WHUFC vs Leicester -- December 28th, 2019

thundering shot s Leicester cut through the "defense" - the "" are needed cos it's not really a defense.


Leicester can make 9 changes to their team and still run us ragged.

3 minutes until first half comes to a close...

The guardian doesn't even bother with updates for this game..

and as I type that... Anderson links up with fornals... and it's a West Ham goal...

I was cutting and pasting this:

"GOAL - West Ham 0-1 Leicester
Kelechi Iheanacho
More misery for West Ham. Or is it?

The ball is swung over from the right with Ayoze Perez heading back to Kelechi Iheanacho instinctively flicking in from close range.

Did the ball out before Perez reached it? No! Nothing wrong with that one."


but that's why we love footie... just as...

"40 mins
Post update
West Ham 0-1 Leicester
Manuel Pellegrini looks like he just seen the ghost of Christmas past. The Hammers boss looks drawn, pulling his face down the both hands."

now we're al happy again.

half time whistle goes... west ham clearly on the up in the final three minutes of stoppage time. Haller goes close... but it's gonna be a long old second half especially with Leicester having some first team players waiting on the bench to come spoil our day.

2nd half under way

following the combined 16 changes before the game kicked off... no changes being made as we resume.

Masuaku gives away a free kick right on the edge of the box.

fortunately a weak free kick straight at the keeper.

substitution time...

Antonio comes on... apparently had a road accident while dressed as a snowman... apparently in keeping with weird things happening...

Pellegrini has taken off Haller...

so it looks like he's desperate to avoid any chance of Antonio and Haller developing any kind of understanding at all - unless the understanding they are supposed to develop is understanding that nether will play together at all.

From a West Ham attack, we concede possession, Leicester break... slice through our "defense" and a perfect shot past Fabianski into the back of the net.

now we're warming up Snodgrass...

get this manager out of here.

an hour gone along with all hope...

if the Leicester team had played together a little more they would be in double digits by now...

Snoddy on... Sanchez off.

Crowd cheers for Sanchez going off and twitter will be pleased... which shows that most of the fans are as dumb as the manager.

Sanchez has actually been pretty good today, showing way more than Noble has all season.

Yes, Sanchez has been poor in previous outings but you have to be fair... he played well today so save your anger and ire for the players who deserve it.

Leicester slice through the "defense" once again.. and once again it's their lack of familiarity with each other than save us going another goal behind.

From the BBC:

"56 mins
GOAL - West Ham 1-2 Leicester
Demarai Gray
Breakaway! West Ham's defence is carved up easier than that juicy turkey you ate a couple of days ago.

Leicester quickly turn defence into attack, Issa Diop unsuccessfully trying to ruby tackle a couple of Foxes players on their way forward.

Ayoze Perez escapes his clutches, slipping an inch-perfect pass to Demarai Gray who is clean through and coolly clips over Lukasz Fabianski."

"Everything about the goal was good from Leicester but it all broke down after West Ham gave the ball away further up the pitch. Leicester have cut through the West Ham defence like a knife through butter. It was far too easy."

"59 mins
Post update
West Ham 1-2 Leicester
The mood is turning somewhat in east London. Leicester surge forward again, James Justin is in down the right, his cutback blocked.

The corner is cleared. West Ham survive."

Pellegrini has to go by Jan 1...

it'll be all on the Board if he doesn't.

It's clear as day (and not just form the subsitutions) that he's completely lost the plot... some of these decisions you can't help but thinking he's daring the Board to fire him..


Leicester go close again after the "defense just watch them juggle the ball around in the penalty area.

"Paul Parker
Ex-QPR and Manchester United defender on BBC Radio London
I don't think anyone would think Robert Snodgrass would be so important for West Ham but his quality from dead balls is key for them. Leicester will try to keep the ball. The way they do is it really good and they can look to catch them on the counter attack because they have pace. West Ham don't have enough players of pace or energy. They aren't showing much evidence they can get back in this game."

Lanzini off and Ajeti comes on...

so you take off the 45m forward who is our top striker and bring on Ajeti...

oh jeez... I've not even looked to see how this fucks us in the table... let's go take a butcher's...

stuck on 19 points... a -11 GD.

only 1 point above Villa and only 3 points above Watford...





Anderson is down injured... we have no more subs left to give... no more fucks left to use.

15 minutes to try to get something out of this as Anderson strolls back on the pitch... his lack of enthusiasm seems to have returned in full force.

another West Ham player goes into the book... Declan Rice this time for which can only be described a 'professional' foul... or desperation tactics as the comms rightly points out.

the crowd is dead quiet...

the team has lost any rhythm or energy it might have had in the end of the first half...

we're done.

having said that... anderson put on a nice turn of pace and skill.. the ball goes out wide.. a perfect cross in to the 6 yard box where Ajeti can't get control of the ball and a great chance is squandered... I wonder if Haller would have been as inept?

wow... we actually have 4 in the box as the bal is deflected out for a corner.


now we have Snoddy to take the set pieces.


Leicester get to the ball first but because they had everyone back in the box, we avoid the quick break counter.

what was that horrible stat about us never having lost four games on the trot...

we are just hopeless.

5 minutes to go plus any additional embarrassment time...

Anderson plays a cross into the box too.... Ajeti...

strewth...