with his experiments.

Making too many changes from a side that did well last season is unnecessary.

[Cicero]

The idea of Kai Havertz is much more appealing than the reality. 

Have to credit West Ham. They used the Rice funds to build a side that fits what they want. Alvarez, JWP and Kudus.

Edited August 26, 2023 by Cicero

[RandoEFC+]

1 hour ago, Lucas said:

You have to wonder, for a side that scored so few last year, painfully obvious they needed a striker, possibly even two with DCL's fitness unreliability, that they have got to 5 days away from the window closing still without one.

You don't score goals. It's a historic problem. It's obvious to everyone but the lack of a plan to have no one in at this point must be frustrating. 

They are two big home games against winnable opposition in the context of things for Everton too. Not clever.

You don't have to wonder. The club has no money because of how we've been run by Kenwright and Moshiri. The reason we've waited ages to do business is because the Director of Football is tasked with signing the 6 players we need with a budget that would get you 2 players of the standard required if you're lucky. So we've waited to see if other clubs might get desperate and lower their asking prices closer to the deadline because if you can save a couple of million on a deal or two that might be enough for one more loan fee. So here we are three games and no points into the season finally forking out for Beto and maybe Sulemana who have both been on our list since January, let alone the start of this window.